$17.4 billion Amount in government loans General Motors and Chrysler will use in three months ...more

February 22, 2009

Moving to a new home, particularly if it's your first, is an exciting venture. But deciding what to do about your new landscape can seem overwhelming. That was the problem faced by these new homeowners whose question was answered by my wife Cheryl, below. ...more

February 15, 2009

For the first time in seven years, Highlands County residents will again have the opportunity to recycle glass. ...more

February 12, 2009

Banks and financial institutions, they got it. Even though they're a major cause of the problem. ...more

February 11, 2009

Last week I offered some tips on pruning roses. After taking on the bushes in my landscape, I have a few more thoughts to offer that might help you tackle your own. ...more

February 4, 2009

Internet reports of a shortage of chicken wings, the most savory of Super Bowl snacks, have been greatly exaggerated, restaurateurs and poultry officials say. ...more

January 30, 2009

Boy Scout Troop 22 spent an enjoyable weekend at Egmont Key State Park in early December. The Scouts explored the fort ruins, took an orientation class and performed a community service project that involved helping park rangers remove non-indigenous species of plants. It was an opportunity for the Scouts to work in the shadow of the historic Egmont Key Lighthouse and traverse the century-old red brick roads. ...more

January 28, 2009

Citrus County sheriff's deputies seized $500,000 worth of marijuana from a Crystal River grow house Friday night and continue to look for two men who fled the scene. ...more

January 24, 2009

I read in the paper about the ethanol plant or possible plants coming to Highlands County. This can be a most wonderful opportunity for the county, state, American citizens, real estate sales, businesses large and small alike. Since our tax dollars are in part funding this program, there should be in no way anyone working either on the building project or in the plant itself not be a United States citizen. Our commissioners, state representative, Congress, Senate and governor should see that our people are ready to take these jobs. ...more

January 24, 2009

This morning's cold should mark the end of a string of freezing nights that battered the state's farmers and kept residents shivering as far south as the Everglades. ...more

January 23, 2009