Cornell players jumped up and down near midcourt, exchanging chest-bumps and high-fives, then ran toward their fans. ...more

March 22, 2010

The Rays have a battle going for the fifth starter's job after all, and Joe Maddon says it's a very close call between Wade Davis and Andy Sonnanstine. ...more

March 18, 2010

Lindsey Vonn has an impressive sidekick at these Vancouver Olympics. Fellow U.S. alpine skier Julia Mancuso has earned a pair of silver medals, and the two will compete today in the giant slalom. NBC plans to televise that in prime time, along with another appearance by short-track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno. ...more

February 24, 2010

Martha Stewart is heading to cable. The lifestyle queen has signed a deal to move her daily program to the Hallmark Channel, effective this September. "The Martha Stewart Show" is currently syndicated to broadcast channels across the country. ...more

January 26, 2010

Peace of Highlands County would like to give as a gift to our fellow Highlands County citizens the following quote from the magazine Daily Word: "When I witness discord among people, I may wonder how we can live together in peace. Divisions polarize, but I can be part of a peaceful alternative. I know that all people originate from the same divine source. Every person of every faith, tradition, lifestyle and nationality is a child of God. Even though family members may not always agree, we are all bound together by the love of God. Like spokes on a wheel, no matter which direction each of us points, we all connect at the center. ...more

December 16, 2009

It was getting on in the afternoon when Jim Norman finally cut to the chase and summed up the situation with some accuracy. ...more

October 23, 2009

Whether it's around the dinner table or just in front of the television, U.S. families say they are spending less time together. ...more

June 16, 2009

Mr Lensis's letter defended Limbaugh's comment that he wants Obama to fail. I'm sorry Mr. Lensis, but no matter how you twist it, how you "rephrase" it, or how people wiggle it around, we all know what Rush said and what he meant. He wanted Obama's policies to fail — which can only mean that the U.S. would go into a depression! And contrary to what you said — I have listened to Rush. I first started listening years ago when he first hit the air waves. Being analytical in nature and a talk radio/news junkie it didn't take long before I noticed that Rush was not quite telling the whole story on many things. He routinely takes statements out of context to push his radical right-wing spin on things. The last straw for me was one lunch hour, on the noon day TV news, I watched a fellow make a statement about something in an interview. Less than an hour later, I heard Rush "quote" this same fellow. Rush left about half the fellow's statement out, which changed the whole meaning. I realized at that point I was being "conned" by Rush. ...more

March 15, 2009

There won't be any awkward Chris Brown moment at the Kids' Choice Awards — the embattled pop star has withdrawn his name from the ballot. ...more

March 11, 2009

One of five Polk County teens accused of beating a classmate last March was sentenced this morning to one year of probation. Britney Mayes was sentenced as a juvenile by Circuit Judge Keith Spoto at the Polk County courthouse in Bartow. ...more

March 5, 2009