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Despite dad's sudden death, New Smyrna Beach's Ray Catheline keeps commitment with Cudas Unhooked fundraiser; raises whopping $7,873

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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Just five days before his Cudas Unhooked fundraiser to raise funds for struggling and even homeless New Smyrna Beach High School students and their families, Ray Catheline's father died. But he went ahead with the inaugural one-day event. And with the help of friends and family, he raised a whopping $7,873.

Mayor allowed boorish behavior against Congresswoman Sandy Adams during New Smyrna Beach City Hall visit

Create: Sun, 05/01/2011 - 00:04
Author: Bob Tolley

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Were any of your present during the attempted presentation by our local Congresswoman Sandy Adams the other evening at city hall?

Forget what side of the political landscape that you may be on, this was a disgrace for our city, but more for its mayor.

Oak Hill clerk's unprofessional behavior adds to city's reputation as 'Joke Hill'

OAK HILL -- I’ve been reading with interest the fiasco that Oak Hill has become. What puzzles me most is why the city doesn’t find it necessary to do background checks on all its employees.

Loved the Royal Wedding, our modern-day fairy tale

Sera and I watched the Royal Wedding live on CNN and we couldn't get enough of the pageantry, the glamour and the nationalism of the Brits. We have nothing like the Royals in our country, unless you want to count Hollywood, and even that is disappointing. Sandra Bullock's cheating ex-husband comes to mind.

Sera and I were readily in agreement that Kate was not only glamorous, but sexy, like Cinderella. The dress and veil, wow! And William certainly looked every bit the part of the handsome prince (minus the balding) with his bright red military uniform and his strong British accent.

Buy today or you may have to wait: Federal government policy vs. home ownership

Are you or anyone you know thinking about buying a home? If so, the next few months may be the best time for a long time. Get past media stories of distressed properties and falling prices. This is a market that filled with great opportunities that may not be around much longer.

Florida's Marco Rubio still says 'no' to presidential ticket in 2012

Editor's Note: The following was written earlier Sunday before President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces

DAYTONA BEACH -- After telling those who attended his recent Town Hall meeting in Daytona Beach that he had no plans to make a run at the White House in 2012, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, reiterated this position Sunday when he returned to Washington. As a freshman senator, he's working on the issues important to Florida and the nation and needs to concentrate on that for a while.

GOP Congresswoman Sandy Adams issues statement of praise for intelligence and military forces for 'bringing Bin Laden to justice,' but leaves out President Obama

Osama bin LadenCongresswoman Sandy AdamsNEW SMYRNA BEACH – GOP Congresswoman Sandy Adams, whose 24th district includes New Smyrna Beach,  issued a statement from Washington praising the intelligence and military forces involved in the capture and killing of Osama Bin Laden but made no mention of President Obama.

Osama bin Laden is dead at long last: Now what for our country and President Obama's presidency?

Editor's Note: Because Stan Escudero of Daytona Beach Shores, a community blogger for NSBNews.net, has vast experience as a foreign ambassador for the U.S. government, he was asked to submit his take on the implications of the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden and what Americans can expect from al-Qaeda in response. Escudero, a conservative Republican, also was asked for his take on what the implications are for President Obama with the Bin Laden takedown for re-election for another for years as president. NSBNews.net will also have a response from one of its liberal Democratic community bloggers.
 
Courtesy photo / Osama bin Laden, the face of evil, is no more.

The raid Sunday which killed Osama bin Laden was a fine victory for the United States and the world, and President Obama deserves his share of the credit for it, but does that in and of itself make a presidency or even justify re-election? The answer is "no!"

It's the American intelligence ops and the U.S. Navy SEALS who hunted down and killed Bin Laden for whom we owe the greatest gratitude and honor. Americans everywhere are rejoicing and rightly so: The terrorist mastermind was the embodiment of the slaughter of the innocents which Islamic Terrorism has committed since 9/11.