I recently caught sight of the blooms of a candlestick plant (Senna alata) in my neighborhood and was reminded that this ...

Today if I concentrate real, real hard I can almost bring back the panic and the fright and my thoughts and my feelings of ...

Looking for the perfect book in a sea of endless shelves, a world of knowledge and wonder lies within these walls themselves. “Books of all shapes and sizes, on every subject you can think, from the ...

I wrote about how pidgin originally developed in Asian ports as a way to converse with European traders. In Hawaii it ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

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For the first time since an insurance crisis hit Hawaii condo owners, there is a timeline for state coverage to provide some relief. Advocates say help is desperately needed, however union leaders ...

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

Twenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares (6,178 acres) of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced. The Western ...

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Here is a sampling of where our readers find spiritual comfort, from poetry to gardening to gazing out into the ocean. These have been edited for length and clarity. Tell about it. This guide grounds ...

BREVARD, N.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - Two children were killed in North Carolina after a tree fell on their home, according to authorities. Officials said crews responded along with Transylvania County ...