Thanksgiving is a time to slow down, bond with family and friends, eat and talk turkey. And to give thanks, of course. ...more

November 21, 2009

Cancer has played a large role in Kim Crawford's life - first taking away her grandfather, father and now possibly her brother as well. ...more

October 29, 2009

If you can't get enough of Hulk Hogan, you're in luck. Hogan is revealing some shocking details about his life, including suicidal thoughts, in his new book, "My Life Outside the Ring." ...more

October 28, 2009

Patricia Lorenz has attitude. And I mean that in a good way. When her book "The 5 Things We Need to be Happy" (Guideposts, $15) showed up on my desk, it caught my attention. I don't know about you, but things seem pretty grim these days. If she had the key to happiness, I wanted to know her secret. ...more

June 13, 2009

Michael Sarver, latest castoff from "American Idol," isn't ready to go back to the oil rig. ...more

March 27, 2009

Two "Secret Santas" have given away $11,000 to unsuspecting Detroit area residents to add some happiness to their holidays. ...more

December 23, 2008

Sept. 11, 2001 brought new awareness into my life. It may have been seven years ago but I still remember it like yesterday. I used to get upset over little things, people moving too slow, phone ringing while I'm on the computer, things like that. It's funny, after that day I realized how insignificant those things were. ...more

December 5, 2008

They have been planning for months, rehearsing for almost as long. Including the actors, singers, orchestra and stage hands, some 60 students from Newsome, Durant and Plant City high schools are part of the effort to stage "Pippin" at Tomlin Middle School Theatre beginning tonight. ...more

November 19, 2008

Galina Komissarchuk said she and her husband had been arguing with their daughter and son-in-law, when her daughter unexpectedly showed up at her parents' Sarasota house late at night. ...more

November 5, 2008

We have different opinions about why our economy is in such a bad state, but it behooves each of us to take our individual inventory. It seems to me, when we go in debt, we are using what belongs to someone else. There are things that we need the use of credit for, but even then, it is our responsibility to use common sense and not over indulge. When we buy things we know we can't afford and sometimes don't even need, we are asking for trouble. ...more

October 27, 2008