We are the Sebring Blue Streaks. When I heard that the football team came out in black jerseys I was upset. Who approved this? Did the school board? Did the high school? Did the coaches? I'm sorry but this is an outrage. This just isn't about the football team, it's about all the teams and the band changing to black. We look like a big bruise on the field. What is wrong with our school's true colors? Who has the authority to change them? They have been this for as long as I can remember. Now with the band we are ruining the legacy that Mr. Gustat started and that his son continued. No one can tell me why we can't have blue pants. I would not even mind what shade of blue. I have talked to several of the students and they want blue, so why can't they have the blue and white? ...more

November 24, 2009

When Rays manager Joe Maddon examines the work of his catcher, Dioner Navarro, he expresses admiration. ...more

March 14, 2009

Consider Facts On Aero Park I would like to present some facts in response to Mr. Kuch's (Feb. 1) letter regarding safety at Tampa North Aero Park. First off, I am a pilot and a supporter of all airports, including Tampa North Aero Park. Secondly, I believe in basing opinions on all the facts rather than conjecture. ...more

February 8, 2009

The following is a letter I sent to Congress in regard to Guantanamo Bay and the use of torture. Please support S. 147 and close Guantanamo Bay detention facility and restrict interrogation to the techniques in the Army Field Manual, as well as the other proposed changes, because it goes against what America stands for. ...more

January 14, 2009

It's one game into the season and the Avon Park football team is feeling anxious. ...more

September 5, 2008

The way Brandon performed during Saturday night's finals of the Class 2A-Region 2 wrestling tournament at Poinciana High, there's little reason to believe the Eagles aren't ready to extend their current record of consecutive state championships this week. ...more

February 10, 2008

AVON PARK — Potential is a heavy word to put on a kid, and with it comes plenty of pressure — much of it self-imposed. ...more

January 4, 2008

Senate Rather Than IRS Regarding "Without Walls Finances Face Senator's Scrutiny" (front page, Nov. 6): ...more

November 10, 2007

It was a wet, windy two days for East Lake High School golfers converging on the challenging grasses of Lakeland's Golf Club at Bridgewater for the 2007 state championship tournament. ...more

November 1, 2007

Willing To Cancel Cable Regarding 'Keep Public Channels Accessible' (Our Opinion, Sept. 8): ...more

September 15, 2007