After 30 years as a journalist, I’m hanging up my press pass – sort of. You may have known me during my 24 years at the Northwest Florida Daily News. Or, more recently at Crestview News Bulletin and two weekly papers in Santa Rosa County. I had titles – education reporter, features writer, managing editor,... Continue Reading →

Mid-morning, Chris Robbins parks his car at a small neighborhood park in Fort Walton Beach and gets out with a bulging bag of shelled peanuts in his hand. The animals know him, Robbins said. They even know his car. Unnoticed by the other park users, squirrels start to mobilize, scuffling through the pine stray and... Continue Reading →