Since opening a volunteer-run food assistance center in April, Cypress Point Community Church has served more than 300 people. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Children's Services Council will hold its meeting on Wednesday. One issue on the agenda will be a Truancy Bill Resolution. The Florida State Legislature passed the Bullying Bill this year after four long years of effort. This will be the third year of efforts to persuade the legislature to pass this companion Truancy Bill. The local Highlands County School Board has passed elements of its school regulations pertaining to bullying and truancy to more efficiently manage conduct on campus, but it is the state law and regulations which need to be updated for all 67 counties, to ensure a safe and suitable environment for students to learn in our public schools. Truancy is one significant consequence of bullying. One only has to note the level and intensity of destructive and violent behavior by students on and off campus, in news reports, to know that our educational institutions are in peril. ...more

August 25, 2008

TALLAHASSEE With a number of suspensions looming, the Florida State coaching staff already knew it was going to have a thin roster for the first three games of the 2008 season. ...more

August 21, 2008

This isn't how Carl Crawford saw it shaking down- his team in its first pennant race and the man who never stands still is sitting at home watching television. ...more

August 21, 2008

Maybe embarrassment finally kicked in. Or pride. ...more

August 20, 2008

If the Rays are to make the playoffs for the first time in their history, they'll have to clinch a spot without the guy who has played more games for them than anyone else. ...more

August 13, 2008

A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities said. ...more

August 13, 2008

Billy Long would rather be riding his skateboard. He is the head organizer of Saturday's skateboard event at Stewy Skate Park, having had to sit through hourlong meetings acquiring all the necessary permits and insurance. ...more

August 8, 2008

Teams from across Florida will converge Saturday on Stewy's Skate Park for all-day competition. ...more

August 8, 2008

The knock at the door at 9 a.m. was soft. Through the window, I could see it was my new neighbor, Beth, and her small daughter, Adrianna. They had just returned from a trip to Pittsburgh and had visited one of the Carnegie Museums. At the gift shop, they picked up a souvenir for me. ...more

August 6, 2008