DEAR ERIC: Recently I decided not to attend a holiday gathering with family members I’ve joined for decades, and instead hosted my cousins from the other side of the family who have been very kind to ...

My first bite upon landing in Bergen, Norway, was airport pizza—most likely frozen before being reheated on one of those squeaky, trundling conveyor belt ovens. It had a preponderance of pepperoni on ...

Dear Annie: I’ve read plenty about empty-nest depression and how to cope with it, and I managed that stage just fine. I enjoyed my grandchildren and watched them grow into teenagers. But now I’m ...

Generic waste can. (WJXT, Copyright 2024 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) Only a handful of holidays affect trash collection in nearly every area county ...

Our editors' top picks to read today. A state lawmaker explains why he wants to to eliminate all non-school-related ad valorem property taxes on homesteaded residential property. Anyone can view a ...

“And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.’ When they had heard the ...

My boss has serious control issues when it comes to alcohol at special occasions. At the company party right before Thanksgiving, he ended up getting passed-out drunk. If that wasn’t bad enough, ...

Decorating a home during the holidays can be one of the most enjoyable parts of the season. It’s a chance to remember, as Charles Dickens wrote, “Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at ...

I arrived in the United States in 1996 and settled in Palm Beach County, Florida, only a few months before the holidays. I was grateful to be here. I understood the opportunity. Still, nothing ...

Dear Annie: I am the default holiday host for my extended family. My parents are divorced and both come, my sister arrives late and stressed with her kids, my brother shows up with whatever new ...