This Thanksgiving time coming up can be the same old get together time, or you can show your loved ones and friends that your prayer over the "vittles" is more than lip-service. ...more

November 22, 2009

In 2006 Congress was debating whether to authorize increasing the size of the national debt. A freshman senator addressed his colleagues: "The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt is a sign of leadership failure." ...more

November 2, 2009

In a brief court hearing today, Pinellas Circuit Judge Frank Quesada called David Earley, 46, "the poster child of deadbeat dads" and said he is prepared to send Earley to prison for not supporting his kids. ...more

February 25, 2009

A prosecutor said Wednesday that the state will seek the maximum penalty - five years in prison - for David William Earley, who is a quarter-million dollars behind in child support and spent the past 18 months as a fugitive. ...more

February 5, 2009

A prosecutor said this morning she is seeking the maximum penalty — five years in prison — for David William Earley, who is a quarter million dollars behind in child support and spent the past 18 months as a fugitive. ...more

February 4, 2009

There are about 1,500 active players in the National Football League. According to the organization Gridiron Greats, approximately 15 of them responded with money late in the regular season during a fundraising day for retired players battling medical and financial issues. The retirees took their case to the public Thursday at a news conference in the Super Bowl media center. ...more

January 30, 2009

As soon as there is a critical downturn in the economy, large corporations turn their lobbyists loose... ...more

September 5, 2008

I had to laugh at one part of Darrel Johnston's letter to the editor in Saturday's paper (Aug 2.) He said that the deputies he knows applaud Sheriff Benton's performance during her term in office. I know quite a number of deputies myself and that surely is not what I hear. While they are glad to have some upgraded equipment, they are aware that most of these upgrades have been given to deputies who are on the road. As parents of school children, they wish some of the money would be spent on those deputies and services which most closely affect the lives, safety and welfare of their children. They would like to see more neighborhood patrols, especially since many of them work at night and have to leave sleeping families to do so. It only takes a few trips down U.S. 27 to see where the law enforcement effort is concentrated. Speed is not the only problem we have in Highlands County. ...more

August 6, 2008

Can anyone remember a more exciting political race to watch than this year's presidential election? Probably not, if what a person considers exciting is a race so wide open. Often a front-runner emerges early and stays there. Of course, it's still early in the primary season. Soon, though, we'll have both fields narrowed down a great deal. ...more

January 23, 2008

U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite grilled a panel of doctors and administrators from James A. Haley VA Medical Center on Friday about how closely they are supervising unlicensed psychologists who treat veterans. ...more

December 29, 2007