Amy Gorman, author of "Aging Artfully: 12 Profiles of Visual and Performing Women Artists 85-105," will speak at the SouthShore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6. She will show clips of filmmaker Greg Young's movie, "Still Kicking," based on her book. ...more

November 26, 2007

Editor's note: Because of the nature of their family members' illnesses, the names of some people in this story have been changed to protect their identities. ...more

November 21, 2007

My husband, Hugh, and I moved to Temple Terrace on Dec. 26, 1959. ...more

November 7, 2007

LARGO – Vivian Scott decided it was time. During Scott's 27 years of working at the former GE Plant in Largo, the 62-year-old Pasadena resident said many of her friends died from cancer. The work performed at the plant was highly classified, but included the production of electronic and mechanical equipment for nuclear weapons. ...more

November 6, 2007

Sabrina Rahim doesn't practice any particular faith, but she had no problem signing a letter declaring that because of her religious beliefs, her 4-year-old son should be exempt from the vaccinations required for preschool. ...more

October 18, 2007

An experimental malaria vaccine protected 65 percent of Mozambiquan infants who received a full course of injections, paving the way for a large clinical trial of what could be the first vaccine against the deadly disease, researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

October 18, 2007

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is recalling of its "Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream" over concerns that the product may have been mislabeled. ...more

October 9, 2007

My life was going along great. I had a full-time career teaching that I loved, plus two part-time ones that involved teaching music and leading worship at church. My kids were well and my husband was doing what he loved. We were all extremely busy and fulfilled. But, I began to feel sick — fatigue and pain that cannot be described. I had felt it a few times in the past when for months I could not get out of bed without help. No doctor could ever figure it out. Starting in eighth grade, I'd be given round after round of antibiotics and after being deathly ill for weeks, would slowly recover. It would always take a long, long time to feel my energetic, enthusiastic self again but I always would. Then, for years I could go on as if nothing had ever happened to me. This time, I reacted the same way by pushing myself more and more, hoping I could just "will" myself out of it. But, the last time it didn't work and after feeling "sick" for a year, I finally had a stroke. ...more

October 2, 2007

The Food and Drug Administration and Harry and David Operations announced the recall of 1,440 bags of Harry & David Hearthside Soups, Southwestern Chicken Chili Mix. It may contain another chili soup mix that includes a milk ingredient (whey) not listed in the ingredients. ...more

September 14, 2007