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NSB City Commission observes moment of silence for Ed Cooper

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A moment of silence was observed Tuesday at the start of the New Smyrna Beach City Commission in honor of Ed Cooper who died Jan. 23. He was 85.

The recognition was asked of the more than 200 residents in attendance in the DeBerry Room at the Utilities Commission building on Canal Street by Mayor Sally Mackay who described Cooper as an exemplary citizen.

Cooper died at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, his wife, Vivian Cooper, said Saturday.

Go Cardinals! Go Steelers! God bless America

Welcome to the greatest holiday in America today: Super Bowl Sunday. Go Steelers! Go Cardinals! So who is going to win the game? Here's a hint: These aren't your Daddy's Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cold War is over and so is the Steel Curtain. Remember when the Tennessee Titans stomped on the Terrible Towel?

Well, quarterback Kurt Warner and the St. Louis Cardinals are going to make history as the team with the worst regular-season record at 9-7 to win the Super Bowl. Warner has some superb weapons in super-stud receivers Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin.

Remember, Warner has a quick release and the quarterback is 1-1 in the Super Bowl in two previous trips with the St. Louis Rams. Ben Roethlisberger quarterbacked the Steelers to victory in 2006 over the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, but he wasn't very good in that game. Wide receiver Hines Ward was the MVP and Jerome Bettis finally got his ring.

Roethlisberger should be much better this time around, if his line can keep him from getting sacked. Ward has a bad knee and Bettis retired after winning that last Super Bowl.

So my prediction is the Cardinals, 34-24, but then again, the age-old adage is on any given Sunday, a football team can lose.

Guitarist to perform Saturday at New Smyrna Beach library

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Guitarist Peter Fletcher will perform at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library at 2 p.m. Saturday. The concert is free and open to the
public.

Fletcher, who has studied guitar since he was 7, received a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and received the
school’s graduate award twice. He has appeared on Turner Broadcasting Systems’ “Storyline” and Fox-affiliate WAGA-TV’s “Good Day, Atlanta.”

Blogger: Your government is listening

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The Bush League boys, clinging to their life-raft obstruction of Obama’s Ship of State, are really pissed off these days.

And no wonder. “Too much government” is threatening them -- too much Democratic refusal to overlook oversight of illegal activity.

The real, on-the-back, governmental interference in the form of wiretaps on private conversations, e-mails, credit information and illegal targeting of journalists and whistle-blowers doesn’t seem to spell “interference” to the advantaged few.

Emergency officials to participate in drill Wednesday

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DELAND -- Emergency officials throughout Volusia County will participate in a statewide tornado drill at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday. The drill is conducted by the state Division of Emergency Management with the National Weather Service to test emergency officials’ alert warnings and notifications.

“We always have the threat of severe weather, but it intensifies beginning in February,” said Charlie Craig, Volusia County Emergency Management director. “While tornados are possible in summer thunderstorms, our most violent storms have occurred from February through May.”