Arcadia is betting that solar energy — more specifically, a cutting-edge solar plant being built in DeSoto County — will provide hundreds of jobs and an even bigger economic boost. ...more

October 27, 2009

On June 19, The Tampa Tribune reported on faculty salaries at the University of South Florida's College of Medicine. I noticed that Dr. Neil Fenske, chairman of Dermatology, was cited as being highly compensated. ...more

June 28, 2009

People who live in and around the city could be in on the cutting edge of a major breakthrough in finding a cure a to a disease that affects many families. ...more

March 18, 2009

The University of South Florida, always on the cutting edge, has a new plan to improve schools. ...more

March 13, 2009

Prosecutors have DNA tests and hair samples. They have testimony about "the smell of death" in the trunk of the suspect's car. ...more

October 16, 2008

House one, house two, house three. Those choices are familiar to fans of "House Hunters," a popular show on HGTV, a cable television network that focuses on house and garden matters. The show follows people in various cities and even in other countries as they visit three houses on their house hunting search. ...more

July 30, 2008

Landscaping costs in the three Highlands County incorporated areas: (budgeted costs vary wildly, and shouldn't be directly compared, since most employees perform several tasks not connected with landscaping, while grant funding varies and pays for many improvements.) • Highlands County-$2.5 million yearly budget for landscaping of 40 county owned properties which includes the cost of a four-person, full-time department. • Avon Park-$52,000 of Avon Park city funding goes to contractor Cutting Edge, which maintains the U.S. 27 corridor, the Main Street mall and other city properties. Inmates perform much of the landscaping at no cost to the city, as is the custom in many areas of the county. Five recreation department employees oversee upkeep of the city ball fields with a $16,000 yearly budget. ...more

February 10, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden discusses Sunday's game against Seattle and other topics. ...more

September 6, 2007