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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Natasha Chapman: Caring for her family and her city

Natasha Chapman didn't set out to be an environmental activist.

Sunday, January 04, 2009

It's 2009, and life can be good

ST. SIMONS ISLAND - Two thousand nine.

Friday, January 02, 2009

Man strives to help the least of his brethren

No one forces Chris King to do what he does. He just wants to give.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

I resolve to make my year longer

ST. SIMONS ISLAND - This is the time of year when we check up on resolutions and see how we did.

60 years later, marching in Grandma's footsteps

When the Grand Island (Neb.) Senior High School marching band was invited to participate in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl parade, it didn't just mean a 27-hour bus ride for trombone player Erica McMahon. (Being a 15-year-old, she actually was looking forward to this.)

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

One of UNF's original professors retires

When Chris Rasche interviewed for a job with the University of North Florida, the campus was still under construction, as was St. Johns Bluff Road, which for years was the only route to the university.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Tradition in tune for new year

They stuck "Little" in front of Roy Lewis' name when he was about as tall as the middle fret on a banjo neck. Since his father, James Roy "Pop" Lewis, passed on, he's the only Roy Lewis. But he's still Little Roy to bluegrass fans, and he can play Foggy Mountain Breakdown the way his friend and idol Earl Scruggs intended.

Wearing a T-shirt for profit, style

If the economists are right, 2009 could be another rocky year. But Jason Sadler, a 26-year-old from Ponte Vedra Beach, has a plan to make some extra cash. He is taking the old expression "selling the shirt off your back" and putting a modern, Twitter-age twist on it.

Friday, December 26, 2008

Youth group rallies to help others

It was less than a week before Christmas and this group of teens could have been crammed in busy malls, hanging with friends or trying to reach rock star status on Guitar Hero.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas, done by the letters

ST. SIMONS ISLAND - It's not exactly brain-taxing, but there's a little Christmas party game that people play. You hand out paper with the alphabet and challenge players to write a Christmas term for each letter.

Taking happy out of holidays

For this year's Christmas card, I decided to use some photos from a family vacation that included a first for Mia: snow.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Jim Fifi: Salvation Army volunteer also was a recipient

As he rings a bell outside the Winn-Dixie at Beach Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff Road today, Jim Fifi will be part of a 118-year-old tradition.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

No place like home for family's education

BRUNSWICK - Kerri Brown has a class most teachers would give up their teacher's editions to teach.

One red bike, many big hearts

A reader recently passed along one of those stories that isn't big news but is worth re-telling.

For this family's education, there's no place like home

Kerri Brown has a class most teachers would give up their teacher's editions to teach. She has only seven students. But here's the catch: They have seven graduation dates and she gave birth to every one of her students.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Photographers snap up chance to help less fortunate

When Chris Reinolds' wife, Rosalind, came to him with the idea, he knew it was something he wanted to do. It was as simple as browsing online. And that's how she found it: Giving is Awesome.