The feel of poverty was everywhere, on the naked land picked free of plants and trees by a starving population, in the water used for both drinking water and sewage, and in the soil people ate for food. ...more

February 7, 2009

Instead of a cruise or a trip to New York City, the Walker Memorial Academy Class of 2009 is setting its sights on a mission trip to Honduras. ...more

December 8, 2008

TAMPA -- Hundreds are expected to gather at 4 p.m. today at the USF Recreation Center to shoot basketball free throws in an effort to help children orphaned by AIDS. The event is called Hoops of Hope. It's part of a national movement of the same name started by a boy who felt compelled to do something to help thousands of orphan children in Africa. ...more

November 6, 2008

Two things, and only two things, are off-limits in the examination of Rose Fernandez's life: "My age and my weight. I don't discuss them." Otherwise, her experiences, decisions, associations, philosophies and maybe even - assuming one thought to ask - shoe size are open for inspection. ...more

October 22, 2008

An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine along with his bread. ...more

December 25, 2007