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Jeanette DiCara of Edgewater, and Angel Marie, 14, of northern Brevard County, left and right respectively, are our newest bloggers here at NSBNEWS.net. Jeanette's blog is called "Slice of Life" and it is anchored on the Community page. Angel, who was raised in New Smyrna Beach and recently moved to nearby northern Brevard, writes a blog called "Teen Times" on the Schools page.

Jeanette started taking photos for NSBNEWS.net about two months ago and I was so impressed with her photo talents and commitment I asked her to do the Slice of Life photo essay, which kind of mirrors my blof theme of "People, Places and Things," except that she focuses on phhotograpic images based on her impressions of what she sees in the community. She will also continue to take photos for display throughout the Web site. Jeanette's initial blog looks at the habitat of a hawk near the Canaveral National Seashore.

Angel is home schooled and quite inquisitive about the world around her. Her blog, "Teen Times" looks at issues from a teen's point of view. Angel, a freshman enrolled in Florida's Virtual School, writes about peer pressure and other such issues facing kids her age in her first blog entry, along with practical advice.

Here are our other bloggers:

Palmer Wilson of New Smyrna Beach pens "Unfinished Business" in which he challenges local government to do better, having run for elective office last fall. He's on the Opinion page and has been with us since October.

Kerry-Anne Purkiss of Edgewater writes "Sound of Silence," on a variety of topics. She's on the Opinion page and has been with us since November.

Gerry Tatham of Edgewater writes "Modest Proposals," challenging conservatives to see things from a liberal perspective. She's on the Opinion page and has been with us since the beginning.

Darlene Vann of Edgewater writes "Musings," looking at both serious and not so serious issues based on what's happening in the news. She's on the Opinion page and has been with us since the beginning.

Michael Visconti of Edgewater writes "Amercan Patriot," espousing tradional conservative Republican values He's on the Opinion page and has been with us since the beginning.

Marilee Walters of New Smyrna Beach writes "Heart of the Matter" where she bluntly points out ways local government can improve things. She's on the Opinion page and has been with us since November.

Bill Roe of New Smyrna Beach writes "Real Talk," which looks on his specialty, real estate and his unique take on many other issues. He's on the Realty/Law/Environment page and his blog will premiere soon.

Capt. Budd Neviaser of New Smyrna Beach writes "The Outdoorsman, Fish, Feathers & Fur," which is pretty self explanatory. He writes features as well as reports the news on fish and game and other wildlife issues. He's on the Realty/Law/Environment page and his been with us since the beginning.

Cheyenne Drews, an eighth-grader at New Smyrna Beach Middle School writes "Stingray blogger." She's on the Schools page and has been with us since last month.

Shane Porter, president of the Counseling Center of New Smyrna Beach, writes "Get Psyched," an informative blog that examines mental health issues and how to deal with them. He's on the Wellness page and has been with us since the beginning of the month.

Sera Frederick, wife of Henry Frederick, has a blog cartoon called "Cartoons" on the Opinion page, and also shoots and produces photos and video packages and graphic design that appear all over the Web site. She has been an intregal part of NSBNEWS.net since the beginning.

Peter Mallory of New Smyrna Beach, is co-publisher and founder of NSBNEWS.net and his blog "The Right Side," is very popular. He has written more blogs than anyone else here with 123 installments.  

And of course, your's truly has the other anchored blog on the Home page, "People, Places and Things."

Peter, myself and Sera are the staff of NSBNEWS.net, along with our Utah-based webmaster, Jed Brown. The others are community bloggers who receive no monetary compensation for their hard work. They contribute because they want to be a part of this online daily newspaper and its mission of quality community journalism. They are all pretty awesome.

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