Life

Karen Sullivan The Charlotte Observer A pantry is a cook’s prop closet. With planning, the meal maker can always have something special tucked away. Cereals, spices, fine oils, sauces and sweet surprises can become part of the repertoire.

The late Larry Hagman's penthouse is up for sale

Nine-hundred twenty-seven. That's the number of days Chris and Christine Long waited to get their non-verbal autistic son Finn the intensive speech therapy he needs.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts.

Children are fascinated by insects, but many of us eventually grow out of wanting to catch a firefly and keep it in a jar. For the people who never lose that urge, though, it can lead in directions that might be surprising.

The letter asking for a dog was written in the curvy, careful handwriting of a grammar-school girl wanting to make an impression. Crumpled drafts were on the floor of her room, explorations of different arguments to press her case.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Help wanted: One trained, easygoing, low-maintenance dog that will work for next to nothing. It was the classified ad that Matthew VanFossan wrote in his head after going blind.

PHOENIX - The children buzz in excitement, boisterous and barging in, their little hands covering seemingly every part of the Australian shepherd's body.

Outside of his career in law, Bob Harman has devoted his time to three areas: children, community and dogs.

Tough on the bum but tender to the soul, antique pews at Shady Creek United Church in Central Saanich still seat parishioners, making services there a living legacy of Afro-Canadian pioneers.