Reporters Notebook

The Florida Fight is Finally Over

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:13:10 -0500

History was certainly made last night; but it's all that led up to the eventual election of Sen. Barack Obama I'll remember for a life time.

A Hero's Goodbye

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:40:59 -0500

Few stories move me like police officers funeral. This morning, as I wiped away a few tears at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in Orange Park, I was again reminded why these ceremonies are so touching.

A Beacon of Burgers and Hash Browns

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:08:50 -0500

Since arriving in Biloxi Sunday afternoon, I was subsisting on a diet of convience store microwaveable meals and vending machine snacks. That is until I got the tip of the trip. A Waffle House in Ocean Springs, just one exit over on I-10 was open.

My First Hurricane

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:37:16 -0500

I've only lived in Florida two and a half years, so Fay was my first tropical storm and Gustav is now my first hurricane...and even in Mississippi, he was impressive.

Reporter's Notebook: Bracing for a Big One

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:37:15 -0500

I'll be posting pictures of southern Mississippi's Gustav response shortly, in the meantime, just a weather update.

Reporter's Notebook: Gustav Greets Mississippi

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:02:58 -0500

Greetings from D'Iberville, Mississippi just a few miles north of Biloxi. I was hoping to report to you this week from New Orleans, but despite having a hotel room booked, the evacuation routes opened up around 4 a.m. Sunday and all roads into the Big Easy were shut down.

Reporter's Notebook: How Was the Hob Nob?

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:34:55 -0500

The energy was palpable. Campaingn signs lined Bay Street near Metropolitan Park, volunterers both young and old did their best to pass out fans, stickers, buttons and sign up prospective supporters. But I take 3 big themes away from Thursday Night's Hob Nob 2008 sponsored by the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce.