Category : Island Issues

Before Solar Panel Activity Heats Up Local Officials Need To Study Other Cities

Before Solar Panel Activity Heats Up Local Officials Need To Study Other Cities

Before the City of Fernandina Beach gets too excited about a proposed solar panel farm that Mayor Johnny Miller says could help lower electric bills,...

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Why Are Outsiders Financing Rep. Adkins’ Nassau County School Superintendent Race?

Why Are Outsiders Financing Rep. Adkins’ Nassau County School Superintendent Race?

I haven't paid much attention to the three-woman race for Nassau County School Superintendent until it was recently pointed out to me that some...

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News-Leader Columnist Says Readers Are “Stupid” If They Don’t Agree with His Opinion

News-Leader Columnist Says Readers Are “Stupid” If They Don’t Agree with His Opinion

Move over Dickie Anderson. Your "From the Porch" column is no longer the most incoherent and amateurish regularly scheduled piece of babble printed...

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Six New Restaurants Opening In Downtown Fernandina Within The Next Three Months

Six New Restaurants Opening In Downtown Fernandina Within The Next Three Months

Six locally owned and operated restaurants, all within walking distance of each other, will have opened up in downtown Fernandina Beach by the end of...

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Want To See Misery During Your Vacation? Then Cuba’s Probably The Place For You

Want To See Misery During Your Vacation? Then Cuba’s Probably The Place For You

An Amelia Island friend recently told me that he and his girl friend are planning a vacation trip to Cuba because, he said: "I want to see the old...

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