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SANFORD -- Before the mass murders in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., no gun-related slaying created such a national uproar than that of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin who crossed paths with gun-toting neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. It's the No. 1 story in Headline Surfer's ranking of the Top 10 Florida stories of 2012.
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By Jason Davis DELAND -- Now that all the noise has subsided, and the political dust has settled here we are in a new year. I hope everyone that is reading this had a safe and happy holiday season and I hope for health, happiness and prosperity for all as we move forward in the early days of 2013.
I, of course, have a lot of work ahead of me for I am now the Volusia County Chair, the highest elected official in our fair county, and I do take the responsibility of this office very seriously.
Videos produced by Multimedia Editor Serafina Frederick / Volusia County Chair Jason Davis sat down with Headline Surfer Editor/Publisher Henry Frederick for an exclusive indepth video interview in Frederick's New Smyrna Beach home on Dec. 31. Here is that hour-long interview in three video segments.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Volusia County Chair Jason Davis of Edgewater cites the three "Ps" that led to his successful and overwhelming victory in the Nov. 6 general elections: Pavement, personality and perseverance.
Though he officially took over as county chair when the ball drop to the new year, per the county charter, Davis will be sworn in Jan. 10, a largely ceremonial function.
Please click the videos for an indepth interview focusing on how Davis dealth with being the clear underdog and political outsider, how he won so handily and how he's handling crtitical media coverage focusing on a decade-old arrest that was dropped and dredged up again with a big front page story. Davis also highlights his priorities and his approach to governance and leadership.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The days in 2013 are already slipping by as resolutions follow. We’re all getting back to the normal rush of life as the holidays get packaged up for next year, exchanged for something better, or put to the curb.
Is It Possible to Eliminate Stress? The question is easy, but the answer is more complex.
The primary reason for eliminating stress in our lives is to increase pleasure and decrease pain.
Human beings have 5 major goals:
ORLANDO, Fla -- Pledging to his GOP colleagues that he would be a "conservative voice" for the party, Tony Ledbetter, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County, was elected Congressional District 6 chairman for the Republican Party of Florida at its annual meeting this weekend at the Rosen Centre Hotel.
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