Editor's Note: The New Smyrna Beach City Commission meets 6:30 tonight at City Hall to discuss the possible sale of the Angler's Club waterfront property on the North Causeway that has become a tug...
Brokanomics mentality is instant gratification in action: It creates a void of understanding to those who decides to partake in its procedure. It does not deny anyone the right to utilize its weighty...
Our children are our future.That’s a fact. They will grow up, hopefully, and run this country someday. And how do we treat these future leaders of our land? Abysmally, that’s how.
A few months back I wrote to ask you out there to boycott all Citgo gas stations because of ownership by Venezuela and the anti-American stance of its strongman, Hugo Chavez. Since then the issue has...
City Commissioner Judy Reiker threw the taxpayers under the bus with her vote to keep the Anglers Club lease in place. I also cringed when she said "A deal is a deal is a deal." I voted for...
What do you think of the rankings of the Top 100 stories of 2009? E-mail your respnses to henryfrederick@nsbnews.net or write a response on the Speak Up forum on the homepage or under the individual stories ranked... We'll post the comments on the Opinion page...
Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas wants your input in her latest survey... Please see Party Lines below for details...
At far left, Ruth Anne Yeats as shown at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach , and near left, Deborah Alonzo, chair and co-chair, respectively, of Southeast Volusia Relay for Life's 2010 campaign, "Rock the Cure,"spearheaded the fundraiser, which generated $130,000 for the American Cancer Society. The amount raised was announced following the April 16-17 overnight event at the park that drew 3,000 people over a 24-hour period.
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The late Ray Kroc once said: "You're only as good as the people you hire." And look what he did with the McDonald's franchise. The same could be said of the organizers of the Southeast Volusia Relay for Life -- Ruth Anne Yeats and Debbie Alonzo.
State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, whose district includes Port Orange, Ponce Inlet and Southeast Volusia, was a big supporter of Port Orange's recent "Night Out Against Crime."
PORT ORANGE -- State Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, joined other Port Orange residents in their fight against crime during the Aug. 3 annual "Night Out Against Crime," designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support for, and participation in local anti-crime programs, and strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships.
I am seeking your vote to serve you on the County Council (Dist. 3, SE Volusia). Having served in various community and public service capacities and boards in SE Volusia, it is vital we elect a council member who will champion the needs in your part of the county. As Chair of the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler & Volusia Counties, I bring experience in working with diverse agencies. With this entrenched recession, we must prioritize job and economic development. I would truly appreciate the opportunity to serve you on the County Council as your champion for SE Volusia. Please feel free to call me: 386-428-5943.
-- Deborah A. Denys
Political advertisement paid for and approved by Deborah Denys, non-partisan for Volusia County Council, District 3
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
Revolutionary 1775
FAST FACTS:
Patrick Henry is perhaps best known for the speech he made in the House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775, in Saint John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. The House was undecided on whether to mobilize for military action against the encroaching British military force, and Henry argued in favor of mobilization. Forty-two years later, Henry's first biographer, William Wirt, working from oral testimony, attempted to reconstruct what Henry said. According to Wirt, Henry ended his speech with words that have since become immortalized: "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Henry was NSBNEWS.net web editor/publisher Henry Frederick's favorite newspaper comic strip when he was a small child in the 1960s, which inspired him early on in life to seek a career in journalism. However, he wasn't named after the comic strip character. Henry's father is Henry Frederick Jr. and his late grandfather was Henry Frederick Sr., who carried a press card, though young Henry didn't know this until after he graduated from college and began his career. And Henry has a 16-year-old son, Henry IV, who enjoys computers and electronics, but so far has shown no interest in journalism.
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"Why not? People have already formed their opinion of him regardless of whether he's a Republican or not."
"Yes. He's just breaking away from the two-party system. He's got a better shot now. He's taking the right approach." 
"Give me liberty or give me death."