Dec. 3, 2009 ...more

December 3, 2009

The term "exit strategy" seemed to gain favor after the United States left Vietnam under less-than-favorable circumstances. Back then, it seemed like a good idea not to get into a war without a "plan" to fight it and ultimately get out honorably and victoriously. However, wars are extremely unpredictable, with many twists and turns of fate. An example would be the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, an unexpected last gasp by Hitler in which the Allies eventually prevailed. ...more

December 3, 2009

Police will investigate illegal dumping at a site where the cremated remains of a decorated World War II veteran were found. ...more

December 2, 2009

Genevieve Russo remembers her mother giving her a nickel every day to ride the trolley from her home in Brooklyn to St. Francis of Xavier Catholic School. ...more

November 28, 2009

Nov. 28, 2009 ...more

November 28, 2009

A historic Coast Guard cutter that had performed search-and-rescue missions between the Florida Keys and Cuba during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift has arrived in Key West to serve as a floating military museum. ...more

November 28, 2009

Jeannette Green stood in the shade Nov. 17 at Veterans Memorial Park, where dozens of veterans, military supporters and county officials turned out for a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion. ...more

November 25, 2009

Nov. 25, 2009 ...more

November 25, 2009

About a week ago, Sebring resident Donovan Fletcher and neighbors in the 4700 block of Fourth Street began complaining about a gas smell in the Highlands Homes subdivision. ...more

November 21, 2009

I would posit that any time we cannot raise the troops to fight a war from our own citizenry, but rather must rely on outside contractors, as we are today, (over 133,000 in Iraq and 71,000 in Afghanistan), then we are in a war in which we should not be involved, since obviously the majority of the American people do not support the effort. It then becomes "their war," that is, those who are fighting it, but not "our war." World War II was "our war." Everyone was involved, starting with a draft and going through rationing of food, gas, tires, clothing, etc. We were in an all out mode and we won. ...more

November 21, 2009