Even though the federal government is footing the bill, sidewalks for Gulf Highlands Elementary School might need some slight redirection, one county official argues. ...more

November 19, 2008

When the finance ministers of the world's top economies convened in Washington last month around the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund, they developed a successful international strategy for responding to the financial crisis, which had reached panic proportions in the markets. It was promptly implemented by the key countries and quelled the worst of the anxieties. ...more

November 15, 2008

Even by Cowboy standards, this has been a dizzying week for owner Jerry Jones. ...more

October 15, 2008

In the 17th century, the Catholic Church rejected the teaching of Galileo on the grounds that it contradicted Scripture. Today, one would be hard pressed to find anyone who would not accept Galileo's position. The problem was not with Scripture, but with the church's understanding of both Scripture and the science Galileo taught. Apparently, some members of the School Board of Highlands County have not learned that lesson and persist in making the same error the Catholic Church did centuries ago. The creation myths of Genesis I and II affirm our belief in God as creator but cannot be understood as giving us a scientific historical description of creation itself. The first two chapters of Genesis both say the same thing but their particulars vary and contradict one another. Did God create man and women both at the same time and after he created animals as in Genesis I or did God create Adam and then the animals before taking a rib from Adam to make Eve as in Genesis II? ...more

February 1, 2008

Though under house arrest and surrounded by soldiers, Pakistan's deposed chief justice managed to get his hands on a mobile phone. ...more

November 7, 2007