Big plans for growth are afoot at the Sebring Regional Airport. The Sebring Airport Authority and Highlands County Economic Development Commission hope to expand and create a global airport and much-expanded industrial campus. ...more

September 5, 2008

Our tree-hugging Vermont daughter is using her economic stimulus check to buy German-made parts to convert an old diesel Mercedes to run on bio-fuel strained from the discarded grease of a local McDonald's french frier. ...more

June 14, 2008

In regards to Dallas Dunlap's letter in this past Sunday's edition, I beg to differ in one respect to his letter: Environmentalists have played a major role in a current energy crisis situation. ...more

June 4, 2008

Does the new bio-fuel plant they want to build in Venus use magic to turn sweet sorghum into ethanol? According to Bradley Krohn, this proposed plant will discharge "zero waste," make no noise, have no odor, use zero fossil fuels, and won't even discharge effluent from the bathrooms. Beware, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. ...more

February 14, 2008