It started with a bag of rice and a Bible tract. That was all Karen Dunham had to give poor refugees when she began her ministry five years ago in the West Bank town of Jericho. ...more

February 3, 2008

It started with a bag of rice and a Bible tract. That was all Karen Dunham had to give poor refugees when she began her ministry five years ago in the West Bank town of Jericho. ...more

February 1, 2008

AVON PARK — Wally Randall has a passion for the Boys and Girls Clubs that comes from someone who has a first-hand appreciation for its influence. When he was a teenager, Randall's single mother dropped him off at the club's summer camp every morning. "At the time, I didn't see the real impact, but now I see the path I could have gone down and where some of my friends ended up, and I really appreciate what a positive impact it had," said Randall, who is now the executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs in Highlands County. ...more

January 25, 2008

It took two weeks for Amanda Nicholson to learn a series of hard-life lessons no teenager expects or wants. ...more

January 1, 2008

Brooksville Moose Lodge hosts fundraiser for local family. ...more

December 31, 2007

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the kind of story you could write a book about: A 35-year-old single mother of three is fired from her state job after refusing to go along with a scheme to pardon criminals who bribe aides to the governor. ...more

December 29, 2007

NAPLES - When single mother Mary Ann Shaffer scratched a lottery ticket last week, she thought Christmas had come early. ...more

December 24, 2007

Rep. Julia Carson, who rose from a childhood of poverty and segregation to become the first black and first woman to represent Indianapolis in Congress, died Saturday. She was 69. ...more

December 16, 2007

East Pasco Habitat for Humanity is helping the Ishmaku family dedicate a new home erected with the help of hundreds of local women. ...more

December 14, 2007

Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Bob Butterworth, secretary of the state's Department of Children & Families, were on hand Thursday to recognize Eleanor Hall of Bartow as an official "Point of Light." ...more

November 29, 2007