Sitting in their living room, John and Adrean Kapeliela point out all of the improvements they’ve made since moving into their townhouse in December.

Chandler High School assistant principal Chris Knutsen reached the cap of his medical insurance policy last week and now must wait in limbo as his daughter’s life wanes.

Chandler High School assistant principal Chris Knutsen reached the cap of his medical insurance policy last week and now must wait in limbo as his daughter’s life wanes.

It doesn’t take long to lose your religion at work, does it? You might be asked to bump up a grade to ensure a star athlete gets to play. Or sell at your company’s highest prices when you could steer your customer toward a better deal. Or gossip about a colleague, engage in an “innocent” email flirtation with that cutie in accounting, pad an expense report, or slander your competition to a prospect.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Phyllis Gretzky was not the one who taught her son Wayne the game of hockey, but one quality he learned from her was just as important as anything he was taught on the ice in shaping him into The Great One.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Phyllis Gretzky was not the one who taught her son Wayne the game of hockey, but one quality he learned from her was just as important as anything he was taught on the ice in shaping him into The Great One.

I’ve lost my head. Emotional outburst? Some horrific, bizarre accident? No. In almost every photo of me during my high school years, I’m forever preserved with various members of the opposite sex, minus my head.

Selling your first home in a buyers’ market? You can get the best possible price if you know how to negotiate.

Sitting in their living room, John and Adrean Kapeliela point out all of the improvements they’ve made since moving into their townhouse in December.

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday bowed his head in silence before the flag-draped casket of Gerald R. Ford - a man the president said used a calm, steady hand to guide the nation after the tumultuous Watergate years.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts started this season with one goal: winning another Super Bowl. Now they are a victory away from a championship and headed back to the site of their previous one.

March 29, 2005

Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., is donating the pay raise he didn't want to 10 charities in his district. The first-term Democrat announced the disbursement of his $4,100 pay increase Monday at a news conference outside the future headquarters for one of those charities, Childsplay, a nationally recognized theater company that stages productions for young audiences.

Michael Weinstein

Four years ago, Rebecca Moss decided to dedicate herself to being a world champion fencer.

Q. A few months ago, my daughter landed a full-time customer representative job with a large call center. Among the hiring papers she was asked to sign was an agreement to work “mandatory” overtime.

Athletes have practiced mindfulness for years: Phil Jackson introduced the concept to the Chicago Bulls in the 1980s and the Los Angeles Lakers in the late ’90s, and Tiger Woods practices it today.

College football needs a new mattress to sleep on. The old one is lumpy because of all of the money hidden beneath it.

MESA — Kevin Johnson asked his coach for instructions one last time.

On the walls of Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, dozens of framed pictures show off the people who are frozen in the company’s 9-foot stainless steel preservation tanks. Soon, those pictures will be joined by family portraits.

On the walls of Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, dozens of framed pictures show off the people who are frozen in the company’s 9-foot stainless steel preservation tanks. Soon, those pictures will be joined by family portraits.

Scottsdale’s Billy Thrall gave away the keys to his boat two years ago, but he still makes it onto Bartlett Lake at least three times a week.

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Macy Johnson, 8, sits at the kitchen counter of her Gilbert home sorting through a pile of socks to find the match for the pink and orange striped one she holds in her right hand.