I had turned on the car radio and there was this rant going on over this guy. I thought I had turned on a right-wing AM talk radio show and I swear I thought they were talking about Barack Obama and why he should never be allowed to set foot in Florida. It took me a minute to realize the two men were going on about a football player by the name of Jerramy Stevens. ...more

June 6, 2008

The Buccaneers' re-signing of Jerramy Stevens has triggered a firestorm on local sports talk radio. ...more

June 4, 2008

The Marine Corps will not bring criminal charges against two officers in command of a unit involved in the shooting deaths of as many as 19 civilians in northeastern Afghanistan last year after a car bomb struck the Marines' convoy, military commanders said Friday. ...more

May 24, 2008

France has had contacts with the leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas "for several months," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday. ...more

May 20, 2008

For most people, it's just a bummer when a TV company cancels their favorite show. But fans of the now defunct CBS show "Jericho" are taking the loss of their show a bit harder. ...more

May 10, 2008

When talk turned to allowing women into the Kiwanis Club two decades ago, more than a few members of the all-male club were in an uproar. ...more

February 20, 2008

News that the University of South Florida cannot play a nationally televised ESPN home game against Rutgers on Dec. 4 because Raymond James Stadium is unavailable has caused an uproar from Bulls fans. ...more

February 14, 2008

City Councilwoman Celia Graham, who served during one of the most turbulent political times in Zephyrhills history, will not seek re-election, she said Tuesday. ...more

February 6, 2008

The School Board of Highlands County will vote this week on developing a policy for testing student athletes for anabolic steroids. We endorse this policy but want to see it include all sports and student athletes. The board is following the directions of the Florida High School Athletic Association's mandate from the state to implement this policy. It would require the testing of a percentage of student athletes in grades nine through 12. Only about 1 percent of athletes – boys and girls – participating in football, baseball, softball and weightlifting would be tested. Terry Quarles, athletic director for Sebring High School, supports the policy, but wonders why sports such as wrestling are not included. We agree, and what about golf, tennis, volleyball and any other sanctioned sport? Steroid abuse isn't limited to just three or four sports. ...more

January 20, 2008

A team of Scotland Yard investigators will probe the killing of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced in a nationwide address Wednesday night. ...more

January 3, 2008