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Newsmaker Q&AAssistant Public Defender James Valerino answers questions after Virginia Larzelere's re-sentencing, which prevents the state from executing her for the 1991 shotgun slaying of her Edgewater dent |
Afternoon report: U.S. stocks close lower
U.S. stocks closed lower and bond prices rose after as financial shares weighed on the market. JP Morgan Chase & Co. led declines after it stated it may post additional credit losses, as it expects the global economy "to continue to be weak, for capital markets to remain under stress and for a
Foreign trade is good for America
It is surprising and satisfying at the same time to discover that many people in New Smyrna Beach like Nathan Swerling, who buses tables at Clancy's Cantina, realize that foreign trade is good for the U.S and good for them in particular. Yet others like Lyndie Helmsderfer of Kilman's Jewelers think we should be doing less. Everyone, of course, is entitled to their opinion, though, it is a complex situation that might change people's minds if explained better. Talking to a group of local professionals and businessmen, I found that they all agreed that foreign trade is a good thing.
Fallen NSB Cop and K-9 partner remembered on third anniversary of tragic crash
13-year-old girl from New York becomes 16th shark-bite victim in NSB surf
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 13-year-old girl from New York became the 16th shark-bite victim of this swimming season when she was bitten on the back of her right leg and shin while in waist-deep water just after noon Tuesday, the Volusia County Beach Patrol Beach. TV's WESH 2 News of Orlando reported physicians who stitched her up in the emergency room at Bert Fish Medical Center removed a partial shark's tooth from her leg.
Closing report: Volume on New York Stock Exchange moderate
U.S. stocks closed lower and bond prices fell after an economic report showed retail sales in July fell for the first time in five months. Crude oil prices rose, boosting energy shares, after the U.S. Energy Department reported a bigger-than-forecast decline in gasoline inventories, increasing supply concerns. A lower-than-expected earnings announcement from Deere & Co.
Birth Announcements
July 30, 2008 -- Shammy and Logan Eichler of Edgewater, son, 8 pounds 10 ounces, 3:10 a.m., Halifax Health Medical Center.
July 28, 2008 -- James Hewitt and Angel Sommo of Edgewater, girl, 6 pounds, 8:13 a.m., Florida Hospital Ormond Memorial.
July 26, 2008 -- Wendy and Kenneth Parrish of Mims and natives of Edgewater, girl, 8 pounds13 ounces, 5:42 a.m., Halifax Health Medical Center.
July 26, 2008 -- Jason Avis and Sharon Larson of Edgewater, boy, 9 pounds 13 ounces, 7:41 p.m. at Halifax Health Medical Center.