The battle with cancer can feel hopeless. For many, even just getting the diagnosis can feel like the scariest moment in life. For people dealing with cancer at any stage, from diagnosis to chemo to just supporting a loved one, stories from others who have experienced cancer can help. So, I decided to ask cancer […]
As an heir to the Oscar Mayer fortune, Chuck Collins had the world at his feet. But in 1986, at age 26, Collins walked away from his family’s wealth, and gave a $500,000 inheritance to four foundations that were working for peace and justice issues at the time. After average investment returns, said Collins, the […]
UPPER PENINSULA — At Isle Royale National Park, the lower 48’s most remote and least visited national park, an all-women complement of park rangers reminds us that all it takes to work in nature is a passion for conservation, a love for the outdoors and an appreciation of the little things. The women provide a […]
Pixie Lott says she’s learnt so much about herself since becoming a mum. “It’s made me put everything into perspective,” says the singer-songwriter, 33, who welcomed baby son Albert with her husband Oliver Cheshire last October. “[Motherhood] makes you realise what’s important, I absolutely love it. “But in terms of what it has taught me […]
LINK TO POLL AND STORY: 73197506007 So you think traffic in town has gotten worse? If so, how much worse? Perhaps it’s just a matter of perspective. Amid complaints of Indian River County traffic slowdowns in January 1996, Press Journal reporter James Kirley started to quantify traffic issues in a way most of us can […]
The annual influx of Black History Month programming yields an out-of-this-world documentary in “The Space Race,” which recognizes pioneers in integrating the space program, the resistance they faced and even the Soviet Union preceding America in sending a person of color into orbit. From the title to the execution, this National Geographic presentation has the […]
What will make children go to school? The answer to that question used to be obvious. First, their parents. And then, if not, the law. But over the past few years, particularly since the pandemic and resulting lockdowns, some kids got out of the habit of going to school. And they are still not back. […]
The name Karen took a drubbing in recent years as it became associated with a certain type of woman, one who appears entitled, demanding and rude, often in a retail setting. Now there’s a name for a child who acts the same way. Meet the “Sephora kid” — although you’d probably rather not. In the […]
At the time, Eddy Thompson wasn’t crazy about the idea. He was just a kid, growing up in Layton. It was summertime. Time to play, hang with friends, chill, repeat. But his mother, she had different ideas. She assigned him books to read and write book reports on them. And they weren’t comic books. * […]