Anxiety is usually something people want to avoid. The dictionary defines it as "a state of being uneasy, apprehensive or worried about what may happen." People who experience too much anxiety may find themselves on a therapist's couch, and doctors prescribe pills to keep away this feeling. ...more

January 7, 2008

Americans interested in science education have long supported teaching evolution in schools, yet Florida's science standards do not even mention "the e-word." We hope that's about to change. ...more

December 27, 2007

The international community is being asked today to take a very expensive leap of faith in approving a huge new injection of aid to the Palestinians. ...more

December 17, 2007

Like the butterfly-to-be in his most famous book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," Eric Carle is changing. ...more

December 16, 2007

Mourners remembered daredevil Evel Knievel on Monday as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps. ...more

December 11, 2007

You could call it "Margaret and Brenda's excellent adventure," the tale of two middle-aged women who took an unanticipated career turn into retailing just as the pivotal holiday-shopping season unfolds. ...more

December 10, 2007

Imagining that this carefully crafted "city" was Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth took a leap of faith. ...more

December 8, 2007

Mark Ferguson took a pioneering leap of faith in 1993 when he converted an old Sunoco gas station into a sports bar, hoping the city would land a baseball team. It arrived five years later. ...more

November 11, 2007