Columns

Local news matters

In a time where national headlines often dominate our screens and social media feeds, it's easy to overlook the importance of local news. But it's the stories from our towns and neighborhoods that truly shape our daily lives and foster a sense of community.

Barefoot shoes for better feet

There is a new trend of wearing barefoot shoes. I’m not talking about the ones that spread and separate your toes. Not only did those look weird, they weren’t comfortable because toes are not meant to be splayed apart.

Fool me once...

Have you ever noticed that most individuals consider themselves a “good judge of character?” I’ve always found this stat perplexing.

Hyundai’s new stylish Santa Fe

For just a moment or two, I thought the press fleet team had delivered a Range Rover instead of the Hyundai Santa Fe I was scheduled to evaluate. Later, a neighbor volunteered the same opinion.

Style in the compact car class

Designing a compact sedan is probably not the place a new automotive stylist wants to assert his or her freshly minted skill. It’s hardly a growing segment in the USA, where SUVs and pickup trucks are by far the top sellers, so much so that our “Big Three” don’t even offer cars in that segment.

Reading heroes needed for summer programs at the library

Summer. It brings to mind images of lazy days, sunshine and, perhaps not the first thing that comes to mind, libraries. But for many children and adults, the library becomes a haven during those summer months.

The nature of Jesus: God and man in one person, forever

Jesus, while one of the most famous persons in history, is arguably the most widely misunderstood. A friend of mine, conducting a doctoral research project, videotaped “person-in-the-street” interviews in Boston. He asked a simple question: “Who do you think Jesus is or was?

Discover unique creations at Fernandina Beach Arts Market on Saturday

The Fernandina Beach Market place farmers market is open Saturday, but there will be no farmers market on May 4 for the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. This is the only Saturday of the year the market is not open, unless we are under a tropical storm warning or higher.

Learning lessons from God’s Word and His world

Think for a minute about how different you are today than you were 20, 30 or 40 years ago. You’re likely smarter. You’ve no doubt been refined by years of marriage, parenting and maybe grandparenting. You’ve been shaped by a long career and by new friends and neighbors.

A subway squabble

When I first bid adieu to My Old Kentucky Home and began my collegiate journey in the Big Apple, a state of shellshock was practically a daily albatross. There was so much for which to adjust. For one, New Yorkers walk really fast, so a normal pace on a sidewalk is a potential death sentence.