Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 28, 2009

The start of Obama's presidency is a new chance for our nation to actively push for 21st century innovations and clean technology that the public health, our natural world, and future generations deserve. Energy is a fundamental issue in our rapidly changing world, and 2009 is poised to be the year for legislative action. But citizens must participate in this important process. ...more

January 24, 2009

Florida Strawberry Festival queen Lauren Der and her court members say they are becoming fast friends as they prepare to represent the festival, strawberry industry and the community. ...more

January 22, 2009

There's still time to be part of the holiday procession set to roll through historic downtown Brooksville - but it will require a global mindset. ...more

November 28, 2008

The presidential election confounds me. Exhibit A: North Carolina, which twice handed George W. Bush double-digit victories and last voted Democratic for president in 1976. Is it really a presidential toss up, as the polls say? ...more

October 19, 2008

Georgia Frontiere, the St. Louis native who became a hometown hero when she brought the Rams from Los Angeles in 1995, died Friday. She was 80. ...more

January 19, 2008

It was one week before Christmas, 2002. Ernie Sims Jr., a heavily recruited linebacker from Tallahassee North Florida Christian, was on the telephone. ...more

December 24, 2007