Stuffitts Shoe Savers, moisture and odor-fighting inserts; available at www.stuffitts.com; $24.95 ...more

October 24, 2009

I fell in love for the first time when I was 4 years old. No, the object of my affection wasn't the little boy down the road - it was the railroads. It began when I traveled with my parents from Rome, Ga., to Chicago. More than 50 years later, the memories of that trip are still vivid. ...more

February 15, 2009

On Sept. 5, 2008, Don Meyer, the men's basketball coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., was heading up a convoy of six cars toward a team preseason retreat. Apparently falling asleep at the wheel, Meyer drifted over a lane and hit a semi-truck head-on going 50 mph. ...more

January 29, 2009

before I realized that final confrontation in the kitchen was staged for me and my brothers. Papa wanted us to know what kind of woman Mama was, and he succeeded. But the lesson I learned was not the one he intended. Something else happened that spring, however, something that gave me reason to watch and wait, imagining flashes of summer colors out of the corner of my eye. ...more

January 25, 2009

Wildlife biologists insist there has never been a documented case of a panther attack on a human in Florida. ...more

November 30, 2008

Michael E. Long loved history and had a fondness for teaching his students about the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. ...more

September 17, 2008

Michael E. Long loved history and had a special fondness for teaching his students about the Civil War and the Lincoln assassination. Somehow, he managed to do that without taking sides in the conflict that still sparks arguments more than 140 years after it was fought. "He was always objective," said Kelvin Faison, a friend and colleague of Long's at Pasco-Hernando Community College. "He was always intelligent that way." Long, 58, an associate professor of history and political science at PHCC, died Friday from complications associated with pneumonia, the college reported. ...more

September 15, 2008

Genealogists are likely to pick up a newspaper in any town where they are paying a visit, conducting business or just passing through. We're after the obituary section, a standard feature in newspapers. ...more

September 14, 2008

SEBRING — After countless hours of scanning photos and sorting through records at the Sebring Historical Society, Susan MacDonald was overwhelmed when the book "Sebring" was finally completed. "All the pictures and captions turned out just how I wanted them to," said MacDonald, a previous Sebring resident. "Now I just hope the people of Sebring will like it." Through 200 vintage photos, the book chronicles the history of Sebring from its founding as the City on the Circle. MacDonald lived in Sebring from 1969 to 1978 and is a 1976 graduate of Sebring High School. She called the book a labor of love for her father, Tom Priest, who affectionately called Sebring his adopted home, living here from 1969 until his death in 1999. ...more

January 14, 2008