Try convincing your teenager that your $15 jeans - with no rips or embroidered patches - are just as good as the brand-name pair he wants that cost three times as much. ...more

August 24, 2008

Help Returning Soldiers Regarding "A Hero At 26, War Haunted Him The Rest Of His Days" (Nation/World, July 9): ...more

July 16, 2008

When Highlands County had an opening for a clerical assistant at Emergency Medical Services recently, at $9.29 per hour, on the low end of the pay range, 63 people applied. ...more

July 10, 2008

SEBRING - When Highlands County had an opening for a clerical assistant at Emergency Medical Services recently, at $9.29 per hour, on the low end of the pay range, 63 people applied. Seventy-five people applied for one opening in the county road and bridge department for a laborer's job. The pay scale for this job starts at $8.88 per hour and runs up to a maximum of $14.38 per hour. "We have had, it seems, a big increase in the number of job applicants since I've been here," said Don Kesterson, a county human resources specialist who took his job 18 months ago following a 20-year career in the Air Force. ...more

July 9, 2008

A clash between Arab protesters and police, and a paratrooper's crash-landing during a ceremonial jump marred Israel's 60th independence day festivities Thursday. ...more

May 9, 2008

For a quick look at what's different about this year's Durant High baseball team, all that's needed is a glance into the outfield. ...more

February 20, 2008

AVON PARK — A steady diet of curveballs was on the menu for Avon Park, and Sebring pitcher Adam Simmons was serving up hearty portions. The Streaks pitcher force-fed the Red Devils all the breaking balls they could handle while hurling a gem — one hit and 10 strike outs — to lead the Sebring baseball team to a 6-1 victory on the final day of the Bill Jarrett Early Bird Tournament at Head Field on Friday. "My curveball was the difference tonight," Simmons said while getting his arm wrapped with ice after the game. "The curve helped me set up my fastball to keep them off balance." ...more

February 17, 2008

Nine years ago, David Duval shot a final-round 59 to win the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic while ascending to No. 1 in golf's world rankings ...more

January 16, 2008

The odds of this were slim: three consecutive games won or lost on the final shot. ...more

January 12, 2008

Three times in a row, during the course of almost two years, Academy of the Holy Names had beaten Tampa Catholic, and each time determination built inside the Crusaders. ...more

January 10, 2008