Elwood Black and Tony Caristo were 3 for 4 with home runs and Jim Strietzel was 4 for 4 with a triple and double as Aluminum Discount pulled off its fourth win with a 13-12 nail-biter over the Rebels during Sebring Senior Sofball league action last week. ...more

January 21, 2009

Even the stage crew gets into the act sometimes. Tanglewood Actors Guild crew members got a chance to "practice" during a dress rehearsal last week as they moved props and changed sets for a pair of upcoming plays the guild is hosting. ...more

December 3, 2008

A 15-year-old Lake Placid youth with a Class E learner's license was issued a ticket by Sebring police charging him with running a red light on U.S. 27 at the south Sebring Wendy's restaurant. ...more

August 12, 2008

William F. Youngman's lament that God has been expelled from the public schools reinforces the misconception that our government should adopt Christianity as the official state religion. I have even been informed by friends that our Constitution mandates that this is a Christian nation. Had they read the Constitution, they would not have embarrassed themselves with that statement. Christianity not only is not mentioned in the Constitution but neither is it in the Declaration of Independence. The mistake comes from thinking the word God, or Deity is exclusive to one's particular denominational interpretation of God. What the 1st Amendment to the Constitution does say is this: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." I certainly value and believe in the spiritually inspired message of the Holy Bible, and practice my Christianity with zeal and reverence. I do not, however, think the Jewish or Christian Bible should be used as a religious indoctrination in government-supported institutions like the public schools. ...more

November 30, 2007