Pink is the Word
by Stu Sax
Is it just us or what? Everywhere you turn this month there is pink. Pink ribbons. And pink shirts. And pink mugs. And pink flags....
“Citizens” my @$$!
The dismantling of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has begun.
Local insurance agents have begun receiving letters from Citizens informing them that they will no longer write policies for...
If You Read It In Print…
Running a newspaper isn’t the easiest job in the world. There are copy deadlines, material deadlines and pesky columnists with which to put up. (At least I...
Think Before You Speak!
My good friend Mac from across the pond always sends some very amusing e-mails. Many of them aren’t suitable for printing in an American family newspaper, but...
HOW TO GIVE YOUR CAT A PILL
An alert reader sent this gem to me recently; these are very handy instructions for the conscientious pet owner…
1. Grasp cat firmly in your arms. Cradle its...
Patterson joins Weekly Newspapers team
The Weekly Newspapers are proud to welcome former hotel and resort sales manager Anneke Patterson as the newest account executive to their sales and marketing team.
A native...
In Their Own Words – The Carter Brothers
Back then, Sloppy’s was the “locals spot.” They brought in a lot of diverse, cool music, a lot of national touring bands were playing there. I remember Leon Russell playing there, War, Pure Prairie League.
Who Are You? (Tell me who are you!)
I recently had another birthday. It wasn’t a big one that ended in a zero or anything like that, but it became a birthday of monumental proportions because of one essential task: the need to renew my Florida Driver License! (Cue horror music and bloodcurdling scream.)
Mayan Apocalypse 2012 – Or, don’t believe everything you read in the movies!
“It’s the big one, Elizabeth!” The immortal words of Fred Sanford begin what could be my last column for the last ever edition of the Weekly Newspapers...