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Grace and courage: I saw two women who possessed those attributes in the past several weeks. They say that women are the weaker sex, but where the heck did that come from? Most women I have known have been strong, capable and nurturing at the same time. Not a weak one in the bunch.

The two women I speak of are Elizabeth Edwards and Farrah Fawcett.

Mrs. John Edwards who is fighting a terminal cancer for the second time and the fact that her husband cheated on her and perhaps has a child with this other woman personified grace during her interview with Oprah.

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas, D-New Smyrna Beach, announced that she will be leading a bipartisan Congressional Delegation of U.S. representatives from across the country to witness the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on Saturday.

Kosmas will use the opportunity to highlight the significance of a robust human spaceflight program for science, technology, and national security and to encourage her colleagues to support fully funding this critical mission.

June 11, 2009: Eugene B. Oglesby Jr. and Cynthia R. Sigman, Edgewater; Joseph Schomer Jr. and Cynthia K. Hines, New Smyrna Beach.

Lois Jean Van Doren, 80, of New Smyrna Beach, wife of 59 years and mother of four, who enjoyed playing golf at New Smyrna Beach Municipal Golf Course and volunteering her time with Bert Fish Medical Center Auxiliary and Brannon Public Librar, died Tuesday, June 9, 2009.

NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. The New Smyrna Beach City Commission jump-started what had been a laundry list of stalled projects that are considered key to the city's future growth and service needs, including parks, infrastructure and other capital needs at a "retreat" earlier today at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

NSBNEWS.net photo by Sera Frederick. New Smyrna Beach police Cmdr. William Drossman received a 10% pay increase because of a budget oversight that saw him earning far less than sergeants reporting to him, Interim City Manager Khalid Resheidat said.

The following was written by Robert Lott, president of the Southeast Volusia Chamber of Commerce.

During a conversation with a potential candidate for public office last week, the future politician complained about the money spent by the New Smyrna Beach CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency). The concern was over the city budget and the expenditure of “our tax dollars.”

June 12, 2009: Matthew I. Bowman and Brittany N. Maxwell, New Smyrna Beach.

Albert G. Geiger, 82, of New Smyrna Beach, a former beer salesman and U.S. Navy veteran who received the Asiatic-Pacific; American Theatre; European Theatre; and the Victory medals, died Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Julius Caesar Herrin, 94, of New Smyrna Beach, who worked tirelessly with the American Baptist Home Mission Society in support of integration in public schools, churches and civil rights organizations, died Friday, June 5, 2009.

SAMSULA -- An 81-year-old Massachusetts woman was fighting for her life overnight at Halifax Medical Center after she was flown there earlier Tuesday by a Sheriff's helicopter following a three-car crash on State Road 415, the Florida Highway Patrol said.