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POSTED 10/03/2008 - Congress approved a $700 billion government bailout of the battered financial industry on Friday and President Bush quickly signed it. The final vote passing the measure was 263-171. The vote was sounded defeated Monday, but a revised version was drafted winning Senate approval Wednesday night.
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POSTED 10/03/2008 - Climate change threatens to kill up to a third of Earth's species by the century's end if urgent action isn't taken to restore fragile ecosystems, protect endangered animals and manage growth. That was the message from prominent experts as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) kicked off its "Florida Wildlife: On the front line of climate change" summit this week in Orlando.
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POSTED 10/03/2008 - Last night’s debate between vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden has analysts and political pundits rushing to rate each candidate, but the true question is not how the media says they performed, but how many actual voters did they sway. More...
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Six simple solutions to fix America
While sitting at my dining room table during Sunday lunch after Church, I told my wife and older children that there are three solutions on the domestic front and three on the international scene that would improve our great country. In fact, as I pondered these thoughts later on, I realized that they would change things so drastically that it would make our founding fathers proud.
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POSTED 10/02/2008 - One Jacksonville man was arrested, and a warrant was issued for a second suspect for keeping four alligators and a crocodile at their Bayard residence. Both men claimed they didn’t know how the alligators got into the pond.
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POSTED 10/01/2008 - Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, in partnership with Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., celebrated the grand opening of Smurfit-Stone's Jacksonville-South materials recycling facility (MRF). More...
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Business briefs reports what’s happening to local and area businesses. Items can include mergers, relocations, office and store openings, honor and awards, promotions, personnel changes, or business events. More...
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Watchwords for today
POSTED 10/02/2008 - Collins Builders, a five-year-old Jacksonville-based company with more than 400 homes completed and closed, has recently secured the rights to build Phase one (approximately 45 homes) in the Greystone development adjacent to the new Ace Hardware and Baker County High School in Glen St. Mary. More...
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POSTED 10/02/2008 - St. Johns Town Center teams up with The RITA Foundation (Research Is The Answer) to host a benefit 5K race on Saturday, October 11. Participants can raise funds for the charity of their choice, as designated on sponsor forms, during the walk/run. More...
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POSTED 09/30/2008 - Nearly a month after being shot, doctors have released information about Jacksonville Jaguars player Richard Collier. Collier, 26, is paralyzed at the waist and his left leg has been amputated. More...
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POSTED 10/01/2008 - Florida State versus Miami is a legendary series and while it may not captivate the nation’s attention as it once did, it is just as big on the respective campuses as it ever was. You could hear that in the voice of Miami’s Corey Surrency in his post practice interviews Tuesday and you sure couldn’t tell it wasn’t a No. 1 versus No. 2 battle listening to head coach Bobby Bowden as well. More...
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Huntin
POSTED 10/02/2008 - Football season’s in full swing, and the 2008-09 hunting season’s starting to crank up. Archery season’s been going on in most of the state, and in this issue, I want to talk about three other seasons about to start: crossbow, muzzleloading gun and the first phase of dove.
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Get ready to be grossed out while exploring why the human body produces mushy, oozy, crusty, scaly and stinky gunk at "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body" during its appearance at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville, September 27 through January 11, 2009.
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How can we write poetry that is sincere and not overly sentimental or trite about the most horrible events of modern times? How can the poet, as a member of the writing and creative community help society as a whole better understand events such as September 11, 2001 or the genocide in Bosnia or the civil rights abuses of communist China? More...
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POSTED 10/01/2008 - If you’re bored and have nothing to do this weekend, you need to visit the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. The Fall Suwannee River Jubilee gets the weekend started Thursday, Oct. 2 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 4.
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Xbox Live and xbox.com will be offline for 24 hours starting on September 29th at 12:01 a.m. so that Xbox can bring us all the new "Xbox Experience" that we have been awaiting. This will be a great time to check out those other sites that you have been wanting to look at. I mean I know this site called www.northfloridanewsdaily.com that has some cool sections to check out.
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The secret blend for unforgettable entertaining
What trend is brewing in the kitchens of entertaining experts right now? For those who want to impress their guests, culinary insiders know it starts with selecting the perfect coffee to pair with that delectable dessert. More...
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Summer is often the easiest time to take a vacation, but it's not always the most affordable time. If you want to extend your vacation spend, consider some of the benefits of off-season travel.
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POSTED 10/02/2008 - Forty years ago (1968) the last class to graduate from Pine Forest Community School marched off the gym floor. Saturday night, that gym, now a part of Callahan Middle School, became Pine Forest again as many of that graduating class returned for its 40th reunion.
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Alzheimer's disease gradually destroys a person's memory and ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily activities. People with the disease experience difficulties in memory severe enough to have an impact on their work, social activities and family life. While there is no cure for AD, early diagnosis and treatment with approved medications can help slow symptom progression.
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One was America's dreamboat -- a handsome and accomplished 30-something who stole heart after heart in television's hit reality show, "The Bachelor." The other sports a broad, jowly mug and signature gap-toothed grin that helped launch his showbiz career playing villains, scrappers and scallywags.
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Palin visits Jacksonville Tuesday