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2026 (28)

July 10 Recent Event Stirs Old Memories
July 10
July 3 “Happy 250th USA” – From A Proud Naturalized American
June 26 Print News Dying Of Self-Inflicted Wounds
June 19 Are “Sailor Boys” Teaching American Students?
June 12 Irreverence Invades Fernandina Beach On D-Day
June 5 “Hold My Beer” Shouts Fernandina To Veterans & Visitors
May 29 Fernandina Beach Becoming Florida’s Rock Ridge
May 22 Mr. Magoo Piloting Observer
May 15 Dems Would Be Hilarious If They Weren’t So Dangerous
May 8 Teachers Unions Could Teach AP Courses In Fraud
April 24 Democrats, Cats, Redskins, Etc.
April 17 Fleeing New Yorkers To City & State: “Drop Dead!”
April 10 FL Universities Top The “Elites” Academically
April 3 Leftists Protest An Imaginary King
March 27 Can City Hall Go Lower? It Just Did!
March 20 Democrats & Media Are Iran’s Sleeper Cells
March 13 Why Daily Newspapers Are Dying
March 6 Looking For Work?
February 27 “These People Are Crazy!”
February 20 Fernandina’s Political Pirates Wield Meters Not Swords
February 13 Democrats Foment, Fund, Fuel Chaos
February 6 Local Leftists Berserk With Rage
January 30 Minshew And Poynter Join The City’s Gallery Of Rogues; Fernandina’s Nose-Ring, Blue Hair Brigade Protests ICE
January 23 News Leader Takes A Mulligan
January 16 What’s All The *!%&)# Swearing About?
January 9 Maduro Snatch & Grab A Pie In Face To Democrats
January 2 Fernandina Beach’s Top Cop Welcomes “All Genders”

2025 (49)

December 19 Florida’s Thriving, California’s Dying, & RIP New York
December 12 National & Local Democrats Embrace Deceit & Larceny
December 5 U.S. Demand For Skilled Tradespeople Surpasses Supply; Ivy League Liberal Arts Graduates Need Not Apply
November 28 Why Are Obvious Paid Parking Foes Missing?
November 21 Affordability? Its Democrats We Can’t Afford!
November 14 Wasting Money 101: A Degree in Public Relations
November 7 Lawsuits, Inept Politicians Create Local Economic Chaos
October 31 T-Ray’s Nabs Second Universal Best Burger Honors
October 24 “No Kings Day” Protestors 250 Years Late
October 17 A Tale Of Two Men: The Best Of One, The Worst Of Another
October 10 Good To The Last Customer?
October 3 Democrats Are In A Very Dark Place
September 26 Media & Local Cops Say Fernandina Police Chief A Disaster
September 19 Charlie Kirk’s Murder Might Be America’s “Turning Point”
September 12 Charlie Kirk’s Killing Sounds An Alarm
September 5 Democrats Have Mutated Into A Cult
August 29 Trump Advice Saves Uncle Herschel
August 22 Fernandina Beach City Commission Parks Common Sense With A Widely Unpopular Parking Meter Sell Out
August 15 News Leader Starting To Report News!
August 8 Left-Wing Scorn Makes Jeans Ad A Winner
August 1 Free Taxpayer Ride Is Over For Cheats & Freeloaders
July 25 Redskins Fans On The Warpath
July 18 Dems Upset “Alligator Alcatraz” Not A Tropical Resort
July 11 Biden Claims World Is Asking For His “Wisdom”
July 4 Despite Moving Ross Still Making Local Headlines
June 27 Chamber Confusion Confounds County Commission
June 20 Let’s Change Yulee’s Name From A Zero to A Hero
June 13 Fernandina Beach’s 21st Century “Pride & Prejudice”
June 6 After Rejecting, Fair, Objective And Balanced Reporting An Angry News Leader Editor Exits Before Being Booted
May 30 Fernandina Commission Laughingly Promotes Residents’ Health While Simultaneously Picking Their Pockets
May 23 Defeated Dems Trampled By Trump’s Revised GOP Tactics
May 16 Where Have All The Good Democrats Gone?
May 9 Busted Leg Sparks A Reading Frenzy & A New Business Idea
May 2 Will Bud Light’s Former Bumbling Marketing Hacker Knock The Fragile LIV Golf League Into The Rough?
April 25 1954 Act Casts Doubt on Democrat’s Legitimacy
April 18 Local Rehab Center Says Distress Signal A False Alarm
April 11 Round Trip Jacksonville-Miami Amtrak Ride An Eye-Opener
April 3 Manatee No Longer A Canadian Blue Plate Special
March 28 Efforts To Help U.S. Shrimpers Too Late For Fernandina; Was Phony “Bean Town Hall” A Democrat Party Scam?
March 21 Oops! Journalism Malpractice Continues At News Leader
March 14 Is Journalism Making A Comeback At The News Leader?
March 7 Frantic National & Local Democrats Appear Deranged
February 28 Gov. DeSantis’ Property Tax Proposal Would Be Boon For Residents & A Nightmare For Local Governments
February 21 Leftists Are Scared Their Golden Goose May Be Cooked As They’re Being Exposed By The Folks They’re Deceiving
February 14 Trump’s Clean-Up Actions Were Years In The Planning
February 7 Are Protestors Hurting Market As Home Prices Stall?
January 31 Democrats Display Their Hatred Of Fellow U.S. Citizens As They Declare Affection For Illegal Alien Gangsters
January 24 Trump Has Done More In 4 Days Than Biden Did In 4 Years
January 17 The More I Hear About Calif. The More I Love Life In Fla.

2024 (49)

2023 (47)

2022 (48)

2021 (51)

2020 (49)

2019 (48)

2018 (47)

2017 (50)

2016 (49)

2015 (47)

2014 (50)

Recent Posts

Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

“Happy 250th USA” – From A Proud Naturalized American

Print News Dying Of Self-Inflicted Wounds

Recent Comments

Dean @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 11, 2026 at 9:45 am

Loved it

Jerry K @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 11, 2026 at 7:40 am

Dave you always come up with a better one each week! Keep them coming…

Charles Mullen @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 11, 2026 at 7:27 am

Great article, David. Keep up this great blog.

Larry Phipps @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 11, 2026 at 3:57 am

Wow! That brings back an incredible flood of memories, Dave. We were so fortunate to…

TB @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 10, 2026 at 8:49 pm

Very interesting article, Dave. Please post more. Much prefer reading interesting recounts rather than vitriol.…

CoCoNUT 🥥 Harry @ Recent Event Stirs Old Memories

July 10, 2026 at 4:48 pm

Great stories and recollection, Dave - two thumbs up !

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