Ashley Ralston pulled into Lily of the Valley in a white Dodge Caravan that needed work. ...more

November 27, 2008

President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals - including a Jacksonville woman convicted of bank embezzlement - and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement. ...more

November 25, 2008

President George W. Bush has granted pardons to 14 individuals and commuted the prison sentences of two others convicted of misdeeds including drug offenses, tax evasion, wildlife violations and bank embezzlement. ...more

November 24, 2008

If Barack Obama is not a socialist, he does the best imitation of one I've ever seen. ...more

November 2, 2008

On a bright October morning, Laura Burkhead pinned her Obama button to her blouse and went job hunting. ...more

October 27, 2008

More battered women and people in desperate financial straits are seeking aid from local social service agencies as the economy nosedives, local experts say. ...more

October 21, 2008

The holidays are just around the corner and Salvation Army officials anticipate supplying many more Christmas food boxes for needy families this year. ...more

October 21, 2008

Sue Martin does her best to be a dutiful and loving daughter. So when her 84-year-old mother finally retired from a family electronics business - at age 82 - Martin bought the small three-bedroom ranch house next door to her own home in Claymont, Del., and moved her mother in. ...more

October 19, 2008

After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. ...more

October 12, 2008

People in their 40s and 50s with long work histories are finding themselves unemployed for the first time in their lives. ...more

October 7, 2008