Thousands of children are expected to squeal with delight during the Victorious Life Church Easter outreach, featuring egg hunts, food and more. The church is planning to reach about 6,500 children through its four-part effort. ...more

April 1, 2009

A year has passed since I shared in this space how my children suffer from a condition known as "slow snow recognition." Recent winter storms that blanketed the Southeast, I'm happy to report, have cured my three young daughters of that malady. ...more

January 24, 2009

Russia's plan to deploy ships and warplanes to the Caribbean for joint military exercises with Venezuela is allowing President Hugo Chavez to capitalize on tensions between Moscow and the United States and showcase a growing military alliance. ...more

September 9, 2008

That sound you heard Thursday night was the collective squeal of the sold-out crowd at the Ford Amphitheatre for teen sensations the Jonas Brothers. ...more

September 5, 2008

They're still counting casualties back home, and so when Zheng Jie completed the biggest victory of her career Friday at Wimbledon, she resisted any temptation to leap or squeal or pump her fist or collapse to the grass in glee. ...more

June 28, 2008

AVON PARK — Any "tween" or parent of one can confirm that "High School Musical 2" is totally cool, so when Derrick Roper had the chance to become part of the Wildcat fever, he jumped on board. ...more

January 31, 2008

There's a little nomad in all of us. And the concept of carrying your home with you as you travel still has a central appeal, as evidenced by the tens of millions of Americans who leave behind their air conditioning, HDTV and e-mail hookups to trek off to the woods each year. (Though, these days, thanks to air-cards, both the accursed e-mail and the Internet may be only as far away as a squeal of the modem.) ...more

November 2, 2007