I find it curious that record labels are suddenly concerned about compensation for performers (Our Opinion, Nov. 2)! For decades, labels have given pennies on the dollar to struggling artists who had little leverage at the bargaining table. Would it be too obvious to suggest that record labels open their own checkbooks and compensate their artists fairly before asking Congress to mandate a new fee on radio stations? Considering, of course, 50 percent of the new fee would conveniently go to the labels, not the artists. ...more

November 9, 2007

A visual artist who works in paints, photographs and ceramic arts, Diane Hardy Waller, will showcase her photography as the featured artist for November at the Progress Energy Art Gallery. ...more

November 1, 2007

The Mexican holiday Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) coincides with All Saints Day, Nov. 1. All Souls Day is Nov. 2. ...more

November 1, 2007

Avon Park is making history this week as the city will hold early voting for the first time for local offices. To mark the occasion, we hope that voters – and lots of them – will take advantage of the opportunity beginning Monday and continuing through Nov. 2. Voters can either go to Avon Park City Hall from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, or request an absentee ballot through the Supervisor of Elections office. If requesting an absentee ballot, voters must do so by Wednesday to get it mailed to them, or they can have somebody pick it up for them if they ask for it afterward. ...more

October 28, 2007

With one week left before the state high school football playoff pairings are set, many teams across the state are unsure about their postseason fate. ...more

October 27, 2007

Civil rights leaders called Tuesday for a march on the Justice Department and an economic boycott next month because they think the federal government has been sluggish in dealing with hate crimes. ...more

October 24, 2007

Last season, Wharton coach David Mitchell was relegated to standing along the sidelines inside the Land O' Lakes football stadium, watching what could have been. ...more

October 20, 2007

There's never a good time for a football team to lose its star running back, but Ryan Rice went down at a particularly inopportune moment. ...more

October 20, 2007

Check back for quarter-by-quarter scoring updates. ...more

October 20, 2007

Cambridge Christian School cheerleaders are looking for donations to send to troops overseas. Nonperishable foods and candy, reading material, playing cards, personal hygiene items and letters of thanks are among the goods the school wants to send. The drive starts Oct. 29 and lasts through Nov. 2. Donations can be dropped off after school hours at Cambridge, 6101 N. Habana Ave. The school will also accept money to offset shipping costs. For information, call (813) 872-6744. ...more

October 19, 2007