Archive for September, 2008

Lives lost challenge our faith

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

In the blink of an eye, two young lives lost to this world.Steven Taylor Riles, 18, and Christina Mellen, 20, who had planned to marry, were killed Friday night in a collision at Mahan Drive and Edenfield Road. Riles was a senior at North Florida Christian, Mellen a sophomore at ...

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Happy Birthday, Roo!

Monday, September 29th, 2008

I know that I use a lot of words to berate the baby kangaroo in my blog, but that’s only because of the things he says/does to me on a daily basis that are not fit for print. Deep down, we are still friends ...

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Reaching out to young adults with Hoffman-case facts

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Still looking for someone to blame for a world turned upside down, a reader on Tallahassee.com last week made note of our new Rachel Hoffman page on Facebook.com, which alerts members to new coverage. That, the reader suggested in a post on our story chat, is evidence of bias. ...

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Spending the night with his ex

Friday, September 26th, 2008

When you are in love with a man with an 8-year-old daughter, quality time with his ex-wife if bound to happen. This weekend, I will take what, for the past five years, has been a relationship molded in 5-10 minute increments and peeks at a MySpace page, and hyper-leap it ...

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I choose not to run

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

I had been putting off going to the dermatologist for too long. Having spent my youth sitting by the side of the pool, slathering on baby oil instead of sunscreen, I should be more concerned about my skin. Not that I have any wacky ...

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Crying over the economy

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Sometimes, after the President gets on television and talks about the state of the economy, it is hard not to cry in a freaked-out, what-the-heck, sort of way.   Maybe it is the stress of it all. Maybe I can't help diving head first into all the negative possibilities. Maybe, I ...

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Despite debate, United Way’s mission is critical

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Stories posted on Tallahassee.com about the United Way of the Big Bend and its concerns over how the Sunshine Laws could affect its operation set off a barrage of comments. That's expected and normal. But let’s not cast unfounded aspersions; the work the UWBB does in our community – ...

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Football, politics and where the two collide (on Saturday)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are coming to Tallahassee on Saturday, targeting students. Lucky for them FSU’s football played awful against Wake Forest on Saturday, or a lot of Tallahassee would be in Jacksonville. Unfortunately for them, the Rattlers were awesome, and I’m betting that a lot of the powers ...

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Come drink with me Greenies

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Ok. I'm a beer-loving, tree-hugging, bark-eating green girl. And, if you are too, come on down and join me for a drink at Waterworks this Wednesday. It is a good time. Here is the flyer.     ...

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At least the weather was nice

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

The time had come for me to venture out of my Downtown/Midtown comfort zone and explore the nightlife on the outskirts of town. Yeah, right. You want the truth? I was kidnapped by a friend who threatened to drive me all the ...

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