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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/can-the-american-library-_n_1096484.html?ncid=webmail15 Anyone want to step up to restore our libraries? especially Saturday hours for Walton County libraries? I think it is a shortsighted decision on the County's part to close the library to those...

Thanks to the Emerald Coast Library and Turtle Bob for a great start to the Summer Program. It was a packed Community Room and "kids' of all ages enjoyed the turtles and the snake and learning about the gophers... Turtle Bob was a master at fielding questions from all sides; and we all learned...

WJHG TV reported a $6 million cut to Walton County schools...that the reporter said school officials only learned about today...apparently similar cuts for Bay and Jackson Counties as well. Not good for our students IMO.

fyi for those who love our environment and are interested in protecting it, here are some of the results of the Legislative Session: http://fl.audubonaction.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=12741.0&printer_friendly=1 we have a lot of work to do. I am writing to the Board of County Commissioners...

http://www.yesmagazine.org/happiness/the-public-library-manifesto?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=socmed&utm_content=MorrisD_PublicLibraryManifesto&utm_campaign=110509_Happiness hard to believe that something as American as our public libraries, like our public education system, is so undervalued by...

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/sections/slideshow/?id=7613017 we all need to be careful and watchful in this dry season...

Proposed land-use law would be huge mistake - Other Views - MiamiHerald.com this was supported by, if not lead by, many of the NW Florida legislators...it is a sad, shortsighted state of affairs for our state, IMO.

we are looking to rent a house for my granddaughter's first communion party...we have elderly relatives (in their 90s), so it needs to be a house on ground level...or at least with the living area on ground level. Not necessarily on the beach, but near. Not for a group to sleep but for a...

Is bullying a problem in your child's school? The Broadway Cast of Wicked has teamed up with this organization to bring awareness of the problem. Check it out. Our children are too precious for us to allow bullying to be a part of their lives. BullyBust Home

Florida Panhandle leads the state in number of vacant housing units Wow! this is pretty amazing.

Clean Energy Logistics Lab Inc. launches its Solar Ambassadors online referral service at www.FindSolarPro.com to go nationwide | Gainesville.com This sounds like a good idea and from someone who knows how to imagine.

anyone ever been here? Comments/recommendation? Florida Cabin Rentals, Group Cabins, Overnight Canoe Trip - Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center

anyone have a studio or one bedroom in PCB that is available for a monthly rental 18 Feb - 17 March 2011?

Foreclosed townhomes will be made into affordable housing | townhomes, affordable, crestview - Northwest Florida Daily News looks like a good plan --wonder if Walton County has looked into this to deal with some of the half finished developments, foreclosed properties, and empty units we have...

does anyone know what happened? When I came through from North on 393, the east bound lane of 98 was blocked with vehicles and four or five cops, including a state trooper. Too dark to tell exactly what happened...we have so many accidents around here...tonight the traffic was really...

Where is the closest place (to 30A) to buy garden-type gifts...bird bath, fountain, stepping stone, bird feeder, etc....

just saw the story from the Walton Sun. Anyone have any more information?

A house for $200? Foreclosure confusion leads to rock bottom auction prices Wow!

noticed two unmarked pick-up trucks with flashing blue lights issuing tickets on 98 this morning...had not seen the cops in unmarked pick-ups before. Careful out there, everyone.

Local graduation rates exceed state average | graduation, florida, rates - News - Northwest Florida Daily News Congratulations to Everyone!

Here is a way to express gratitude for local military members who are deployed from Eglin and Hurlburt: Letters to the Troops Over 700 young men and women deployed from Hurlburt Field and Eglin AFB need your kindness this holiday season. Reach out with a word from home to let them know they...

anyone have updated info on the accident/fatality on 331 this a.m.?

anyone have a yard care person they can recommend. some pruning, planting, not much yard and not much work, but need someone who understands about plants. Do not want a commercial landscape company. Thanks.

Wedding on the beach and the party afterwards at Hibiscus...what a beautiful event for my niece and her husband...food was delicious, setting was romantic and the weather was perfect.:clap: Congrats to Amy and Bryan!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/garden/19garden.html?pagewanted=3&_r=1 I found this to be an optimistic and uplifting...vegetable and flower gardens are inspirations to the soul and so much more.

Anyone know where I can buy fresh field peas, already shelled? And, is it true that Cotton's Produce has closed forever?

does anyone know what happened with the power last night? Ours was out for almost five hours. We have never lost power (except for a few minutes) in my neighborhood--even during hurricanes--in the 10 years I have lived here. That storm did not seem that severe--

I attended the Rain Barrel Workshop Thursday night sponsored by the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance and the Walton Co. Extension Service, along with three Master Gardeners. There was a very informative presentation, then each of us was able to outfit our barrel with a faucet, overflow hose and...

DeFuniak Springs Moving Forward with New Skate Park Happy to see that DeFuniak Springs is building a new skate board park. Sowal now has the new Play Park too. This is good news for the county's young citizens and their parents. Much citizen involvement and donations with each effort. :clap:

Anyone have any information on the status of the library budget? I notice there is a meeting next week; Walton Sun had one date--I have heard another, so it is either July 14 or 15th?/anyone know? It is also at 9 a.m. so anyone who works won't be able to attend. I really would like to...

Freedom in the Grace of the World | CommonDreams.org Interesting article; seems relevant to our times.

So, many of us have been thinking of ways of doing things in a more "green" or ecologically friendly manner; and as Murray posted earlier not being so wasteful with the energy we have. Some things that I wonder about: * why do supermarkets use the black plastic containers to package fruits...

Sad.. looks like the photos are from St. Marks, Panacea, and Live Oak Island (all near St. George Island and Carrabelle)

Biologists to move sea turtle eggs east - Gulf Oil Spill - MiamiHerald.com

Panhandle start-up says it's planning large solar power plant - St. Petersburg Times I've seen two versions of this. Hope this one is correct; the other one said Santa Rosa County, either way, it's good news. IMO.

any one have information on a class this summer? Thanks.

Many of us have been thinking of ways to conserve energy and often mention is made of how much oil it takes for us to drive...at the moment, certain things (like more efficient cars/hybrid/electric etc) have to change before many of us can conserve with our vehicles. However, there is one...

Simple Truths | The Wisdom of Wolves Movie

has anyone visited the Wolf Preserve up in Chipley? If so, please share your experience. Thanks.

I just read in the WZEP News Summary that at the School Board meeting, the recommendation was to reduce the reading coaches, but not any athletic cuts... Interesting priorities..wonder if any member of the public will be concerned enough about reducing the reading coaches to contact Mr. Laird.

Mortgage fraud: Florida once again top state for mortgage fraud, new report finds - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com