Dec. 26, 2008 ...more

December 26, 2008

I am a 10th-grade English teacher. For their midterm exam, my students were required to write an essay on a holiday they would like to create, the reasons they chose this holiday and why it was important to them. ...more

December 25, 2008

On Dec. 2 I was asked to appear before the Sebring City Council to explain my involvement with the Valencia Circle issue and hear a complaint from one neighbor who apparently does not like the park furniture or horse statue for which I had permission -approval from the city council on Nov. 6, 2007, to place there. I'm sure many of you read the articles in the Highlands Today and are aware of the problem. ...more

December 14, 2008

Preliminary details from the Sheriff's Office indicates a deputy was justified in shooting and killing a pit bull this morning after the dog attacked and bit the officer. ...more

December 11, 2008

An off-duty firefighter saved a fast-food customer's life Saturday morning by performing the Heimlich maneuver. ...more

December 6, 2008

Why eat ham this Christmas when you can have a slice of pizza? River of Life Church is hosting a pizza party Saturday, Dec. 20 complete with Christmas music and a visit from Santa Claus. Children can also sign up to receive presents from Santa. So far there are close to 100 kids enrolled. ...more

December 6, 2008

Sally Timpanelli and Judy Hess had already talked for about an hour during a meal at a New Port Richey restaurant. ...more

November 29, 2008

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November 28, 2008

Sally Timpanelli and Judy Hess had already talked for about an hour during a meal at a New Port Richey restaurant. The women's relationship has spanned seven decades. It began in New York in 1938, when at Lynbrook Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., Sally Hufnagel was born on Aug. 7 and Judy Erslev on Aug. 12. ...more

November 26, 2008

Carolyn Collins sat on her couch the night Barack Obama was elected president and thought about her late parents, who had drilled into her that she had the right to vote. ...more

November 25, 2008