Blue Lagoon owner Rob McDarby said there are any number of tricks out there underage patrons will try to get alcohol. ...more

March 10, 2009

It's a safe bet that Highlands County commissioners expected to make enough off scuba divers at Lake Denton to at least pay for the attendant who takes those $25 per day fees. That's not happening by a mile, and it shows the flaw in the county's strategy. ...more

August 8, 2008

It sounds like someone didn't do his or her homework regarding Lake Denton. And if that's true, the county is in a bad situation. If it is, it's because too much was done too quickly regarding closing the lake without enough research. Lake Denton has been closed for several months after complaints from residents living on the lake prompted the Highlands County Commission to take action. Commissioners voted to temporarily close the boat ramp and restrict access for scuba divers, boaters, swimmers, etc. Residents complained that the weekend visitors to Lake Denton were clogging the road, stripping off their clothes, openly going to the bathroom, having sex and just about everything else imaginable. Most divers, swimmers and other visitors claimed that was nonsense, that perhaps a few people did bad things, but overall, visitors were well behaved. They argued that it was an law enforcement issue. ...more

December 30, 2007

While moms and dads are busy coming up with resolutions for improving in the New Year, their kids don't have to feel left out. There are all kinds of things children can do, too, to be happy and healthier in 2008. ...more

December 28, 2007

HARTFORD, Conn. - It was the plea heard around the world. "Don't tase me, bro" -- shouted by a Florida college student as officers removed him from a speech by Sen. John Kerry -- tops this year's list of most memorable quotes compiled by the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations. ...more

December 20, 2007

There's a little nomad in all of us. And the concept of carrying your home with you as you travel still has a central appeal, as evidenced by the tens of millions of Americans who leave behind their air conditioning, HDTV and e-mail hookups to trek off to the woods each year. (Though, these days, thanks to air-cards, both the accursed e-mail and the Internet may be only as far away as a squeal of the modem.) ...more

November 2, 2007