"Blood Island," by H. Terrell Griffin (Oceanview Publishing, $24.95) ...more

December 7, 2008

No matter what happens, Hernando County schools will not do away with their school resource officers, crossing guards or YMCA swim program for local kindergarteners. ...more

June 18, 2008

Some health insurance companies rate doctors on their performance. Now doctors are turning the tables. ...more

June 17, 2008

SEBRING — Frequent rail passengers say train travel isn't the most reliable means of travel when it comes to timeliness, but they sure enjoy the experience. Riding the rails is how Charles and Terry Wiggins saw the country. "It had always been our hope to take long train trips, so when we retired, we took trips all across the U.S.," Wiggins said. "We would leave from Sebring and go to a hub city and from there, the possibilities were endless. ...more

May 17, 2008

The CIA's inspector general has agreed to tighter controls over its investigative procedures, agency officials revealed Friday, in what appeared to be an attempt to soften resentments among agency officials over the watchdog's aggressive probes into the legality and effectiveness of the CIA's counterterrorism efforts and detention programs. ...more

February 2, 2008