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Fool me once...

Jennifer Silverman
Friday, June 28, 2024
Have you ever noticed that most individuals consider themselves a “good judge of character?” I’ve always found this stat perplexing.
The H daytime running lights and bar add drama. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

The H daytime running lights and bar add drama. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

Hyundai’s new stylish Santa Fe

Brian Douglas
Friday, June 28, 2024
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.
Nissan’s Sentra SR fights above its weight. Photo courtesy of B. Douglas/AutoEditor

Nissan’s Sentra SR fights above its weight. Photo courtesy of B. Douglas/AutoEditor

Style in the compact car class

Brian Douglas
Friday, April 26, 2024
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.

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

Guest Columnist
Friday, April 26, 2024
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?
Reverse Glass by Gail can be found at the Market on Saturday. Photo by Judie Mackie/For the News-Leader

Reverse Glass by Gail can be found at the Market on Saturday. Photo by Judie Mackie/For the News-Leader

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Discover unique creations at Fernandina Beach Arts Market on Saturday

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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

Guest Columnist
Friday, April 26, 2024
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

Jennifer Silverman
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
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.
NCEDB Chair Paul Schwend, right, recognized retiring Nassau County Clerk of the Courts John A. Crawford at the recent economic update luncheon for his years of service and contributions. Photo by Foy Maloy/News-Leader

NCEDB Chair Paul Schwend, right, recognized retiring Nassau County Clerk of the Courts John A. Crawford at the recent economic update luncheon for his years of service and contributions. Photo by Foy Maloy/News-Leader

Busting at the seams

Foy Maloy
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
I had the pleasure of attending the Nassau County Economic Development Board economic update luncheon Thursday. The standing room-only event was held in the Nassau Room at the Red Bean Center at our Florida State College at Jacksonville campus on William Burgess Boulevard in Yulee.