4A-8 GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Leopards notch first postseason victory in four years, pull within a win of regional berth. ...more

February 4, 2008

The last time the Hernando High Lady Leopards reached regionals, they advanced all the way to the regional final. ...more

February 4, 2008

The CBS program "60 Minutes" aired the "Age of Warming." It was an attempt to scare everyone into the global warming camp. I believe there is more theory than fact in the presentation. They should have given equal time to those scientists who disagree with the theory they presented. CBS also went out of their way to blame the administration for editing some of the reports. The reporter even said he could hear the ice melting. What he heard was water running. I don't believe you can hear ice melting. You can hear water hit something solid when dripping. ...more

January 26, 2008

GIRLS SOCCER Lady Leopards defeat South Sumter for the second time this season, 1-0. ...more

January 14, 2008

As Nicole Antonini stood on the sideline at South Sumter High Wednesday night, talking about her first varsity goal, she had no idea what her teammates were up to behind her. ...more

January 14, 2008

The scoreboard at Tom Fisher Memorial Stadium still had Hernando High on the losing side Wednesday night. ...more

December 25, 2007

When I read about the war in Iraq, and how brutal it is, I think about how brutal that nation has been throughout history. The Bible has a very vivid description of Babylon, or modern day Iraq. Habakkuk 1:6 describes them as "a cruel and violent people." This was written in 600 B.C., or over 2,600 years ago. That description should not surprise us today. The Lord will be in charge till the end, but for now we must control their violence. The nations surrounding Iraq will not have peace as long as this culture of violence exists. ...more

December 23, 2007

When he was a trustee for the Tampa Bay History Center, James Harkins was one of the major forces in establishing Ruskin's SouthShore Regional Library. ...more

November 24, 2007

AVON PARK — Social-networking Web sites are one of the most popular ways for college students to keep in touch with one another, but it can't be done on South Florida Community College campus. The college has blocked sites like MySpace and Facebook from being accessed on the campus. Even YouTube, a popular Web site for watching and sharing video, is not accessible. "It's really frustrating when we are here waiting for class and we can't get on those sites," said SFCC freshman Justin Platt. "We use them for communicating with our friends, and I don't understand what's wrong with that." ...more

November 20, 2007

They had half the inventory liquidated. They were talking about a Sept. 29 move-out date. The workers at Broken Spoke Flea Market even worried that the close-knit group of small stores would split up, as some would move down to smaller parcels near the railroad while others found new lots on U.S. 27. ...more

September 12, 2007