SEBRING — Two houses along W. L. Kirkland Street in Avon Park sit in an otherwise vacant, large field near Lake Anoka, on the site of an unfinished development. Nearby, resident Jim Windsor believes the problem lies right between the two, or rather, there isn't enough space between the houses. "You put too many homes so close like that you're going to create a ghetto," Windsor feared. "That's not going to make it good for anybody, the town or the neighbors." ...more

October 9, 2007

Lawmakers are expected to discuss budget changes for health care, the environment and education. Law enforcement officers should be safe because the governor has made it clear he will not cut their jobs. He also is pushing for more spending on affordable housing assistance and transportation projects. ...more

September 30, 2007

Lobbyist John Thrasher, a lawyer and former speaker of the Florida House, makes a bogus but convincing case against the Hometown Democracy amendment that voters will possibly consider in November 2008. ...more

September 24, 2007