Our emotions are sundered this particular Veterans Day as Americans reconsider what is meant by pulling on the nation's uniform and volunteering to put one's self in harm's way to defend Mr. Jefferson's self-evident truths and Mr. Lincoln's proposition. ...more

November 11, 2009

Ritchie Holt doesn't merely consider SIR his home track, he considers Highlands County his home. ...more

March 19, 2009

Youssef Megahed is not charged with terrorism. But whether the Egyptian citizen was a potential terrorist or just an innocent college student has been a central question since his arrest in South Carolina in 2007, when deputies said he and Ahmed Mohamed had pipe bombs in the trunk of their car. ...more

March 16, 2009

"Living the Mission" was the theme for Tampa Preparatory School's Terrapin Day on Feb. 25, as the student body participated in volunteerism and personal growth workshops. ...more

March 11, 2009

SOUTH TAMPA - "Living the Mission" was the theme for Tampa Preparatory School's Terrapin Day on Feb. 25, as the student body participated in volunteerism and personal growth workshops. The day began with an assembly featuring members of the Tampa Prep Alumni Association who spoke about their own service passions in the community. ...more

March 6, 2009

The oversized flagpole outside Chiaramonte Elementary School conceals revenue the school has enjoyed the past two years. ...more

February 17, 2009

Note: This writer worked with activists and retirees Wallace and Charlene Johnston a few years ago at the Unitarian Universalist Church in the Pines to stage community Kwanzaa celebrations when their neighborhood Baptist church declined being a host, as Kwanzaa is not a religious celebration but more of a cultural honoring. ...more

February 14, 2009

Lee Gordon, who entertained and educated thousands over the last four decades as a music director, died Wednesday after a yearlong fight with cancer. ...more

January 8, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Bright, colorful, whimsical and a little funky. Anne Fraass exudes these adjectives whether in her home, artwork or her personality. ...more

January 8, 2009

Heath Ledger's family paid a teary tribute to the late actor as they accepted a top Australian film industry award on his behalf. ...more

December 8, 2008