Hello, Rattlers. I pray this column finds you in good spirits. It’s been a long time since I’ve graced these pages. I’m glad to be back. Not too long ago, I read a Sex on the Hill column that advocated keeping relationships undefined and not expecting too much from them. […]

Florida State University is looking to develop a state-of-the-art University Park expanding to about 1500 acres, which would place it among the country’s largest university research parks, according to Bye’s Park Concept and Project Description. FSU’s campus is among the smallest of the state’s universities, but its current student population […]

I’m from around the way, where dice games are played on corners, where many die in the race to get paid. I’m from around the way, where friends get slain by stray bullets meant for another’s brain. But the outcome is still the same; young black boy dead, another future […]

Have you ever wondered what that person in the mirror sees?what it feels like, to wait for once or twice a day then finally, you returnto reflect me… sometimes you conversatesometimes you come to staybut never foreveryou only stop in moments but what’s important is you stopand like a rose […]

What do we have left, besides a few memories, a couple of photos, and the undying love in our hearts? JP, you’ll always be apart of our lives, until the end of time. Your presence will forever be felt just the thought of you makes my heart melt. We’ve known […]

I’ve somehow gotten on your electronic mailing list. I’d like to get off it but there is no indication on unsubscribing from the list. Also, there is no email contact on the website. The CONTACT US link gives names but not email. Regards Stephen C. MillerThe New York Time

WASHINGTON – Poised to defy history, Republicans raced to key early victories in Tuesday’s battle for control of Congress. They held the House of Representatives and threatened to win control of the Senate. In one major win for the Grand Old Party – and for President Bush – Republican Gov. […]

The American Diabetes Association will host its annual America’s Walk for Diabetes in Jacksonville Saturday. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 9:30 a.m. at Hendricks Avenue Elementary School. According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 2.8 million or 13 percent of all blacks have […]

The United States presented a new resolution on disarming Iraq on Wednesday that calls for stringent inspections, sets tight deadlines and warns of serious consequences if Iraq fails to comply. The new resolution offers Iraq a “final opportunity” to comply with past U.N. resolutions and give up its weapons of […]

E-mail is fast becoming more of a nuisance than a convenience. When inboxes aren’t overflowing with sales pitches and pornography, they’re socked with viruses and worms attached to e-mails that can appear to be from co-workers. The growing glut threatens to force a dramatic change in the free flow of […]