The annual Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is meant to measure the academic performance and progress of individual students and entire schools. But when March rolls around, the one thing the FCAT tests most profoundly are teachers' and students' nerves. At many schools, administrators like to loosen things up with pre- and post-FCAT events, pep rallies and parties. This year, Fox Hollow Elementary School raised that idea to the next level with a group activity that raised their spirits sky high, somewhat literally. ...more

March 14, 2009

Some people might think sticking small needles into various points on the body to eliminate pain is a crazy idea, but chiropractors Carrie Oleston and Cindy Perkins swear by it. ...more

January 18, 2009

Some people might think sticking small needles into various points on the body to eliminate pain is a crazy idea, but chiropractors Carrie Oleston and Cindy Perkins swear by it. ...more

December 31, 2008

Dressed in flowing robes and thorny crowns, about 400 churchgoers promised their pastor they'd dress like Jesus as a hard-to-miss reminder of the holiday's religious roots. ...more

December 24, 2008

Confidence in the wisdom of the custodians of the economy has taken a big hit this year. The people in charge of our investments and our taxes no longer seem so conservative, so diligent or so smart. ...more

December 20, 2008

Larry Johnson sat alone at a table wolfing down a plate of turkey and all the usual Thanksgiving fare. ...more

December 10, 2008

If we look to benefits only, we'll do darn near anything because there's always a benefit. ...more

February 23, 2008