Laura Roper of Lakeland says she and her husband feel trapped by their mortgage even though they aren't yet behind on payments. ...more

March 14, 2009

As the nation grapples with an economic meltdown worse than any since the Great Depression, we simultaneously search for short-term remedies to relieve the crisis and long-term solutions to prevent a recurrence. While we focus on restoring reasonable oversight and sound business practices, too often we fail to recognize an underlying cause, an epidemic caused by the media-saturated cultural drumbeat of "more, fast, easy and fun." ...more

February 22, 2009

Ten people who had bought condominiums in the posh SkyPoint complex are now trying to get out of their respective contracts, contending that they never were told that the 32-story tower was built on land that was once contaminated. ...more

October 9, 2008

Much Too Compassionate I would like to congratulate all of the responsible taxpayers, homeowners and businesses who are going to bail out reckless mortgage companies, real estate speculators and home buyers who caused the mortgage crisis. Isn't it admirable that the federal government has decided to reward deplorable financial behavior for the greater good? ...more

August 5, 2008

Vile Rall To Continue I was surprised to find the vile Mr. Rall's column missing today. Is he on vacation or have you found it necessary to stop printing his bile? I hope it's the former, because it would be wrong to censor his opinions, no matter how nasty they might be. He serves to illuminate the viciousness of the extreme left. ...more

July 29, 2008

SEBRING — U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, a self described "blue dog Democrat," called the federal stimulus checks only the first of four steps needed to boost the economy out of the recession. "The president is still having trouble saying 'the R-word,'" Mahoney told about 60 people at Monday morning's meeting of the Highlands County Homeowners Association. ...more

May 12, 2008

Some lost their jobs. Some got divorced. Others who attended the homeowners education seminar Saturday simply bought houses they could not afford, often with the help of predatory mortgage lenders out to make a buck. ...more

February 18, 2008