Sarah Baniszewski motivates herself, but she sometimes gets a little help. From her twin sister. ...more

October 25, 2009

What in the world is going on with our Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles? In this time of recession and terrible economy they are not only raising their fees for drivers licenses and vehicle registration, they're making ridiculous rules for identification when renewing our driver's license. ...more

August 28, 2009

WELLINGTON - A Palm Beach County retiree is Florida's unluckiest winner. ...more

August 11, 2009

In your editorial on health care ("Health care needs to be reformed," June 7) you state, "We don't want a nationalized system." Why not? In 2007, 62 percent of bankruptcies were due to medical bills. Of those, 75 percent had health insurance. This is the private, for-profit health insurance system you want to keep? ...more

June 11, 2009

On May 16, a wonderful event occurred: a celebration of life and caring. Jason Pearson was horribly injured in a motorcycle accident and needs help for medical bills. This wonderful community of Sebring citizens, led by bikers of Highlands County, spent the day traveling to seven different establishments to eat, drink and celebrate Jason's recovery. Go bikers! ...more

May 22, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 27, 2009

To win the White House, President Barack Obama grew adept at navigating obstacles. But few of those challenges tested his communication and political skills as much as this past week's outbreak of populism, in which he sought to contain, control and, finally, channel the searing outrage over bonuses paid by companies being kept afloat by the government. Along the way, he turned to anger. "I don't want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry. I'm angry," Obama said. ...more

March 22, 2009

Hernando Beach residents are planning a shindig to raise funds for their injured assistant fire chief. ...more

March 21, 2009

In 2007, there were 79 million Americans who reported medical debt or problems paying medical bills. Of that number, 25 percent faced medical debt of $5,000 or more. ...more

March 14, 2009

I've rarely witnessed a scenario like it, although some school-age mass murders have certainly been worse. Just a few weeks ago, apparently "out-of- it" California girl Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets and was proclaimed America's new Super Mom for a couple of days. ...more

March 8, 2009