It took me 12 years of spending money on different knives before I finally found my soul mates and fell into a steady groove with the collection I now own. ...more

November 7, 2008

There are villains in every area of life, but when it comes to sports, Dallas owner Jerry Jones arguably is public enemy No. 1. ...more

October 26, 2008

The region's transportation authority finally has a permanent executive director, but his tenure will depend on whether the governmental agency can get funding. ...more

October 25, 2008

The region's transportation authority today hired a permanent executive director, but whether he remains will depend on funding for the governmental body. ...more

October 24, 2008

The American people need to hear the truth, but no one's willing to give it to them. That's because the quickest way to lose an election is to tell the public something they don't want to hear - even if they desperately need to hear it. ...more

October 15, 2008

One of his opponents called Tim Mahoney, D-Palm Beach Gardens, the luckiest guy around. Mahoney seemed to have no chance when he filed against six-term incumbent Mark Foley, but seven weeks before the election, the Republican confessed to being gay after allegations he solicited sex in e-mails to teenaged House pages. ...more

October 12, 2008

Q: Can a board of directors approve a special assessment simply to balance a budget? The members have been assessed what amounts to an additional fiscal quarter because the new board members have determined that there is a shortfall. Shouldn't a full membership vote be required for any assessments not deemed an emergency by the governor? BR, Naples ...more

October 5, 2008

It appears that Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright and Purchasing Director Jed Secory have come up with a winning proposal for county commissioners to consider on Tuesday. Their plan is a well thought-out policy that gives local companies an edge when it comes to doing business with the county. ...more

September 21, 2008

Seven months ago, Rudy Crew's peers named him the nation's top school superintendent, bolstering a long-standing reputation as an education innovator. Student achievement in Miami-Dade County's schools has improved during his four-year tenure and the district is consistently a finalist for the prestigious Broad Prize for Urban Education. ...more

September 12, 2008

In seven years of selling school supplies, Traci Torres cannot remember a back-to-school shopping season shaping up as gloomy as this one. ...more

August 1, 2008