Florida will be the third-largest state by 2014. We need a plan to deal with our traffic woes beyond simply spending tax money on widening roads. The referendum on rail transit and other transportation needs allows the voters to finally address our congestion issues. ...more

November 23, 2009

We like the way the Highlands County Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee, better known as R-PAC, responded to Sebring's Dixie Youth Baseball request. Board members moved quickly to support a proposal for major improvements to the baseball complex, and obviously understood the importance of this request. ...more

November 22, 2009

Q. I'm a 37-year-old with severe COPD and I have a son who is 7 with severe asthma. Shouldn't we be top priority of getting the H1N1 Vaccine? Please help! - Stephanie, North Wilkesboro, N.C. ...more

November 10, 2009

No one received a clear mandate last week, but the Old Seminole Heights Neighborhood Association has a new president and a reshuffled board of trustees. ...more

November 4, 2009

President Obama campaigned on much-needed job creation, which should be his top priority given the several million good-paying jobs that were off-shored during the Clinton and Bush years, as well as the United States' trade deficit and debt. ...more

October 8, 2009

Contrary to myth, the Nazis weren't crazy. But during the winter of 1944-45, with the Allied and Soviet armies closing in on Berlin, German leaders made an insane decision. Instead of doing whatever they could to hold out as long as possible, they sped up the Holocaust. ...more

April 2, 2009

Gaither High baseball coach Frank Permuy insisted Wednesday his players have no idea about the subplot for the Cowboys' big district game tonight against Sickles. So, any of them reading this today should gain some extra motivation to play well. ...more

March 27, 2009

A victory against Sickles on Friday would give Frank Permuy his 500th victory. ...more

March 26, 2009

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy on Wednesday launched an expansion of All Pro Dad from the National Football League into the ranks of college football. ...more

March 20, 2009

Many people are digging in to get through these hard economic times the best way they can. ...more

March 11, 2009