President-elect Barack Obama's administration needs to monitor war spending much more closely than the current White House has, according to a new study that criticized President Bush's approach to funding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars - a bill that is projected to approach nearly $1 trillion next year. ...more

December 26, 2008

While the big days have their traditional meals, you can't serve turkey all the time. Here's a great alternative. ...more

November 18, 2008

The board of the South Florida Water Management District has approved changes to a deal to buy U.S. Sugar Corps' land in the Everglades. ...more

November 13, 2008

The idea that "If you build it, they will come" may have worked for Kevin Costner, in the '80s, in a movie, but in the harsh reality of today's economy, that philosophy needs to be amended to something like, "If you build some of it, maybe they will start thinking about coming." ...more

November 6, 2008

"The Necklace," by Cheryl Jarvis (Ballantine Books, $24) ...more

October 26, 2008

There was a full moon out last night. I checked the almanac to see if it was one of those "once in a blue" moons, but it was not. ...more

October 15, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama proposed more immediate steps Monday to heal the nation's ailing economy, including a 90-day moratorium on home foreclosures at some banks and a two-year tax break for businesses that create new jobs. ...more

October 14, 2008

Time is money, but so is water. ...more

October 4, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

About 200 knockoff designer handbags were spread out on a patch of grass at the University of Tampa on Thursday, and Ashley Zernich had her eye on one. ...more

September 26, 2008