No one expects 13-year-olds to have their whole lives plotted out. Then again, it's an age where childhood starts to give way as adulthood makes its gradual introduction. Before you or they know it, 13 becomes 16, then 18, then 21 and on to the rest of their lives. ...more

January 2, 2010

There must be parents whose years of raising teenagers to adulthood are perfectly pleasant and without problems. And then there are the rest, perhaps most, who find the experience quite trying and filled with trouble. ...more

December 28, 2009

Christmas is, at last, upon us. The audible sigh across the land arrives from parents who acknowledge, for better or worse, that they have done what they could (and possibly more than was warranted). ...more

December 25, 2009

No one expects 13-year-olds to have their whole lives plotted out. Then again, it's an age where childhood starts to give way as adulthood makes its gradual introduction. Before you or they know it, 13 becomes 16, then 18, then 21 and on to the rest of their lives. ...more

December 11, 2009

at least until last weekend - had seldom seen such cases. ...more

June 13, 2009

Certainly in the journey through life, IQ score is not a predictor of a successful life. ...more

March 6, 2009

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church plans a three-night Lenten Mission to help relieve stress in people's lives. ...more

February 25, 2009

It's common knowledge that smoking presents a risk to pregnant women and their unborn children but a recent, long-term study reveals strong evidence that secondhand smoke can also cause significant problems. ...more

February 16, 2009

"OK" was all David William Earley said when he faced a judge in Pasco County dressed in jail stripes today, charged with violating his probation and failure to pay $165,000 in child support. ...more

January 20, 2009

She had just three years left to find a family. After that, her childhood would be over. ...more

January 2, 2009