School districts could opt for a four-day school week under a measure proposed by an Ormond Beach lawmaker. ...more

February 13, 2009

I know you probably receive many questions about Stradivarius violins. I think this one is real. It was inherited through my family, some of whom came from England. It is marked "Antonius Stradivarious" with a circle and the letters "A & S." I believe that there are a few out there and this may be one. ...more

January 16, 2009

The U.S. Army Reserve soldier who died Sunday in St. Petersburg during a training exercise has been identified as Sgt. 1st Class James Bailey Jr. of Belzoni, Miss., military officials say. ...more

January 15, 2009

In her early years, my mother always made stuffing spiked with the turkey's giblets. My memory is a little cloudy on this, but I seem to recall in her later years, she had a desire to shake things up a bit. So she made an outside-the-bird dressing, gloriously flavored with oysters. ...more

November 26, 2008

In her early years, my mother always made stuffing spiked with the turkey's giblets. My memory is a little cloudy on this, but I seem to recall in her later years, she had a desire to shake things up a bit. So she made an outside-the-bird dressing, gloriously flavored with oysters. ...more

November 26, 2008

Sue Martin does her best to be a dutiful and loving daughter. So when her 84-year-old mother finally retired from a family electronics business - at age 82 - Martin bought the small three-bedroom ranch house next door to her own home in Claymont, Del., and moved her mother in. ...more

October 19, 2008

After 10 years of serving Spanish food from their rented gas station locale, Ramon and Maria Martinez needed to find a new location for their restaurant, El Nino. ...more

September 24, 2008

Larry Blumberg is looking for a few good Jews to move to his corner of the Bible Belt. ...more

September 9, 2008

Recently, a patient's husband broke into tears while we were speaking privately. Mr. Rose felt completely overwhelmed and alone caring for his wife with Alzheimer's disease. His doctor was concerned because his blood pressure was very high. Mr. Rose was not doing much to take care of his own needs, and it was affecting his ability to provide the best care to his wife. ...more

August 23, 2008

It is the one discussion that adult children must have with their aging parents. ...more

July 13, 2008