Few places in Highlands County draw a crowd as large as the route (U.S.) 27 area that comprises the Florida Cancer Specialists and the Eye Specialists of Mid Florida. And as if this were not enough, nearby is the Barranco ENT Clinic and a mobile home park.
I walk my dog, Maggie May, every morning and as I wait for her to come out of the garage, I usually pick up my Highlands News-Sun in our driveway. Sometimes I’ll ask Maggie to pick the paper up and carry it to my wife. She learned this trick and even carries a neighbor’s paper up to his fron…
All these mass shootings have one common factor, that being the shooter had documented mental health problems. How do we use this to stop these shooters from purchasing firearms and significantly reduce these mass shootings? Actually quite simple.
One of our esteemed letter writers has the nerve to write in and accuse Gov. DeSantis of using his political platform to suppress free speech by his actions against Disney.
The Day of Prayer celebrated nationally on the first Thursday in May is a wonderful observance for our community. It’s a time to come together with a common goal, to pray for our nation, to celebrate our freedom, and most of all, worship our Lord.
May is National Foster Care Month. As such, this is a time to say, “Thank you!” to all the family members that step forward to care for children in our community when parents cannot safely do so.
Bad weather accelerated by global warming
More support needed for law enforcement
Drone up support for traffic enforcement
Finally, a nonpartisan Freedom of Choice issue almost everyone can stand behind: This fall, Florida legislators will be asked to consider a bill called Death With Dignity, a.k.a Medical Aid in Dying.
Tuesday, 4/19/22, Highlands News-Sun front page, “Help for agriculture.” My take: a ‘private company’ has found a way to make money off the “freeze” and “hailstorm.” The article does not give any idea of “estimated” losses of either? The hailstorm’ was localized. But, it does bring up a song…
The gift of household supplies. It doesn’t seem like a lot to some but let me explain what it did for us.
Talk about too lazy to do the “leg work.” First, I did not know anything about the “Hail Call Center.” Nor, in my limited ‘sphere of influence,’ one of the “epicenters of the storm,” I did not hear any talk about the “Hail Call Center.”
There’s only one true religion, the Bible. The Word of God, Jesus the son died and rose from the dead and is God. God came to earth. Salvation is only through Him.
In a his recent column in the paper I have to disagree with our student writer on this one. I usually enjoy reading what he has to say.
School children sent home with a summer reading list this year should leave it on the teacher’s desk along with a list of banned books in Florida’s school systems.
It is a great honor to serve Sebring, Florida, as your new postmaster. In my nine years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our Post Offices serve as a lifeline for our small busi…
Before my retirement as a CEO of a large affordable housing nonprofit, I signed a lot of checks to pay for impact fees. The Highlands News-Sun front page headline “Commissioners: Need a new study for impact fees” (April 12, 2022) was understandably of great interest to me.
In an April 12 article about abortion access, the newspaper did not include several paragraphs at the end due to space limitations. Those paragraphs describe a critically important new method of obtaining abortion medication. Amy Weintraub, Reproductive Rights Program director, Progress Flor…
