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Archives: 2013

There Is Another 6 Weeks Of Winter?!? *sigh*

 According to the infamous Punxsutawney Phil , we’re not out of the woods yet for winter. The ever-enduring task of dealing with icy roads, freak snowstorms and just plain bitter, cold is just what we have in store for us in the next few weeks.  Brrr! So, I thought this was a good opportunity to put out a friendly reminder about how to weather some of winter’s...

A Heart of Gold: Deputy Adopts Dog He Saved

   Last week, I read an article in a newspaper about an abused dog and her new owner. When I was done reading, I thought to myself that is truly a person with a heart of gold. Being the animal lover that I am, I had to share this story with you.  A call came in to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Department from witnesses...

Better Off Getting Stuck, Then Suffering The Consequences.

With the flu that is. Hospital emergency rooms are filling up around the country from what appears to be the worse flu epidemic in maybe a decade. If you’ve been watching the evening news, you would have noticed the newscasters indicating to a map of the U.S. and the states that are affected with the flu outbreak. All but three of the states are in...

Got A New Car? Did You Know That You Are Being Tracked?

Maybe. Or more like, most likely. Back in December, the federal government proposed that all new passenger vehicles be equipped with the EDR devices. However, 96% of all new cars already had them, as do at least 150 million other older vehicles. American car makers, led by GM and Ford, have been putting them in their cars since the mid-1990s. Who knew? If you happened...