The Santa who every December would visit our county commissioners, Richard Conover passed away this December. Our Christmas card greeting card sent to Richard at the nursing home in Clewiston was returned, marked "Deceased." A phone call verified the sad notation. This gregarious, fun loving, sometimes serious personality that so marked Richard is gone, but the many little jokes and jabs, directed mainly at our county commissioners, will linger on as we recall them. Many of us will miss getting an unexpected birthday greeting card from Richard, accompanied with a line or two, kidding (with kindness,) the fact that we are one year older. Why Richard's family decided not to have a memorial service to honor Richard's time amongst us remains a mystery. We hope that this little notice will remind people of this big bear of a man, whose gruff demeanor sometimes masked his "soft" side. ...more

January 10, 2009

The father of a college student whose suicide was broadcast live over a webcam said Saturday he was appalled by the virtual audience that egged on his son and called for tougher regulation of Internet sites. ...more

November 23, 2008

475 Number of jokes directed at the Republicans by Jay Leno and David Letterman between Sept. 1 and Oct. 24 ...more

November 3, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Now that their feud is up in smoke, Cheech and Chong are high on plans to reunite for their first comedy tour in more than 25 years. ...more

July 30, 2008

In between belting out notes and practicing steps at rehearsals, the giggles slipped out. ...more

July 29, 2008

SEBRING – The land acquisition manager for the Highlands County Engineer's office was fired for what county officials described as inappropriate use of her county e-mail account. Kathy Avirett, 32, a county employee since November 2003, was fired June 30 by her boss, county Engineer Ramon Gavarrete. ...more

July 7, 2008

Sean Callahan couldn't help but laugh a little last week when talking about his standout linebacker, Petey Smith. ...more

July 1, 2008

SEBRING — Thomas and Lillian Linton don't claim to have the secret to love, but they have each other, and that's been enough to last them 70 years and counting. ...more

February 14, 2008

Today is Halloween, the top holiday for candy sales. Here are a few facts to sweeten the celebration. ...more

October 31, 2007

Attention, late-night talk show hosts: Vice President Dick Cheney is going hunting again. ...more

October 27, 2007