The University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 16, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of student loans, grants, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 15, 2009

University of South Florida's rock-bottom tuition is a boon for sophomore Joey Shafer, who pays his bills with a patchwork of grants, loans, scholarships and a job at Cody's Roadhouse restaurant. ...more

February 5, 2009

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - At first, Frank Jaffe thought he'd go to college out of state until he heard about Florida's Bright Futures scholarship. ...more

September 3, 2008

The Democratic primary for Senate District 11 pits a college student against a Vietnam War veteran old enough to be his opponent's father. ...more

August 4, 2008

No one working with even a minimal amount of intelligence can really believe that allowing perhaps 20 million illegal immigrants to remain in this nation is a good thing. ...more

July 9, 2008

On a normal workday, Bill Snyder of Brandon would have had a telephone receiver attached to his ear, practically nonstop. ...more

June 13, 2008

This weekend, more than 670 Highlands County students graduated into semi-adulthood. Armed with their high school diplomas, dreams and aspirations, many will leave the area to pursue higher studies or just find greener pastures. Some will undoubtedly remain in Highlands County, drawn by family ties or just opportunities in family ventures. Almost a third of the county's high school graduates attend community college before continuing their studies or joining the workforce. ...more

June 2, 2008

Bob Lew retired a couple of years ago after working for 25 years as an emergency room physician. He was just 51, but after all that time in the ER, he was ready for a break, and he had met his financial goals for retirement. ...more

February 3, 2008

My goals for my children's education include development of a lifelong love of learning, higher order thinking skills, and the gift to become good world citizens in the age of a global economy. The best classes are those that encourage my children to think and apply knowledge across disciplines, not merely to memorize and regurgitate facts in isolation. Our schools are evolving to meet the needs of today's student and must continue to do so. Computers in the classroom were an important step in this process and now Highlands County is ready for the next. ...more

December 6, 2007