Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: BOOM!
It finally happened! My daughter is not afraid of the BOOM from the fireworks.
I love that feeling in my chest…I remember the first time I felt it, I was about 12, we were right under the firewo…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Memorial Day
When I was a child, the Vietnam War was in full swing. I grew up into my teen years without feeling really connected to the military or what was going on with wars and international conflict.
When…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: To Africa, with love
I've been looking at my oldest daughter's Facebook today. It is filled with photos from her life in Africa. I was against Facebook until she went to Tallahassee for college after she graduated from M…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: My hero
I have a daughter who lives in Africa.
She is a Milton High School, Pensacola State College and FSU graduate – with honors at all three. She was a cheerleader all four years and coached cheerleadi…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: You CAN return home
When I'm working late at the newspaper and all is dark and quiet, memories flash before my eyes. It was 1995 when I was hired by Jim Fletcher and moved from my kitchen into the newsroom. I'd done my …
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Duck Dynasty review
So one night about two months ago, I couldn't sleep. Of course, I grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. I come across this show…there are a bunch of bearded men with souther…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: Sharing the news
There are a lot of jokes made on Facebook about grammar – and it's general lack of use.
In the past, people didn't really know if their friends or family failed at spelling and grammar because we …
Aug 30, 2013
Vet buys first Koren War special tag in Pace
When Rebekah Nugent went to renew registration on the car owned by she and her husband Ed; she inquired about the Korean War license plate she had heard about. It required a trip home to get military…
Aug 30, 2013