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EDITOR’S LETTER: Wishing for bodacious bark
Yes, I realize that ranking the best barbecue is a sure-fire way to end up with sauce on my face. Those on top of the list will love me; cellar dwellers will want to stick me on a spit and…
FORK ON THE ROAD: Rae Rae’s is Fresh
PHOTOS: Gary Corsair Canned food and microwaves aren’t allowed in this popular restaurant’s kitchen. We don’t have a microwave anywhere in the building. If it comes in a can, it doesn’t go in our pan. We even make our corned…
Finally, more beds
Ban lifted on nursing home construction It’s about time! On Friday, the Agency for Health Care Administration lifted a 14-year ban on new nursing home construction and approved construction of 22 new nursing homes — a total of about 3,100…
Ono (that means “Good”) island
PHOTOS: Gary Corsair Forget Waikiki, Kauai is unspoiled Hawaii. Ma and Pa Kettle, the Brady Bunch and Elvis had wonderful vacations in Waikiki, but they missed the real Hawaii. Waikiki is dirty, crowded and full of hotels desperately needing renovation.…
FINAL THOUGHT: You too can be an umpire
Baseball season is upon us; an annual occurrence that always makes me wonder, “Whatever happened to my ball/strike indicator, pocket whisk broom, chest protector and mask?” I have absolutely no idea what I did with my gear after my summer…
EDITOR’S LETTER: Lake County car dealers earn high marks
Last month, I put my journalistic foot in my mouth with a tongue-in-cheek column about an unpleasant car shopping experience I had. At least a few people took exception to my comments. They felt I implied that all car dealerships…
Is Fruitland Park ready for The Villages?
PHOTOS: Matthew Gaulin Rolling pastureland and towering oak trees that lined a two-lane road on the west end of Fruitland Park have vanished as dump trucks and earthmovers pave the way for big-dollar homes, lush golf courses and nightly entertainment.…
FINAL THOUGHT: Try doing your job with 65 kids behind you
I am a big believer in parental involvement. Mom and Dad should thoroughly know their child’s friends, friends’ families, teachers, coaches, baby sitter, doctor, dentist, troop leader, ice cream man and Sunday school teacher. And the snooping shouldn’t stop there.…
It’s all good … but the south end of the county may be a tad better
The city of Minneola needs to update its website. Minneola is no longer just “a great place to live,” as the website proclaims; the small city just north of Clermont on State Road 27 can now boast it is the…
New tag office
Kudos to Lake County Tax Collector Bob McKee for taking the hassle out of titling cars, renewing license plates and registering vehicles. I recently visited the brand spankin’ new Tax Collector’s office in the old Golden Corral building in Leesburg…
