AVON PARK — About 300 people honored the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday morning at Avon Park Community Center. The Highlands County Branch of the NAACP marked the national holiday during its annual prayer breakfast. Attorney Larry D. Hardaway of Bartow delivered the special keynote address . He spoke of "serving to fulfill your purpose." Hardaway received a standing ovation after he spoke about living with a purpose. ...more

January 22, 2008

George Bush in particular. Being a conservative, I am not an avid fan of his, but virtually all of this Bush-whacking is more emotion than thought. (This is painfully obvious on the blogosphere where far too many postings are simply rants sprinkled with four letter words about Bush.) ...more

January 16, 2008

America is being pilloried around the globe — George Bush in particular. ...more

January 15, 2008

Five or six players on the WTA Tour have been approached to throw tennis matches, tour chairman Larry Scott told The Associated Press on Tuesday. ...more

January 15, 2008

We have proof once again of Americans' weird love-hate relationship with politicians. Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush, arguably the most disliked woman and man in America, are also the most admired. ...more

December 30, 2007

Freda Abrams walked away with goodbye hugs five times over and recognition of her 22 years of service to Pasco County. ...more

December 26, 2007

Freda Abrams was the object of a group hug during the announcement of her retirement today as senior secretary to the Pasco County Commission. ...more

December 18, 2007

A few dozen graying Pearl Harbor survivors observed a moment of silence Friday in honor of their comrades who perished in the Japanese bombing of Oahu 66 years ago. ...more

December 8, 2007

Josh McCown gave JaMarcus Russell credit for lifting the Oakland Raiders' energy level when he stepped on the field to make his NFL debut. ...more

December 3, 2007

Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts looked more like themselves Thursday night. ...more

November 23, 2007