Archive for April, 2007

Family Fun On and Off the Island

For casual, island-style family fun, head to Anna Maria Island. Check into a cozy beach cottage and let your cares slip away.

Dry Feet, Warm Memories

Some think the Keys are all about underwater exploits, but if you stay topside, you’ll find plenty of intriguing activities. Watch leaping dolphins, act like pirates and see marine life - all without getting your feet wet.

Seven ways to start improving your credit from ASCreditOnline.com

I think each of us knows how important a good credit rating is. As parents many of us hold the responsibility of managing finances for more than one person which increases the pressure of each decision we make. Balancing our finances and managing money seems to be some secret knowledge that most public education systems […]

“Stop the Silence” to End Child Sexual Abuse: a Small Nonprofit takes on a Big Issue

Seven years ago, a piece of paper on a desk started Pamela Pine on a quest to understand and spread the word about child sexual abuse. In this column, Pine shares how she turned her concern into a vibrant, dynamic nonprofit organization—with an annual international awareness-raising foot race in Washington, DC, every April.

Youth Movement: The Extreme Version

There aren’t many physical challenges that measure up to running a marathon. In Los Angeles, volunteers have helped thousands of low-income middle and high school students train for and complete the L.A. marathon each March, changing some lives along the way. Holly St. Lifer reports.