In a cartoon that really says it all, Florida’s east coast cities are depicted trying to move an Amtrak train up-the-hill by brute force — while the conductor quips, “Should be easier if you used the train-tracks … should be ‘ere somewhere!

I mean it. I want everyone aboard the proposed Amtrak – FEC Corridor passenger train service.

Several days ago while having a conversation with a friend about the current state of America, we both commented that “this is not the same place we grew up as kids,” and we have noticed the dismantling of the fabric of America.

This coming week will be a tense one for Florida teachers, as we await Governor Crist’s decision.

Almost every new computer has a built-in webcam these days — whether you want it or not; even if you don’t really know how to use it.

In our government, the voice of the American citizen is heard through the ballot box.

Leisa Wiseman, Internal and External Affairs Director for Florida Coalition against Domestic Violence, wrote a response for Historic City News in reply to the 2009 Annual Uniform Crime Report.

Dear Friends and Neighbors-if you have completed your census form-many thanks-and please pass this message on. If you have not, there is information in this email that may be helpful to you. We need your help to ensure a complete county.