Halloween started a day early for about 100 children, who marched down the Sebring Circle, parading their costumes and pocketing candy from downtown merchants on the Circle and Ridgewood Drive. ...more

October 31, 2009

After losing a number of talented swimmers from last year's squad, the Lake Placid swim program looked to be in a rebuilding season. ...more

October 30, 2009

While some bars are reducing their prices, others are catering to a different clientele. Cusworth Arms, a beer and wine bar inside the Kenilworth Lodge, is serving imported beers and premiums wines for those who know the difference. ...more

October 30, 2009

The Lake Placid volleyball team proved it deserved to be the top seed for the Class 3A-District 9 tournament by sweeping county rival Avon Park by scores of 25-21, 25-12, 25-22 in Wednesday night's semifinals in Mulberry. ...more

October 30, 2009

Please consider and include in the healthcare bill the product liability for prescription drugs and medical devises and remove the pre-emption of the law that prevents accountability for the drug makers. ...more

October 30, 2009

I hope you read the story on Page 17 of the Tampa Tribune on Oct. 28 about the young man who was fired from his job for wearing a button on his apron. ...more

October 30, 2009

The Oct. 26 issue of the paper carried a story on the front page about the work Father Michael Cannon of St. James Catholic Church is doing, in Lake Placid, titled "A Sense of Community." ...more

October 30, 2009

Big Insurance, with its excessive profiteering and exploitation has shown itself a cruel and inhumane master and should no longer be allowed to exclusively administer America's health care. ...more

October 30, 2009

It's a fact: the U.S. Postal Service is a troubled business, and it's downsizing. ...more

October 29, 2009

Recently, an article in the Huffington Post (posted Oct. 20) caught my attention because of its relevance to our county's decision to accept or reject a National Security Training Center. The report, written by Jo Comerford, summarizes the National Priorities Project's research on American military spending over the past two decades. It indicates that the U.S. Department of Defense spends as much as the next 14 countries combined on the military, and according to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 55 percent of next year's discretionary spending will go to the military. The United States has already used $915.1 billion in total Iraq and Afghanistan war spending. ...more

October 28, 2009