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We were blessed here in Crestview and Northwest Florida as Hurricane Irma missed us. In other parts of our state, Floridians were hard hit by this monster storm.
It has been heartening to see the p…

If you want to enjoy a comfortable retirement lifestyle, you don’t need to have been born rich or even to have earned scads of money during your working years.
But you do need to make the right mov…

We continue to get many questions from homeowners concerning spots on the leaves of their trees, shrubs, vegetable plants and in their lawns.
These foliage diseases show up mostly as tan, brown or …

Why is common sense not so common anymore? What has happened to it? Where did it go?
Why are good manners not readily seen or utilized very much anymore? What has happened to them? Where did they g…

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. And "awareness" is an appropriate designation, because many people remain unaware of the many ways in which life insurance can help families meet their ke…

Being prepared for a storm doesn’t just mean getting through it.
After a storm you must deal with the aftermath, and in order to do that, it is essential to have important documents on hand.
That…

We have been very fortunate in Northwest Florida to have no major hurricanes for the past 10 years. Things have changed this year and we are being hit with two hurricanes back to back, Irma and Jose.…

Richard Hoefler's book "Will Daylight Come" includes a little story.
In the story, a little boy visiting his grandparents used his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit…

I appreciate beautiful flowers and manicured yards as much as I like trees. I am not a terrific gardener, but I appreciate those who do marvelous things in their yards and I love to look at their cre…