The Highlands County Health Department (HCHD) would like to respond to a letter written to the editor on Oct. 29 about "free dental care." ...more

November 5, 2009

the Bucs. That was assured on Sunday when the league's two other winless teams - the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans - were victorious. ...more

November 2, 2009

hirty years ago, the SEC restored its men's basketball tournament - after a 27-season hiatus. ...more

March 8, 2009

A National Children's Study is recruiting volunteers for a comprehensive study of how genetics and the environment interact to affect children's health. ...more

February 7, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Watch an advertisement on a video screen in a mall, health club or grocery store and there's a slim - but growing - chance the ad is watching you too. ...more

February 1, 2009

The 1998 graduating class at Christ the King Catholic School held its 10-year reunion Dec. 26. Among the class of 37 former students, 16 came to the gathering (the third reunion in the last 10 years) organized by the graduates at CDBs Southside Italian Restaurant & Bar. With the help of Facebook and MySpace, they have kept in touch with each other. At the reunion, the friends watched their class video, originally shown at graduation, which featured photographs of each student from infancy through eighth grade, along with group photos from throughout the years. ...more

January 7, 2009

I am writing in response to the editorial published by this newspaper Oct. 27 regarding the Medicaid Reform plan. It is important that certain points you raised are answered and clarified. ...more

December 6, 2008

Taking a step that professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to students. ...more

August 22, 2008

With energy costs rising, city officials here are considering the latest trend in city government: a four-day workweek. ...more

August 7, 2008

I must confess I'm no great fan of George Will's writings, but in his column "Immigration Fuels American Innovation" (Other Views, June 26), I can see his point that the United States should relax its immigration laws to allow more educated people into this country. When Will sounds the clarion call to the world to "send us your Ph. D.s" (but keep your peasants home), it validates and reinforces my opinion. The point is brought into focus when one considers companies like Google, Yahoo and Intel, whose founders or co-founders include a Russian, a Chinese and a Hungarian Jew. ...more

June 28, 2008