May, 2015

Consumer Reports Rips Imported Shrimp; Says U.S. Wild Caught Tastiest and Safest

Consumer Reports Rips Imported Shrimp; Says U.S. Wild Caught Tastiest and Safest

Shrimp boats docked at downtown Fernandina Beach's harbor provide some of the tastiest and safest shrimp available anywhere. (Photo courtesy of Rick...

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Florida Times-Union Columnist Dismisses Jacksonville’s Soaring Crime As “Venting”

Florida Times-Union Columnist Dismisses Jacksonville’s Soaring Crime As “Venting”

Just when I thought the Jacksonville-based Florida Times-Union newspaper had reached its limit of absurdity with its massive nonstop coverage of...

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Alcoholics, Drug Addicts & A Sex Offender Straining An Island Neighborhood’s Patience

Alcoholics, Drug Addicts & A Sex Offender Straining An Island Neighborhood’s Patience

Suppose as many as 24 people, whose objective was to shake alcohol and drug addiction, jammed themselves into the four-bedroom house next to you? And...

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Fernandina City Manager On Hot Seat After Verbal Flogging By Two Commissioners

Fernandina City Manager On Hot Seat After Verbal Flogging By Two Commissioners

Mexico couldn't hold a candle to the goings on at the May 5 Fernandina Beach City Commission session as not even a drunken Cinco de Mayo...

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Fernandina City Commissioner Miller Going On “Fishing” Expedition To Washington, DC

Fernandina City Commissioner Miller Going On “Fishing” Expedition To Washington, DC

Oops! Last week I said Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Johnny Miller was asking anyone who would listen to send him money to finance his trip to...

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