Columns

Trading cars and making memories: A new chapter at 70

Seventy is 11 months away. On the first day of the 12 months leading up to my 70th, I spent my birthday in Amsterdam after a river cruise. It was a great place to kick off what I hope will be a year of monthly celebrations. I was surprised by a sparkler candle in my dessert.

There’s only one good reason for so many sales and Santas

Just after Halloween, a friend started grousing about the pre-Black Friday sales that were already being advertised and the lights that were being strung and the Christmas songs that were on the radio. How does that make sense: Thanksgiving was still a month away.

What’s so great about Jesus? Life with him is much better than life without him

“After this, many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. So, Jesus said to the twelve, ‘Do you want to go away as well?’ Simon Peter answered him, ‘Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Screen time vs. page time: The battle for our attention

It should come as no surprise that we’ve shifted from an “information economy” to an “attention economy.

An aha moment, lying in wait

One of my favorite college professors observed a long-held tradition each semester. She concluded her final exam with a single inquiry to students, “What will you remember most from this course?” My professor was a proponent of taking nothing at face value.

A traveler's tale of three distinct worlds

As I have traveled I have learned. To visit cultures and places you have never been can open your eyes to our similarities as well as our differences.     I had the fortune of visiting Paris with my daughter a couple of years ago, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

A peg-legged preamble: Meet the controversial author of ‘We the People’

“We the People of the United States,” the opening phrase of the U.S. Constitution, is well known to many Americans who have sat through an eighth-grade civics class or a high school government course.

Letters to the Editor policy

Letters to the Editor have long been the heartbeat of local journalism, serving as a vital forum where our community's voices come together.

From port to plate: Fernandina's Farmers Market preserves international food legacy

This is the fifth time this year we have had four Saturdays in one month. The other months were March, June, and August. It is this unique Saturday when only one of our three Market Place family of markets is open.

Common Ground: A new oasis at the Fernandina Beach Library

Last Wednesday, the Fernandina Beach Library celebrated the grand opening of its newest addition: Common Ground. This inviting outdoor space, two years in the making, offers a tranquil setting for relaxation, reading, and community connection.