The economy won't heal until the housing market improves, and that's going to take government intervention. ...more

November 7, 2008

President Bush will meet with President-elect Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and other challenges the new administration will face in January, officials said Thursday. ...more

November 7, 2008

Integrity is the most important quality of any human being to possess, especially politicians. Trust of the people is imperative! As a former mayor and city councilman for the city of Sebring and a member of the sheriff's rescue unit, I know how important it is to have a leader that you can trust. Three out of four of our children are in law enforcement: Major Mark Sauls, Sgt. Monica Sauls and Agent Gene Sauls Jr. of I.C.E. We the people expect and deserve honesty. I supported and voted for Susan Benton during the last election. I had high hopes that she would have the vision and integrity to make the needed changes in the Highlands County Sheriff's Office. Some of the changes she has effected have made a difference; higher salaries for the troops, some new technology, more deputies on the road. What she did was what should have been done. Nothing new or spectacular, simply what needed to be done. ...more

October 16, 2008

A. Brian Albritton is officially the new U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. ...more

October 15, 2008

The Organization of American States program originally scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Friday has been rescheduled to 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7. Jane Barbar Thery, head of the Organization of American States-U.S. Relations program in Washington, is scheduled to speak at The Tampa Club, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd. on "What Lies Ahead Under A New Administration: Future Political and Economic Trends in Latin America." ...more

October 15, 2008

The next U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida says he hopes to be sworn in this week. A. Brian Albritton said he is packing up his law office at Holland and Knight, where he has worked 18 years, and waiting for President Bush to sign his commission. The U.S. Senate approved his nomination on Oct. 2. ...more

October 13, 2008

If the new administration at Brooksville's Hernando High School has anything to say about it, the Hernando County Symphony Orchestra will continue performing at the school's auditorium. ...more

August 12, 2008

It is a privilege to spend 90 minutes with the president of the United States. It is frustrating, though, when 90 percent of those minutes are declared off the record. ...more

July 7, 2008

University of South Florida leaders have swept through their various colleges and reworked the way they will deliver a higher education to meet the grim budget realities they now face. ...more

June 13, 2008

State Sen. Al Lawson is often seen as the Legislature's chief advocate and protector of Florida A&M University, but his push to disband a task force overseeing FAMU's reforms is unwise. ...more

December 7, 2007