The head of a state agency that allowed thousands of criminals to sell home loans in Florida has acknowledged that his office did not follow a screening law, but blamed legislators for failing to provide money to enforce it. ...more

July 24, 2008

As President Bush noted at the national conference of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, his first executive order was to establish that office. The controversy over his initiative began then and continues. Liberals who measure compassion only by tax dollars spent say it hasn't gone far enough, while zealots about church-state separation say that it goes too far and should be shut down. But this program is transforming lives. And in an election campaign lacking for new ideas, this one is worth saving. ...more

July 6, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allow the terrorist mastermind to become a martyr, but he may be killed if the U.S. government finds him. ...more

June 19, 2008

SEBRING — Highlands County teachers are learning a new way to teach reading. About 325 teachers are picking up new strategies at Hill-Gustat Middle School this week. The Florida Reading Initiative is "providing us not just philosophy and theory, but taking us through the steps of actually instructing quality reading," said District Director of Elementary Programs Joyce McClelland. "It's incredible; I cannot wait to implement everything that we've learned in my classroom," Park Elementary fourth-grade teacher Scott King said. ...more

June 17, 2008

More than six decades after they were forced to leave college, about 450 Japanese-Americans interned during World War II have been awarded honorary degrees from the University of Washington. ...more

May 20, 2008

TAMPA - Gov. Charlie Crist has directed state agencies to create an Officer Down alert using technology similar to what is used for Amber Alerts. ...more

May 6, 2008

Alter Primary Date Regarding "Confused Floridians Turn Out At Polls" (Nation/World, Feb. 6): ...more

February 9, 2008

Apparently, one or two nights of sub-freezing temperatures is not enough to kill a citrus field or blueberry farm. ...more

January 2, 2008

WHEREAS, on December 31, 2007, the National Weather Service issued a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" forecasting freezing temperatures from Tuesday evening through Thursday morning for most of the state; and ...more

January 2, 2008

If your holiday shopping this season finds you in a bookstore, ask for the section on presidential history. You'll find literally hundreds of works of presidential history. ...more

December 19, 2007