by Tina Neeley | Apr 1, 2025 | Feature
SEATED BY her grandmother outside their thatched-roof home, she gazed at them. Beneath the watchful eyes of the distant mountains and the conical hats of palm leaves and bamboo, older children worked in the rice paddies while younger children played nearby, their...
by Tina Neeley | Apr 1, 2025 | Feature
EVERY FOUR years, the crisp January air buzzes with anticipation as a diverse crowd gathers on the National Mall. Red, white, and blue flags and banners wave from the west front of the U.S. Capitol, its dome standing regally against the pale winter sky, a symbol of...
by Richard Klin | Feb 26, 2025 | Feature
Anne Norwood has spent over 30 years as a nurse practitioner in pediatrics. Since she first began her medical career, pediatrics has been her overreaching goal — a calling. She has worked at Johnson Health Center since 2006, a facility that has since grown by leaps...
by Sara Hook | Feb 26, 2025 | Feature
Anything can be found at Walmart, and Beth and Wayne White knew that to be absolutely true. After all that’s where they found each other and nearly 30 years of love. It started as a blind date. Beth worked in night receiving at the Wards Road Walmart, spending the...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 29, 2025 | Feature
In rural Florida, Amy Yelton scanned Dollar Tree’s school supplies and thoughtfully selected colored pencils, adding them to the shopping cart holding other small gifts and personal supplies. As she contributed each December to Operation Christmas Child, a project of...
by Tina Neeley | Jan 29, 2025 | Feature
In the dimly lit waiting room of a busy clinic, a mother clutches her feverish child, her eyes scanning the room with a mix of desperation and hope. She is one of many parents who face the daunting challenge of securing medical care without insurance or financial...
