Recent studies show that when you check on how happy people are at various ages, the elderly generally come out ahead. ...more

July 15, 2008

July is Haircuts for Hospice month. Every Tuesday in July, the Fantastic Sams hair salon at Ridge and Little roads will donate 10 percent of regular-priced services or products to Gulfside Regional Hospice. ...more

July 10, 2008

Marion County Animal Center has closed after an outbreak of diseases contaminated the facility. They expect to euthanize about 80 dogs. ...more

July 10, 2008

It wasn't until Will Quinlan's new album, "Navasota," was almost finished that he realized what it was about. ...more

June 12, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) –– McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. Spokeswoman Danya Proud said Monday the world's largest hamburger chain has stopped serving sliced tomatoes on all of its sandwiches in the United States as a precaution until the source of the salmonella is known. ...more

June 9, 2008

OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's says it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its restaurants over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. ...more

June 9, 2008

An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. ...more

June 4, 2008

CHICAGO - A Chicago-based company has recalled an "undetermined amount of beef products" distributed in 11 states, including Florida, due to an E. coli scare, federal officials announced Saturday. ...more

May 18, 2008

Think about this: Shortly after Bush took office, he launched an endless war. Then, there were record numbers of fires. Not only in number but in size and devastation. ...more

May 4, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has an idea for making health care insurance more affordable. The job, however, is more than a state can handle on its own. ...more

February 23, 2008