MILTON — Bonnie McDowell grew up in Dornsife, surrounded by mountains of Girl Scout cookies and the lessons her parents, Percy and Pauline Troutman, instilled: hard work, community service and giving ...

One of the world’s largest Buddhist monuments, which measures some 30,000 square feet, sits in the lush Kedu Valley on the Indonesian island of Java, where the forests teem with mangoes. The Borobudur ...

Integrity, ethics, empathy and compassion were among the terms used to describe long-serving attorney Doug Terry as he was recognized for nearly four decades of work within Washington County’s legal ...

(RNS) — Bolsonaro, who rose to power with the support of Brazilian evangelicals, is currently serving a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup against current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

One is “kind,” she said, while others are “patient” and “devoted.” A fourth word Sister Oaks would use is “wise,” she said, because he’s so careful and sees danger from afar. “He always tries to do ...

RYE — Fire Chief Mark Cotreau will retire next spring, ending his 40-plus-year firefighting career and setting off a search for his successor. “The fire service, for me, has been a passion and a ...

AMES, Iowa – Paul Lasley still remembers how he felt playing the only conspicuously silver-colored metal clarinet in the elementary school band. Lasley’s parents couldn’t afford an instrument when the ...

It may seem like there’s an overwhelming amount of romance content out there, but not all of it is created equal. Everyone wants to cash in on the current mainstream surge in popularity, but romance ...

See all stories published in the 25 under 25 special edition here. Adriana Peña is clear on one thing: the value of community service. It leaves a long-lasting impact on others and helps individuals ...

(RNS) — Let us pray for the success of President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, which has now been agreed to by Israel and Hamas. But let us also take a note of caution from the Book of Jonah ...

Anyone who thinks the Scriptures are not political has never read the prophet Amos hurling invectives at the rich and powerful of his time. Amos was not a professional prophet, but an uneducated ...