PUBLISHER'S COLUMN

The second amendment to the Constitution states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed…

We have a lot going on as we continue to expand our daily online newspaper coverage beyond greater New Smyrna Beach to the rest of Volusia County with our local news coverage and to the rest of…

One of the exciting things about Volusia County's New Smyrna Beach-based online-only newspaper is the community blogger aspect. We are definitely drawing more and more people who share our love,…

We're new to the county scene and as a result, our request for the police report on the Ormond Beach shooting was not promptly e-mailed despite me efforts Monday to push hard with that police…

Sera and I wish all of you out there a happy new year as the clock winds down on 2010 and opens the gates to a more promising 2011. Please be safe in your travels and have a designated driver if…

Conservatives like myself are all hoping that the newly-elected senators and congressmen will be successful in getting the country moving again. The first step is a realistic look at where the…

We had a record 5,497 unique visitors to our news website the day after Christmas, most likely the result of our Christmas Day story filed later that day headlined: NSB small business owner Dean…

Sera and I want to wish all of you a merry Christmas with best wishes for a prosperous and happy new year. We are truly blessed to call New Smyrna Beach home, not only for its beautiful beach and…

To many people, Christmas is an expression of great faith and optimism. To that end we should take a look at the reasons for that faith and optimism. To start off, we live in the world’s…

All too often people complain about the cost of police and fire services until they need a cop or a firefighter. Sera and I experienced this firsthand overnight Sunday when we were awakened by my…

Those of you using Internet Explorer are likely seeing a front page that looks weird. That's because we're continuing our upgrades as we gear up for a turbo charged online news experience in 2011…

We have added two new spotlight features to our Home page: "Volusia News Spotlight" and "NSB News Spotlight" to draw special attention to feature stories and evebnts that mioght get lost in the…