The adult daughter of a slain Florida couple known for adopting 13 special needs children says she's moving into her parents' home to take care of the children. ...more

July 19, 2009

We all know there is a need for cutbacks in the budget, nationally, on the state level, and even in our own homes, but I feel the State of Florida has gone too far in their budget cuts. I attended the District School Advisory Council meeting at the Highlands County School Board for January and came away disheartened at how little our children seem to mean to the State of Florida. According to the paperwork I received there, our state ranks 50th in school spending and the budget just keeps getting cut further. ...more

January 19, 2009

A local photographer hopes her pictures of special-needs children will grant their dreams of having a playground redesigned with their particular abilities in mind. ...more

December 6, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Through the years, Shady Hills resident Sheri Nelson has established a reputation as a caregiver. This mother of six children worked until recently as a nurse at Tampa General Hospital, has been active in projects and ministries involving home schooling and special needs children, and recently nursed her mother Mary Louise Goulden through her recent bout with ovarian cancer. ...more

October 11, 2008

Maybe it's a bit of magic that happens each week at Rockin' Horse Farm. ...more

October 4, 2008

What planet does Barack Obama live on? Recently he claimed he is going to get people to volunteer and help to make the world better. ...more

September 19, 2008

Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said Monday she would concentrate on energy, government reform and helping families with special-needs children if Republicans win the White House, and drew cheers when she said, "too often government is the problem." ...more

September 16, 2008

Polishing off his strawberry-banana yogurt, Jacob Moore races to his keyboard with a whoop, picks his way through "Pop Goes the Weasel" and gives his mom a high five. This is the average stuff of childhood, and it has not come easily to the 8-year-old with Down syndrome. For his mother, Heidi Moore, achieving average "is like climbing Mount Everest." The family has been clambering up with the help of therapists, 15 surgeries, prayer and a tight-knit community of parents whose children live with the disorder. That network is abuzz with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's arrival on the national scene as Republican presidential candidate John McCain's running mate. ...more

September 8, 2008

About 300 new public school teachers were greeted with gift bags, food and other goodies by the Ruskin and Riverview chambers of commerce Thursday morning. ...more

August 20, 2008

BASEBALL The West Florida Young Guns competitive traveling baseball club is seeking players for its Hudson-based fall league. The team is U14 and players can not be age 15 before May 1, 2009. For more information, contact Chris Conner at 727-919-8954. ...more

June 19, 2008