A proposal with too many questions [Times photo: Ron Thompson] A health aide wants to use her house for patients, but neighbors worry the home will change the community and the county agrees.

Land of the free, home of the . . . rude
We've all been there.

One DUI retrial down, two more to go
INVERNESS -- After three years, two trials and countless number of sleepless nights, Dorothy Weber hopes she can finally stop reliving the crash that claimed the life of her husband, Carl.

Company helps find new foster parents
A private, nonprofit company called Open Door is joining the Department of Children and Families in recruiting and developing new foster homes.

Red Level bridge deserves attention
The state Department of Transportation has resurrected the idea of building another bridge alongside the one that spans the Cross Florida Barge Canal on U.S. 19 in Red Level. It's a project that is long overdue, and we encourage the state DOT to not delay the development and environmental study it began recently.

No jog in the park
This was the last time she would see her husband, so Pat Ripka made sure he had everything he would need for his trip.