Election 2012: The good, the bad and the ugly
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I admit to being one optimist who believed with little doubt that Election Day 2012 would result in a glorious result. My optimism was partially rewarded and partially crushed by the voters, those running campaigns, those counting votes and those reporting events (or not).
Headline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / Winter Haven runs a play from its own 20-yard line early in the third quarter, leading the New Smyrna Beach Cudas, 24-20 midway through the third quarter in a playoff game Friday night at New Smyrna Beach Stadium.
Headline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / Winter Haven moves quickly down towards the Cudas end zone before taking a knee in the closing seconds of a 24-20 playoff win over previously unbeated New Smyrna Beach Friday night.
Headline Surfer photos by Henry Frederick / Kaye Walker, shown at left, poses with a friend at her Holiday Charity Ball at the Brannon Center. Tia McDonald, of Edgewater, shown in the front entranceway, was among a contingent of volunteers.