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The Alligator roof is the perfect touch for Florida. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

The Alligator roof is the perfect touch for Florida. Photo courtesy of AutoEditor

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The sharp vision of dodge

News Staff
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Harvard’s vaunted business school famously engages in case studies. I’d submit that if they haven’t discovered the contemporary story of Dodge brand vehicles, they should add this remarkable product marketing story to their list.
Steve Pickett and his family and friends are pictured with a big catch of hard-fighting, colorful and delicious blue water dolphin. Submitted photo

Steve Pickett and his family and friends are pictured with a big catch of hard-fighting, colorful and delicious blue water dolphin. Submitted photo

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Amelia’s big fish challenge

News Staff
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
“The weather is finally cooperating for blue water fishing, but every time we try to schedule our annual Amelia Island Blue Water Shootout, the winds blow and we must reschedule,” said tournament organizer Steve Pickett Jr.

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Consider these low cost, low care landscape strategies

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
“Please, consider the following…” introduced science segments on Bill Nye the Science Guy’s old show. Each video segments would try to explain complex scientific concepts through simple demonstrations. Topics included binary data, population, amphibians, color, photosynthesis and biodiversity.

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Fighting the fire of inflammation

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
In last month’s column I wrote about cholesterol, but there is so much information on what causes heart disease and how we can fight it. First, have you ever wondered how they got this so wrong for so long? It’s really hard to undo so much incorrect information. According to Dr. Malcom Kendrick, M.

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A traveling diva of a dog

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
I recently returned home to Kentucky for a very special occasion, my mother’s retirement after 35 years of devoted service. The trip was my first attempt to venture out since the pandemic. I hadn’t planned to forgo traveling for the past few years.

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FDH and Healthy Start focus on men’s health in June

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Throughout June, Men’s Health Month aims to encourage boys and men to take charge of their overall health by implementing healthy living decisions. It is crucial that men get regular checkups and be aware of the risks for their age, ethnicity and lifestyle.

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Dust is a protective covering

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
My mother introduced me to the fine art of housework at an early age, bless her heart. She was of the old school of child rearing – an idle child is a chore undone.
Harriet Durham, top, was tired of seeing a large barracuda steal her fish, so she picked up a nearby spinning rod and reel rigged with a tube lure and caught that pesky barracuda. Special photo

Harriet Durham, top, was tired of seeing a large barracuda steal her fish, so she picked up a nearby spinning rod and reel rigged with a tube lure and caught that pesky barracuda. Special photo

Ladies tackle fishing

Guest Columnist
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
With some 50 seasons of charter fishing under my belt, I can tell you from personal experience many of the ladies I have taken fishing will listen more intently to my fishing advice than men.