People deserve a second chance
The League of Women Voters of Florida is spreading the word about the voting rights restored to certain persons with felony convictions under Florida’s Amendment 4 (2018).
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Out and About
Written by Sandi Kemp on . Posted in Opinion, Out and About.
Full disclosure – our editor, Wendy Rudman, is helping me with this week’s column because I’ve been busy with some very important projects that I hope to share with you next week or the first paper of the new year.
Since you’ll be reading this just over a week before Christmas, I’ll start out with a Christmas theme.
Possums don’t have nine lives, but they are resourceful
Written by Les Harrison on . Posted in More with Les, Opinion.
The seasonally cooler weather has had a silencing effect on the nighttime chorus of insects, amphibians and most other animals. The frogs and cicadas are taking shelter in anticipation of the warmer months to come.
Common among the native nocturnal animals is the opossum (Didelphis virginiana). This resourceful scavenger is found in forested areas, fields and pastures, and even places with a high density of humans.
For God’s Sake: God is holding out the gift — take it
Written by Michael Bannon on . Posted in For God's Sake, Opinion.
I am like a kid when it comes to Christmas. On our first Christmas together, I excitedly asked my wife the night before,
“When do you want to open gifts?” She answered, “Tomorrow morning is fine.” What an adult!
Midway Fire hosts reverse Christmas parade
Written by Staff Reporters on . Posted in Community.
Midway Fire District (MFD) held its very own reverse Christmas parade on Dec. 14 at Tiger Point Park in Gulf Breeze. The “parade” consisted of multiple stations with firemen and Santa Claus himself handing out festive treats like cookies, candy canes and hot chocolate to attendees who remained in their vehicles.
Forget holiday decorations: This Navarre yard is colorful year-around
Written by Wendy Victora Rudman on . Posted in News.
Larry the Navarre Beach giraffe on Gulf Boulevard isn’t the only long-necked attraction in town. In addition to the glimpse drivers often get of the giraffes at Gulf Breeze Zoo, there’s a giraffe made out of recycled auto parts in Martha Powell’s yard.
Powell, who lives on Ferris Drive just a few doors down from the Holley by the Sea boundary, has named her giraffe Emily and dressed her in a Santa hat for the season.
State college enrollment continues to shrink
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
Florida college officials are trying to figure out what’s behind a continuing drop in state college enrollment, which analysts project could decline by more than 9 percent over the next five years if the trend persists.
Proposal could set stage for converting health systems
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
A House Republican has filed a proposal that would create a process for shifting public health-care systems to nonprofit organizations.
Space agency eyes manufacturing jobs
Written by News Service of Florida on . Posted in Florida News.
Florida’s aerospace agency pushed forward with negotiations Tuesday to bring 2,100 spacecraft manufacturing jobs to Brevard County over the next three years.
Brian Out Loud
Written by Brian Lester on . Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.
You can drive your self crazy seeking redemption. Emily Madril never got to that point. And now she’s a national champion.
Let it be known that the former Navarre soccer standout wanted redemption more than anything else in the world after the way last season ended. Florida State’s women’s soccer team lost in a penalty kick shootout to Santa Clara. Madril missed one of those kicks.