Columns

Introducing ‘Photo of the Day’

Tracy Dishman
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
In our continuing effort to make your local newspaper more engaging and community-focused, I'm excited to discuss a new feature on our opinion page: Photo of the Day. We believe that every picture tells a story, and no one knows our community better than you, our readers.

Professor Jonathan Turley on free speech

Howard Pines
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Thanks to Bradford Clark who teaches at George Washington Law School and has a home here, we were able to connect with another constitutional scholar and media favorite, Professor Jonathan Turley.  Turley has agreed to speak at a U.S.

A greater plan – tossing out timelines

Jennifer Silverman
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Is it just me or do you also occasionally (and regrettably) catch yourself operating as though the world revolves around you? Of course, very few of us truly believe we are the sun in an astronomical orbit. And entitlement is not a quality many of us admire nor wish to exude.

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Spreading joy wherever you live

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
I received an email from Fernandina Beach resident Terri Fotiades suggesting a human-interest story for my column. This is the perfect week to share it.
Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers, a common bird throughout North Florida, is a regular visitor to landscapes. Their damage creates a characteristic circular pattern around tree trunks. Not only do they eat sap from trees, but they also eat the insects that get caught in the sap. Many homeowners have reached out to the county extension office, concerned about their damage. Seldom do they cause detrimental damage to the trees. We can commonly see their damage on Loquats, Maples, Oaks, and Pines. Submitted photo

Yellow-Bellied Sap Suckers, a common bird throughout North Florida, is a regular visitor to landscapes. Their damage creates a characteristic circular pattern around tree trunks. Not only do they eat sap from trees, but they also eat the insects that get caught in the sap. Many homeowners have reached out to the county extension office, concerned about their damage. Seldom do they cause detrimental damage to the trees. We can commonly see their damage on Loquats, Maples, Oaks, and Pines. Submitted photo

Thanksgiving in the landscape

Taylor Clem
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and in honor of the occasion, I’m channeling my inner “Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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Open adoption: Double the love

Guest Columnist
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
November is National Adoption Awareness Month. It started as Adoption Week in Massachusetts in 1976 to promote the need for more adoptive families to care for the large number of children in the foster care system.

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Car Show and Arts Market go pink for breast cancer awareness

Judie Mackie
Thursday, October 17, 2024
The Amelia Cruizers Car Show is on Centre Street Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the Fernandina Beach Arts Market will be joining the Market Place farmers market from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., rain or shine. This is the first of the Arts Market's holiday hours.