A Massachusetts woman won the second largest Powerball payout in history, $758 million. She elected to receive a lump-sum payment of $480 million.
Lottery jackpots seem like staggering amounts of m…
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Brighten your grandchildren's financial future
Mother's Day and Father's Day may get more attention, but National Grandparents Day, observed on Sept. 10, has gained in popularity. If you're a grandparent, you might expect to receive some nice car…
The great horseshoe crab roundup
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and Florida Sea Grant scientists at the University of Florida Nature Coast Biological Station at Cedar Key have teamed up to assess the horseshoe crab populat…
Are you a "hardworking" investor?
Next week, we observe Labor Day, a celebration of the American worker. You work hard your whole life with the hope that your efforts will ultimately allow you to achieve your financial goals, such as…
The benefits of trees
I love trees. They are aesthetically pleasing, they provide shade, they give the birds a place to live, the squirrels a place to nest, they keep water from running off into a storm drain, they help s…
How I renew my hope
During times that I am tired or having an "Eeyore Day," I sometimes have a brief, negative outlook for our nation.
I sometimes ponder what is going on around the world with people engaged in war, g…
Stop projecting racism — Southerners have moved on
ESPN, long the MSNBC of sports, made a bizarre executive decision to remove Asian-American football announcer Robert Lee from the William and Mary vs. Virginia game.
It looked like a headline from …
We will pull together for Houston, neighboring towns
Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast are devastated. Never has an area been so blasted by so much rainfall in such a short amount of time.
Houston has received more rainfall than any other city across …
Afghanistan – The End Is Not In Sight
October will mark the 16th year since President George W. Bush announced the first strikes against Afghanistan. In June 2010 we surpassed Vietnam as the longest conflict in U.S. history.
Presid…
6 tips for building a well-stocked pantry
With fall around the corner and school starting back, it is time to take an inventory of your pantry. You should really dig in and see what is lurking in the dark reaches of your back shelves.
This…