Charter government and impact fees are among the hot-button topics awaiting county commissioners when they meet Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2009

Power has its privileges, but Gov. Charlie Crist played it fair and square when he got his spot on the wedding calendar at First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. ...more

December 4, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist Wednesday issued an executive order suspending Sebring City Councilman Dan Andrews from office. ...more

November 26, 2008

Irv Friedman of Beacon Woods says "Proposition 2 struck down everything that Jesus and government stand for." ...more

November 26, 2008

Imagine a Florida detective who has to question a witness out of state, but he's forced to travel unarmed because his concealed weapons permit isn't honored in that state. ...more

May 31, 2008

Delta Air Lines is cutting at least 1,000 more jobs than it previously planned because the number of employees who accepted voluntary severance offers exceeded the company's goal. ...more

May 31, 2008

Dumbing Down When I was in high school in the late 1960s, schools graduated students who could read and write at a 12th-grade level. They could also make change for a dollar. ...more

January 27, 2008

Highlands County Habitat for Humanity has built over 100 homes serving 360 people in our community. Started in 1990, Highlands County now ranks in the top 10 percent of all Habitat affiliates in the nation. ...more

October 16, 2007

County Commissioner Al Higginbotham can vote on a contentious trash issue the board might settle next month, the Florida Commission on Ethics has ruled. ...more

September 19, 2007

TAMPA - One of the two University of South Florida students recently indicted on federal explosives charges has refused to wear his jail identification wristband and is being denied privileges until he cooperates, jail officials say. ...more

September 12, 2007