As Mayor of the great City of Monticello, I am delighted to serve in this capacity and be a blessing to the fine citizens found here in Monticello. There is no other…
Category: Editorials
Ponderings…Weighing the options
Last weekend, I saw a lot of frustrated people. The cancelation of the Watermelon Festival was a bit of a sucker-punch all around, made worse by the fact that the weather turned…
As the years go by
It was just yesterday that I turned 15 years old. At least, it feels that way sometimes. In reality, I turned 31 this May. They are funny things, birthdays; they feel so…
Ponderings…Finding your focus
It never fails. You sit down to work on something important; you’ve got your cup full of hot tea or coffee, your favorite brain-food snack within arms reach, your mind at the…
A New Mother’s Wisdom
Aaron Cohen and Minnie Golub, both Russian immigrants, lived in the same five-story tenement house on Mercer Street in New York’s Lower East Side. They knew each other only by sight. Since…
Opinion Editorial: Unlocking Floridians’ economic potential through the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the importance of access to reliable and affordable broadband Internet service in our daily lives, which makes available an almost limitless amount of information; provides a platform for…
Ponderings…Safety in numbers
I saw a video the other day, and along with the video came a very important lesson, one I feel is important to share. In the video, a woman was describing something…
Ponderings…Seeds under soil
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. I enjoy gardening. More specifically, I enjoy the hobby of gardening, as I have no interest in a job as a landscaper or in doing someone else’s…
Ponderings…Coming full-circle: a home for Todd
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Back in May of 2022, I published a column titled “You’ve got to be kitten me!” In this article, I announced the arrival of my latest foster, Todd,…
Emerald’s Gem Box…Happy Birthday, Logan
This past Monday, Dec. 12, my handsome little grandson, Logan, turned two years old. I teasingly say that I had never been a “boy mom/grandma” and this is a whole new adventure…
The 2022 Florida constitutional amendments What they really mean
Emerald Greene Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. Official Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. While some citizens like to wait until THE DAY to go cast their vote at the polls, others need to…
Ponderings…Perspective
Last week, my sister and my niece came to visit me from their home in Washington State. My sister lives a very busy and productive life, much like I do, and time…
Around the Banks
A review of “Elvis” “Elvis! Elvis! Elvis!” It seems that name and image audibly reverberate in the minds of many Americans, enough so that the recent release of the major motion picture…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Pageant/Sports Etiquette = Life Etiquette I had a lot of comments on last week’s column concerning pageants. Comments ranged from the fact that so many girls don’t know how to dress…
Emerald’s Gem Box…
Pageants are so much more than …. just pageants This past weekend was the annual Miss Watermelon Pageant and Tiny Miss to Princess Watermelon Pageant. It was fabulous; both pageants ran seamlessly….
Ponderings…
When the lights go out I’m often prompted into contemplation by the task of collecting answers for the “Question of the Week,” not so much the task itself, but the answers to…
National Security Matters: Energy wars
Joe Boyles Guest Columnist Energy production has been the subject for warfare or fueled wars for at least 150 years. The earliest I can recollect is the Franco-Prussian War of 1870….
Emerald’s Gem Box… I Hear Voices
There’s a country song named “Voices” that explains how he (the singer) walks around hearing voices in his mind. The voices are from his parents and grandparents and the lessons that they…
We must continue fight to protect public’s right to maintain a vigilant eye on their elected officials
Written and submitted by Dominic M. Calabro and Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux The cornerstone of our constitutional democratic republic is protecting citizens’ right to full and public notice when their elected…
Thank God for your roots in life!
I’ve often mentioned, and written, that I wake up early every morning and one of my morning rituals is listening to motivational speeches. Whether it be inner strength, inner success, business success,…
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