Jan Glidewell: Dating moves too fast, then we forget
Age creeps up on you slowly. One day you realize that you either need glasses or longer arms in order to read. Another time you find yourself saying, "my hearing is fine, I just wish everybody would stop mumbling!"

Inverness City Council Election: SEAT 3: Political newcomer Ken M. Hinkle is running against two-term incumbent Henry 'Ted' Stauffer.
INVERNESS -- Incumbent Henry "Ted" Stauffer is battling political newcomer Ken M. Hinkle in the race for City Council Seat 3.
Police pay, city hall key issues in race
SEAT 1: Brian Snapp, 39, stresses his youth in his faceoff with the council's president, John Sullivan.
SEAT 5: Marc L. Wigmore questions the council's priorities; Robert E. Plaisted voices pride in its work.
INVERNESS -- A couple years ago, at the Inverness Place Bed and Breakfast that Marc L. Wigmore runs with his wife, guests started asking why their water was yellow.

Silent partner
They may never hear her voice or see her face, but biologist Sara Zimorski is playing a key role in the survival of whooping cranes.

Greg Hamilton: Waiting teachers get mixed message
The Citrus County teachers' union representatives on Jan. 30 threw up their collective hands in frustration with the district administration. Contract talks were going nowhere, and the union decided to call an impasse, which sent both teams off to mediation.

Times recommends: Candidate replies
In Tuesday's Inverness City Council races, the Times recommends:

Success kicking in for Warriors' Cooke
Originally just a conditioning exercise for swimming, track is no longer an afterthought.

Preps: Rounding up athletes paying off for Pirates
Numbers are up, as coaches look high and low for new recruits.

Police reports: Deputies look for men in purse snatching attempt
HOMOSASSA -- Officials from the Citrus County Sheriff's Office are looking for a white man who tried to snatch a purse from a 64-year-old Homosassa woman at a Sunny Days Plaza laundry on U.S. 19 at about 7:05 p.m. a week ago Saturday.