For the first time in his 19 years, James Wright will be 3,000 miles away from his family on Christmas Day. ...more

December 25, 2009

The Christmas holiday season - Highlands County residents describe it as magic and amazing and a time for peace and joy, family gatherings, traditions and celebrating the birth of Jesus. ...more

December 20, 2009

Although the holiday season is a time for family gatherings and office parties, it also can heighten anxiety, dread and loneliness for people struggling with the loss of a loved one. ...more

December 18, 2009

Although the holiday season is a time for family gatherings and office parties, it also can heighten anxiety, dread and loneliness for people struggling with the loss of a loved one. ...more

December 16, 2009

The holidays are times for family gatherings and happy memories, but for families caring for loved ones with memory impairment, the holidays may be filled with stress and frustration. To assist families and people coping with Alzheimer's during the holidays, the Florida Gulf Cost Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association developed 10 survival tips: ...more

December 13, 2009

Most of those who show up for Bayshore Baptist Church's Easter sunrise service at the Davis Islands Garden Club aren't regular church members, but many of the same faces show up year after year. ...more

April 13, 2009

Iran played down President Barack Obama's new video message to the Iranian people on Friday, saying it welcomed the overtures but warned that decades of mistrust can't easily be erased. ...more

March 20, 2009

Milk ***½ Gus Van Sant directed Sean Penn to a Best Actor Oscar in this biopic of crusading politician Harvey Milk, who in the late 1970s became the first openly gay man to hold public office in this country. Dustin Lance Black's Oscar-winning screenplay follows its hero from middle-age awakening to his early death at the hands of a fellow San Francisco official. The cast includes Emile Hirsch. ...more

March 13, 2009

Does the world really need another cookbook? Benita Long thought so. At least that the religious retail market did. ...more

January 31, 2009

WRITER'S NOTE: Merry Christmas! Don't we feel a special elation and fanfare elevating the best of mankind and our loved ones and neighbors each Dec. 25? I do. And I enjoy soliciting an annual sampler of reflections demonstrating some more unique aspects of Christmas and seasonal smiles. So grab a cookie and a cup to warm your day: ...more

December 25, 2008