As I write this, the United States of America is 24 hours away from the closing of the polls on Election Day, 2008. ...more

November 4, 2008

With so much rain soaking Highlands County, and the drought index relatively low at 333, the state is issuing burn permits, according to Tim Elder, Florida Division of Forestry forest area supervisor for Highlands and Glades counties. ...more

October 17, 2008

Lots of questions should be asked before anyone undergoes testing for the breast cancer genes, says Sue Friedman, founder of Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE). A comprehensive list of risk assessment questions and options is available at the support group's Web site: www.facingourrisk.org. ...more

October 11, 2008

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

October 9, 2008

Though Sarah Palin depicts herself as a pit bull fighting good-old-boy politics, in her years as mayor she and her friends received special benefits more typical of small-town politics as usual, an Associated Press investigation shows. ...more

September 28, 2008

Picture this, ladies. You're a cashier, and it's your night to close the store. ...more

August 27, 2008

Coaches often say their teams can only do so much in practice before it's time to see players react to real game-time situations. ...more

August 25, 2008

Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper. ...more

August 23, 2008

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio is taking the lead and pushing hard to give Hillsborough voters a chance, finally, to say yes or no to a rail transit proposal. ...more

August 17, 2008

NEWARK, Texas (AP) -- Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching that God wants his followers to prosper. ...more

July 26, 2008