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During the spring of 1969, spirits were high in the nation’s capital. The cherry trees along the Potomac River were in bloom. Cautious optimism prevailed that newly inaugurated President Richard Nixon would fulfill his campaign promise to end the Southeast Asian war. But more than anything for DC’s sports’ fans, legendary Green Bay Packers coach…
P.J. O’Rourke was a friend and mentor. He blurbed my first book, and he was a hero to many of us libertarians who felt humor was an effective way to point out the absurdities of politics and life. He understood economics, free markets, and the value of free people. “If you say a modern celebrity…
The economy is growing, unemployment is low, wages are up, and inflation is down. However, the American people remain grumpy about the state of the economy. This puzzle was just investigated by four economists. They found that people often know that something is wrong even if statistics don’t reflect the problem. In this case, people…
After announcing in a March 25 letter she would not seek re-election, Carrabelle Mayor Brenda La Paz stepped down from office on Sunday. In a letter to City Administrator Courtney Dempsey, La Paz said “the reasons for my resignation range from personal, health, family, and financial. “I will not get into specifics as these matters…
A group of physicians, headed by Port St. Joe resident Dr. Huy Nguyen, have recommended to Franklin County Commissioners a plan to convert the small critical access hospital in Apalachicola into the newly created Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation, and to enter into talks to have them purchase Weems from the county. Nguyen, an emergency…
Between innings of his intramural softball games, Mark Hostetler will sometimes ask student participants about the high-pitched chirps and shrieks emanating from above their heads. “We always hear that bird screaming,” the students often say. “What is that bird?” To many of the people using the fields behind the University of Florida’s Southwest Recreation Center,…
The Florida Department of Health’s Dementia Care and Cure Initiative, and Franklin County’s Elder Care Community Council, are teaming up with a free series on ways to gain a better understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, and to learn about resources available to assist persons with dementia, their families, and caregivers. Open to everyone,…
The Franklin County Emergency Management office will host a free prep course for the general level Ham Radio license. Because this is the second level of ham radio licenses, the first level, the technician license. has to be completed before taking the general level. Both tests can be taken at the same time; however, technician…
What do a Greek scientist, spiders, candlemaking, and fun stuff to do in Michigan all have in common? They were all among the many topics for speeches given by Franklin County fourth, fifth and sixth graders at the annual 4-H Public Speaking Competition conducted March 22 at the UF IFAS Extension Building in Apalachicola. Twelve…
State parks’ photos capture their allure It has long been said by environmentally conscious Floridians, who wish to treat the fragile outdoors gently and ethically, that it is best to “take only pictures, leave only footprints.” In homage to that commandment, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection each year offers a photo contest to find…
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