U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio refused Monday to say how he would vote on the controversial SunRail proposal now being considered by the state Legislature, even though a similar proposal passed the state House with his support as speaker in 2008. ...more

December 8, 2009

One is a retired teacher who has an alpaca farm. Another was a paralegal. One used to work in banks and another was a homemaker. ...more

December 6, 2009

Many people these days are fed up with government waste, huge federal deficits and corporate bailouts. ...more

December 4, 2009

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. McAllister for his letter on Nov. 24. This was just what the Tea Party movement needed: some left wing nut to remind us why we are holding tea parties. And, he gave us lots more exposure than any of the newspapers in Highlands County, so again thanks Mr. McAllister. But, I do need to correct some of the things that he said: ...more

December 3, 2009

I just read the comments on the Sebring Tea Party by Roger McAllister, and I disagree with his premise that Tea Party folks are potential criminals. I have also noticed that nobody except Mr. McAllister stated that they were "disruptive." Political correctness has invaded the press and our daily life to the extent that it has diminished free speech, so that if one disagrees with this policy, you have no right to express your views. The Tea Party folks have just as much right to speak as Mr. McAllister, yet he's labeled them as "un-American." ...more

December 1, 2009

I hate to pop the bubble of the person who tossed out the overestimation of people attending the Sebring tea party, but I was there that afternoon too, but not for the political rally. It was my observation that the bulk of the people were there for the "scheduled" monthly car show as well as the "scheduled" popular talent contest that this rally disrupted. The number of people attending the rally was obviously much smaller than stated. As I walked around, people voluntarily offered these comments: From a nurse: "They are so negative." From a retiree: … "these people just hate anything Obama…" From a retired military person: "These people don't know how good a country we live in." ...more

November 24, 2009

Just when I was thought we had heard the last of him since the 2008 election, the ever-bumptious John Russell rears up again this time at the Tea Party Rally in Brooksville. ...more

November 15, 2009

FRIDAY 'Lucky Friday the 13th' theme at Gallery Walk SEBRING - Leave your superstitions at home and join the downtown merchants in celebrating "Lucky Friday the 13th" in Sebring. ...more

November 13, 2009

The Highlands Tea Party will be on the Sebring Circle on Saturday, Nov. 14 to raise awareness about their cause. ...more

November 12, 2009

The small-government crusader running for Congress stood on the steps of the courthouse behind a podium and microphone. ...more

November 8, 2009