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States must work together to solve water conflict

By Sally Bethea

For two decades, Georgia, Alabama and Florida have been battling over future water allocation in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin which straddles their borders. The dispute also involves a number of federal agencies, courts, and... Full story

Roux: The knee bone’s connected to the taste buds

Red, White & Roux

By Denise Roux

I put the Bolognese sauce on to simmer, sat down to compose a long overdue email, and gradually realized it was way past time to find the discipline required to face a blank page. It was not that I lacked ideas. Since I signed off writing the column... Full story

Discovering that the coast is clear

By Jim Smith

Two times last weekend, we tasted the shrimp, and it was fine. Four days on the coast in Franklin County, a long weekend absent from Bainbridge, found no oil slick in the seafood. Or on the beaches. No doubt Apalachicola is one of the most pictures... Full story

Back assessment can correct appraiser’s error

By Doris Pendleton

I would like to clarify some of the statements printed in last week’s paper concerning the .25 mills levied by the Franklin County School Board for the 2009 tax year. Unfortunately an error of omission occurred in my office and was later discov... Full story

Remembering the day the wall fell

By Tamara Allen

July 26, 1990, may not seem like a significant date in our nation's history, but indeed it was; it changed forever the lives of 42 million Americans living with disabilities. On this day, 20 years ago, thousands gathered on the south lawn of the Whit... Full story

Your Public Trustee: Public defenders

By Marcia Johnson

Q. How can I get the Public Defender appointed to represent me in my criminal case? A. The timing of your question is good because the law changes on July 1. Florida Statute 27.52 requires the Clerk of the Court to determine indigent status for a pe... Full story

How to kill the well from hell

A chilling proposal from a local scientist

By Dr. Ernest “Zeb” Zebrowski

  Yes, we’ve all been assured that this couldn’t possibly happen - a deepwater well gone wild, its effluent threatening coastal wetlands and beaches, and the prospect of stopping the gusher still lying several months in the future... Full story

Roux: Kids read what they want to read, or don’t

Red, White & Roux

Denise Roux

You may have heard the news by now and wondered just what is wrong. Statewide, only 16 percent of the seniors passed the reading portion of their FCAT retake exam. They have had five chances, and they still didn't get it. Our local percentage was ab... Full story

Red, White & Roux: Criticism stings, but ‘life is beautiful’

By Denise Roux

Nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. Think I'll go eat worms.            Oh, I was riding high after my column on the teacher merit pay bill in the legislature. Lots of folks complimented me, and ... Full story

My ‘crude awakening’ on domestic oil production

By Raymond Netherwood

I went through the rationing and gas lines of the 70’s, believing the United States would learn from that episode and work towards energy self-sufficiency. Where did the intervening 30 years go? Certainly by now we’ve solved all sorts of... Full story

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