During my 30 years as editorial page editor of the Gainesville Sun I had a habit of calling myself a … More
Month: November 2022
Of war, peacemaking…and music
The war that changed their young lives forever has been over for half a century. But, improbably, their anti-war activism … More
Accomplice to the crime
Correction: An earlier version of this blog stated that the section of South Main Street where a cyclist was killed … More
What I saw on my Thanksgiving ramble around GNV
On a cool, gray Thanksgiving morning I mounted my bicycle in order to take stock of GNV as we approach … More
An explosion of color, creativity and enterprise
In a Gainesville Sun column earlier this year – back when The Sun was still publishing columns, letters to the … More
It’s been a lovely cruise
With apologies to Jimmy Buffet. The final day of our five-day Forgotten Coast Tour began in Crawfordville and ended nearly … More
Carrabelle and Sopchoppy bound
Day four of our Forgotten Coast Tour. The sun was out but a nasty wind was blowing across Apalachicola Bay. … More
Reflections on the ‘new’ Apalachicola
Apalachicola has always been a place where men go down to the sea..or at least down to the great bay … More
A windy, cloudy day in paradise
So it’s day three of our Forgotten Coast Tour. The day we do a 43-mile out and back from Apalachicola … More
A blustery day in paradise
Day 2 of our 5 day tour of the Forgotten Coast was not without its flaws. For one thing, it … More