For Doing Absolutely Nothing I Won A $50K Car, Trips, & More! Or Did I?
The other day at our house someone named Alex representing “The Notification Center” called and left a message saying that he had “excellent news” for me. On the recording he said I “had been selected in an official contest – that I or someone else may have entered in my name” – and I […]
Is Current Fernandina Beach Commission Getting Credit for the Work of Others?
Steve Nicklaus, an island financial adviser who writes a weekly “Steve’s Market Place” column for the Fernandina Beach News-Leader, is an entertaining and fun guy to join for a couple of cold beers, and his columns are well written, interesting and amusing. I’ve discovered that he is most always factual and rarely lets things get […]
Want to Talk to the Dead? Ride in a UFO? Meet Monkey Girl? Then Florida’s the Place for You
There is more to the state of Florida than beaches, swaying palm trees, and plenty of year-around sunshine. Lots more! Pick up a copy of Lynn Waddell’s book “Fringe Florida” and you’ll discover some oddities you never imagined existed even if you’re a second or third generation native. For example, did you know there is […]
Fernandina City Hall About as Efficient As a ‘Mobile Park Home Owner’s Association’
In a recent comment to this blog resident and tax payer Bill Kremler asks some probing questions about the $8,000 the Fernandina Beach City Commissioners gave to local gadfly Lynn Williams for a Water Injection Dredging (WID) project saying: “Are we, as tax payers supposed to pay for equipment that Lynn Williams allegedly purchased to […]
Media On The Offense Against ‘Offensive’ Conservative Columnists And The Redskins
The nation’s media is on the offense to protect the public from what they consider “offensive.” Editors of several major newspapers in California, Washington State, and Oregon have said they will no longer allow “Redskins” to be used in print in their publications and syndicated columnist George Will’s opinion is no longer welcome in the […]