News-Sun http://www.newssun.com/ The News-Sun Newspaper Sebring, FL en-us Avon Park drops one in OT during pre-season tourney http://www.newssun.com/SUN-11-22-APBBB By ED BALDRIDGE ed.baldridge@newssun.com AVON PARK -- Even though the Red Devils fought back from a 20 point deficit, they still dropped a pre-sea ... Local Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:06:27 GMT Devils top Mulberry in Tip-Off http://www.newssun.com/FRI-11-20-APBB By ED BALDRIDGE ed.baldridge@newssun.com The Avon Park Red Devils rolled over Mulberry 61-49 in the Bill Jarrett Tip-off Tournament on Tuesday nig ... Local Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Police Blotter, Nov. 12-16 http://www.newssun.com/PoliceBlotter-Nov-12-16 The News-Sun would like to remind the readers that the names listed below reflect those who have been charged with a crime, but they are all innocent ... Local Police Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Police blotter, Nov. 5-11 http://www.newssun.com/PoliceBlotter-Nov-5-9 The News-Sun would like to remind the readers that the names listed below reflect those who have been charged with a crime, but they are all innocent ... Local Police Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Plenty to do in the Heartland http://www.newssun.com/ltr-1118-val-keiper Editor: Wow! Who says there is nothing to do in the Heartland? Last week was a busy week. First we started out with the Florida Flywheeler's ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Health care is a human concern http://www.newssun.com/ltr-1118-ludacer Health care is a human concern Editor: Wearing the mask of free enterprise and flying the colors of "the private sector" health insurance ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tea Party attendees in for surprise http://www.newssun.com/ltr-1118-kosanke Editor: I wish to take this opportunity to thank my daughter, Mary Lynda, for the wonderful job she did in getting the Sebring Tea Party so well or ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Farm-city partnerships improve quality of life http://www.newssun.com/ltr-1118-Elliott Editor: This Thanksgiving Day, as we gather with family and friends to count our blessings, let's give thanks for the bounty we enjoy not just o ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Lady Streaks have rough opener http://www.newssun.com/FRI-11-20-SebGBB News-Sun staff report LAKE WALES - The Lady Blue Streaks got a rude welcome to District 5-5A Tuesday as they fell in the season opener, 54-21, to th ... Local Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Social Security: the hidden problem http://www.newssun.com/col-1120-social-security There is much debate today about how solvent Social Security is, but most of the debate is over when the trust fund will run out of money, not about w ... Local Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Organ music http://www.newssun.com/col-1120-purcell We got it in the early '70s: a Kimball organ that sat in our living room for 20 years or more. It had single buttons that played whole chords. O ... Local Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Kid Activist vs. the Beltway Octopus http://www.newssun.com/col-1120-durst Get ready, fight fans. The Heavyweight match of the decade is fast approaching. And yes, I'm talking about the president of the United States clim ... Local Opinion Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Streaks let win slip away http://www.newssun.com/FRI-11-20-SebBB By DAN HOEHNE daniel.hoehne@newssun.com AVON PARK - It wasn't the way he'd have liked to see his team finish off a game, but Sebring head ... Local Sports Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT SFCC expands LPN to RN transition program http://www.newssun.com/1120-sfcc-nurse-transition Special to the News-Sun AVON PARK -- The South Florida Community College Allied Health programs have partnered with Heartland Workforce to expand it ... Local School Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT SFCC Community Education adds digital photography class http://www.newssun.com/1120-sfcc-digital-photo Special to the News-Sun AVON PARK -- South Florida Community College Community Education has added an Introduction to Digital Photography class to i ... Local School Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT How badly do I want my marriage to work? http://www.newssun.com/col-1120-marriage-mentor To continue from last week, how was I going to fix my marriage if Tom didn't care? I needed help. I talked to Tom about marriage counseling. He sa ... Local Lifestyle Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Choose wisely http://www.newssun.com/edt-1118-editorial We wish Avon Park City Manager Sarah Adelt well as she moves to Frostproof to became the city clerk there. Certainly she served during difficult tim ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT A lost message and a lost opportunity at the Berlin Wall ceremonies http://www.newssun.com/col-1118-reagan I was recently in Europe to help commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. I went into this trip with a great deal of enthusias ... Local Opinion Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Rally falls short for Streaks http://www.newssun.com/WED-11-18-SebSoccer - Ugly game sees 3 yellow cards - By ELISHA KLATT News-Sun correspondent LAKE WALES - The Sebring boys soccer team fell short Monday in a 2-1 d ... Local Sports Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT James gesture grand but misguided http://www.newssun.com/WED-11-18-DanColumn By DAN HOEHNE daniel.hoehne@newssun.com Those that know my background might think I'd be all for the recent proposal made by LeBron James - th ... Local Sports Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT High hopes for Blue Streaks, tall order for foes http://www.newssun.com/WED-11-18-SebBBPre By DAN HOEHNE daniel.hoehne@newssun.com SEBRING - With high praise come high expectations and, in the right hands, a higher level of intensity to ... Local Sports Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Use common sense to help prevent spreading the flu http://www.newssun.com/1118-FlyLady The flu season is upon us. It happens every year. And every year people die from the flu at an alarming rate, but we can't live in fear. Most of t ... Local Lifestyle Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Art of letter-writing suffers neglect in age of the Internet http://www.newssun.com/1118-abby Dear Abby: Please don't think I'm stupid for asking this, but I need some help. The practice of letter-writing appears to be a dying form beca ... Local Lifestyle Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT