Dutch student Joran van der Sloot said in a television interview Friday that he was lying when he told someone privately that he was involved in Natalee Holloway's disappearance. ...more

February 2, 2008

Kudos to Darryl Scott for the amazing changes under way at Animal Control. Keep up the great work. It's wonderful to see county personnel working hard to make it a first-class facility as well as putting funds to their intended use. What baffles me is, how did his predecessor stay in the position for so long while the facility remained dilapidated and the cat's area was in such horrendous shape as described in the Jan. 20 Highlands Today article? ...more

January 30, 2008

Bill Allen of New Port Richey says Hillary Clinton's comments on Lyndon Johnson's role in passing Civil Rights Act are a fact, not a slight to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ...more

January 30, 2008

Zephyrhills skateboarders who don't like to follow the rules need to be taught a lesson, and a proposed ordinance that targets their wallets just might do it. ...more

January 30, 2008

Tony D'Andrea of Dunedin says Hillary Clinton has betrayed her daughter and all women. ...more

January 29, 2008

In the most crucial moments of a soccer match, it's always wise to let those you trust handle the ball. And Academy at the Lakes defender Daniel Pitcarin trusts one teammate more than any other. ...more

January 24, 2008

Don't blame Tony Dungy for getting his son, Eric, into Plant High School. The Dungys exercised the same option entitled all parents by asking for a special assignment to a school outside their neighborhood's boundaries. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA - City Councilwoman Linda Saul-Sena says she's so unhappy with the design of the Ikea store planned for Tampa she will make a video of the site and post it on YouTube to embarrass the company. ...more

January 14, 2008

Refer to Mr. Ludacer's literal repeat of his editorial concerning the Patriot Act and Major Johnston's volatile diatribe about our efforts in Iraq. It's a shame Highlands Today can't find something new to accept instead of simply allowing a repeat of an earlier editorial from Mr. Ludacer or the kind of attack mounted by the major. It seems the major has an axe to grind with the military, apparently because he could not advance beyond the rank of major. Personally, I didn't get beyond the lower ranks of the enlisted men but I didn't and don't blame politics for that. 1 simply recognize that I did not apply myself to do any better and the major doesn't seem to be able to face that fact about himself. He chooses to pass the blame to politicians, for whom I often also have little love lost but they aren't the bullies standing in the way of personal development. ...more

January 13, 2008

Not Really Surprised Regarding "Official: Few At FSU Cheated" (Metro, Dec. 20): ...more

December 31, 2007