One and done. Just like in 2005. It's better than none and done. Still, it's not what the Bucs were hoping for. Neither is the pattern that seems to be developing here. ...more

January 8, 2008

More than any other job, parenting seems to present challenges for which there are no easy answers. Do you tell your son not to fight back when the bully hits him? Do you insist your daughter continue her piano lessons? Do you pay for A's and B's? ...more

December 27, 2007

This week, people across the country will pause to celebrate Thanksgiving. ...more

November 22, 2007

This week, people across the country will pause to celebrate Thanksgiving. ...more

November 21, 2007

This week, people across the country will pause to celebrate Thanksgiving. ...more

November 21, 2007

When the downtown shops started to flee, one by one, during the giddy prosperity of the 1950s, leaving for those newly constructed gems called shopping centers on the south side of town, the Hayman Jewelry Co. stayed put. ...more

October 9, 2007

U.S. home prices have fallen further since mid-2006 than during the 1990-91 recession, and professional traders bet they'll plunge up to 10 percent more the next year. ...more

September 27, 2007

Should the superintendent of Highlands County Schools be elected or appointed? If you own or operate a local business (builder, Realtor, restaurant, etc.) If you are a practicing professional, if you depend on the growth and prosperity of our county for your livelihood, or you are a parent with children in our public schools, you should be concerned that some of our local public schools have consistently been graded D schools. Do potential new residents decide not to locate in Highlands County because of the reputation (deserved or not) of some of our schools? Have businesses that could provide quality jobs to our area decided not to locate in Highlands County fearing that they could not attract qualified employees (with school aged children) because of the reputation of some of our public schools? ...more

September 16, 2007