How bad is it for John McCain? Some of his supporters keep suggesting he would have a better shot at the White House if he promised to serve only one term. ...more

June 29, 2008

A late-morning thunderstorm couldn't dampen the spirits of a group of young swimmers last weekend. ...more

June 28, 2008

Adjusting To Reality Regarding "Obama Rejects Public Money" (Nation/World, June 20): ...more

June 26, 2008

Stuart Sternberg freely admitted Saturday that superstition has been his motivation in avoiding his team for the better part of two months. ...more

June 22, 2008

Regarding "Candidates Should Not Have To Choose," June 1: All of the presidential Republican candidates except for Ron Paul came forward and endorsed the presumed nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain. Why would asking local Republican candidates to pledge to do the same be considered "ungentlemanly" and "using a hammer"? ...more

June 8, 2008

Three months ago, Hillsborough County slashed its funding to the Tampa Bay Community Network, which runs the local public access cable channel, by more than $355,000. Since then the network has been struggling to figure out how to serve county residents. ...more

February 5, 2008

Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun a battle over Florida despite their promise to boycott the state, raising the possibility the pledge may break down. ...more

January 22, 2008

Hong Kong must wait another 10 years to directly elect its own leader, China said Saturday, drawing protests from hundreds in the former British colony who said they were being cheated of the right to vote. ...more

December 30, 2007

In regards to Jim Gulledge's letter I have to say I agree with him 100 percent. I just don't understand people or the press. I know the press is suppose to be people also. But there are times I wonder. I too am very concerned about a man running for president of this country who does not honor its flag. I sent Highlands Today an e-mail I had received on that subject. I did not ask them to print the e-mail. I said I felt this should be looked into an article ran, so the people of Highlands County can make informed choices. I am very well aware of the fact all e-mails you receive aren't factual and I did contact www.snopes before I made such a request. Snopes did say "true" to the story I had been sent. For those of you who may not know, snopes is a site on Internet that will check out a story for you, and let you know if the story is true, partially true or false, so I am not running my mouth about something I know nothing about. Except Mr. Gulledge's letter, I have not seen one word on Sen. Barack Obama. ...more

December 28, 2007

In April, when 2,000 people jammed the Cuban Club courtyard in Ybor City to see Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, it was the most exciting event yet in this presidential campaign season, and convinced Obama supporters he could challenge frontrunner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York in Florida. ...more

December 18, 2007