Thrift store shopping isn't for the picky at heart, but tough times call for tough measures. ...more

November 26, 2008

Obama won the electoral vote by 364 to 162, and this constitutes a landslide victory. ...more

November 13, 2008

Ken Sturmer of Hudson says not all children are a gift from God and neither is nuclear power. ...more

August 6, 2008

Having read the opinion of both local papers and letters to the editors regarding the recent discussion of reducing impact fees, I feel compelled to provide some edification to this issue. ...more

July 1, 2008

The operators of the Highlands County recycling program are not making it easy, especially for seniors, to recycle their newspapers and magazines. The sliding doors on the old rusted dumpsters are so hard to open that some seniors cannot open them at all. Also it was published in the local papers several weeks ago that you could now dump magazines and office paper in the same dumpsters with newspapers, however these dumpsters are still labeled "Newspapers only." ...more

December 28, 2007

Tailgating Tradition Regarding 'Peak Performance' (front page, Sept. 29): Local papers, including the Tribune, got justifiably excited about discovering another state university plays great football. Congratulations. Appropriate coverage will be appreciated. ...more

October 6, 2007

Martin Giles begins each day when it is pitch dark. At 3:30 a.m. Giles, a veteran news broadcaster, pulls into the parking lot of Clear Channel Communications along Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa. The mazelike building serves as Clear Channel's hub of radio news for the state. Computers light up the interior of the extensive compound. ...more

September 26, 2007