Mother’s Day used to make me uncomfortable, if not downright irritated. Convinced that it was simply a conspiracy among florists and greeting card companies to boost their sales, I told my six children many years ago, do NOT get me anything for Mother’s Day. I’ve …

Two weeks ago, the Board of County Commissioners, under the leadership of Chairman Ed Ciampi, gathered a group of experts from a range of fields to decide whether or not to dredge the St. Lucie Inlet. Some panelists consider this an imminent crisis–that the inlet …

It is with an incredible sense of dismay that I watch what is unfolding in Florida this legislative session. The governor and Legislature seem bent on destroying our state’s landmark process to manage growth and development, essential considering that Florida soon will pass New York …

Coaches and parents of the Blue Devils softball team anticipated that Jensen Beach might finally be ready to give the undefeated Hobe Sound softball team some revenge in their final tournament game Saturday, May 14, at Palm City. The girls thought otherwise, their confidence buoyed …

Kaitlyn Earle, 10, of Hobe Sound started swimming less than nine months ago, according to her father, Randy Earle; yet she’s already qualified to swim in a Junior Olympics swim meet . The Hobe Sound Elementary School fifth grader swims in the Elite group for …