Dear Abby: Please let the world know that kind people still exist. I was on my way to two job interviews. Not surprisingly, I was nervous, so before I got off my train, I took my phone out to check the directions to the first one. A short walk later, I reached the subway, but when I went into my purse for my wallet to buy a MetroCard, lo and behold, my wallet and new glasses were missing. ...more

September 7, 2008

Jacki Wachtel could have been content with winning Friday's Lutz Fourth of July race, but Wachtel, ever the competitor, felt compelled to swim, bike and run Saturday in the Crystal River Fourth of July Sprint Triathlon at Fort Island Gulf Beach as well. ...more

July 8, 2008

Brenda Dostal says she felt like a failure as a mother. The 38-year-old Wesley Chapel mom was dealing with a 5-year-old terror. Son Zachary's kicking and clawing outbursts of anger left her with bloody scratches and frazzled nerves. ...more

February 6, 2008

Gina Boyd's day already had soured when her 3-year-old daughter began vomiting in her Dodge Caravan. ...more

January 29, 2008

Relatives and friends of a missing North Port mother of two sons are waiting to hear what happened to her after she was abducted from her home Thursday afternoon. ...more

January 18, 2008

Check your credit card bills closely. Some credit card companies are raising interest rates on customers even if they pay down their balances, on time, every month. The reason they cite is the customers' credit ratings have fallen elsewhere. ...more

December 5, 2007