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West Volusia will forever be enhanced due to the vision and life of Irene Johnson and her legacy, and that of her late husband, the Rev. Maxwell Johnson. Their work to establish the African American Museum of the Arts in DeLand will never be forgotten.
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This coming Sunday, May 16, is the birthday of the Christian Church.
Occasionally, the mail brings something useful, like a check. I like checks. They help to pay the bills. More often, however, it brings useless stuff. For instance, those bills I just mentioned. Also, various opportunities to impoverish myself, in case I seek a life of asceticism and eventua…
West Volusia and its cities are swept up in the wave of rapid population growth that is occurring throughout Florida.
Here in Volusia County, ECHO stands for “environment, culture, history and heritage, and outdoor recreation.” We proved that we share these values when more than 70 percent of us voted to extend the ECHO program for another 20 years.
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The pandemic has affected the lives of many in our community. Downtown businesses are rebounding, but long food lines are still common as people struggle to make ends meet.
There may be a global pandemic, elevated unemployment across Florida and plenty of other real problems, but the Florida Legislature decided a big chunk of its time was best spent alienating transgender youth with a measure that “solves” a nonexistent problem.
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The legacy of the 2021 session of the Florida Legislature is dismal: a record of partisan, division-stoking legislation aimed at solving nonexistent problems.
Remember the old adage “April showers bring May flowers”? In Florida, April is typically a dry month when water demands are higher due to springtime planting and low rainfall amounts. For 22 years, April has been recognized as Water Conservation Month in Florida, a designation to heighten pu…
Does anything taste better than a cool cup of water on a hot dry day?
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Dear Fellow Drivers,
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We would be offended by House Bill 1 under any circumstances, but the fact that the Florida Legislature has crafted the new law as retaliation against Black Lives Matter protests enlarges our offense.
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This is the city. This is a case for Sgt. Friday. Where is he when we need him?
Editor’s note: During the tenure of Jane Shang as Deltona’s city manager, the Sheriff’s Office was called when Deltona resident Brandy White legally recorded an interaction with a city employee in a public area of Deltona City Hall.
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The internet continues to become more ubiquitous and the go-to source for many Floridians for news and information.
Editor's note: The hearing for this development, known as Beresford Reserve, has been moved to the DeLand City Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 3.
It’s not often that government is able to improve service and efficiency and reduce the cost to taxpayers, all at the same time. But when it comes to public transportation in Northwest Volusia, the county has managed to do just that.
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There are two solutions to the ongoing water crisis. One is to continue to conserve, to share, to cut back, and work ever harder paying more and more.
Editor’s note: Lake Helen and Deltona both recently swapped out their city administrators. Doing so can be a tumultuous process. Columnist Mark Barker explains some of the reasons why.
The internet continues to become more ubiquitous and the go-to source for many Floridians for news and information.
Gun owners have nothing to fear from laws that enforce responsible ownership
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If there is one thing we can all agree on, it is that we want to see more advertising. Not just on grocery sacks and branded T-shirts, and not just sign spinners, either.
Along with more than 100 of our local county and city elected officials and staff, developer representatives, and members of the public, I listened with an open mind March 18 to a panel of developers, landscape architects, and county staff discuss barriers to Low Impact Development.
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There are many things I could say about motorcycle week. But if I said them, no one could hear me over the sounds of the cycles roaring outside my windows.
West Volusia is blessed with many wonderful treasures. It’s what makes us such a dynamic and vibrant community. If you ask me, one of our most valuable treasures is Joyce Cusack!
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Say what you will about tourists, you have to either loathe them or else dislike them intensely. And if it is in fact tourist season, I do not know why we cannot shoot them.
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All those of us who have ever said of an errant public servant: “He or she should be fired!” have just learned it’s not always that easy.
Daylight saving time has not only reset our clocks. It’s also a good time to think about the system of long-distance trails that already represent Volusia County to economic advantage.
For most Americans, food is something we generally take for granted. We know — or we firmly assume — that it will be there when we want it.
An open letter to the Volusia County School Board:
