North Florida News Daily

Closing Florida State Parks Makes No Sense

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

By SANDRA FRIEND

A family driving through Florida on vacation sees a state park sign and makes a turn off US 27. A few minutes later, they reach the main gate of Dudley Farm Historic State Park. The gate is locked, with a sign: "Closed for 2009."

Making Sense

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

By MICHAEL REAGAN

Listening to some of those on the left you'd think that Barack Obama had suddenly announced he had changed parties and enrolled as a pro-life Republican, while over on the right some malcontents worry that he has abandoned genuine Christianity and become a member of a heretical sect.

Cartoon of the Day

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Martha's Big Adventure

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

By MARTHA RANDOLPH CARR

New Year's resolutions are all about throwing ourselves into the future, which can ruin the present moment. We are encouraged to draw up a list of everything we don't like about ourselves and resolve to fix them all, all at once.

The Joke's on Men

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

By TOM PURCELL

The economy is in tatters and folks are sour. Thank goodness there's always one thing to cheer us up: male bashing.

The Year in Quotes - Interviews from 2008

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

By BILL STEIGERWALD

The crash of the economy and the rise of Barack Obama were the big stories of the last year, and both were hot topics in interviews with pundits, authors, think tank experts and newsmakers. Here are some of the interesting, smart or worrisome quotes from 2008: