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Diatoms are the grasses of the oceans with a bountiful supply of food for a host of creatures

Have you ever wondered who plays the role of grass in the oceans? Try diatoms, delicate unicellular organisms that have a yellow-brown chloroplast that enables them to photosynthesize.

Edgewater Fire Services to conduct live fire training exercise Saturday

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EDGEWATER -- The Edgewater Fire Rescue will conduct a live fire training exercise at a property located between North Old County Road and Pearl Street.

Set up for the training will begin at 8 a.m. Two abandoned buildings on the site will be burned beginning at 10:30 a.m. The second structure will begin to be burned at 1 p.m.

The No. 1 priority for the lawmakers in Tallahassee is the creation of jobs for Floridians and their families

The 2011 Session of the Florida Legislature officially began last week, which means I will now spend the next two months in Tallahassee. I'll be working with other legislators from around Florida as we confront the many challenges that face our state.

Ralph Schoenherr defeats Joe Piggotte Jr. by 4 votes for South Daytona seat, which triggers recount

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South Daytona's special election gives Ralph Schoenherr, shown at near left, edges Joe Piggotte Jr. by the slimmest of margins -- just 4 votes -- with a very weak voter turnout.

SOUTH DAYTONA – A special election to fill a vacant City Council seat tonight ended so close it triggered an automatic recount, with Ralph Schoenherr on top by four votes over Joe Piggotte Jr.

Stetson football program returns to DeLand in 2013; ending half-century hiatus

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Courtesy photos / Not since 1956 has Stetson University fielded a football team as shown here. That's about to change in less than three years. Women's Lacrosse has been added as well.

DELAND -- Are you ready for some football?

Well, then get ready for the return of Hatter Football.

Oak Hill Vice Mayor Mary Lee Cook tells her colleagues her complaint against embattled Police Chief Diane Young is 'closed'

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NSBNews.Net photo by Henry Frederick / Oak Hill Police Chief Diane Young remains at the center of controversy with Vice Mayor Mary Lee Cook continuing to question the veracity of the city's top cop.

OAK HILL -- Vice Mayor Mary Lee Cook announced at tonight's city commission meeting that she is no longer pursuing her complaint with the city personnel board alleging embattled Police Chief Diane Young called her a "liar".

Bike Week anthem 'Born to Be Wild' always a crowd pleaser on Main Street in Daytona

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NSBNews.Net video by Henry Frederick / Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild" in the 1969 movie "Easy Rider," starring Peter Fonda and the late Dennis Hopper, is universally recognized as the anthem for bikers. A local band, "Push," performed the song on the first Monday of Bike Week that drew the attention of revelers of the Main Street Station on what else, Main Street in Daytona Beach.

Despicable demonstrations during military funerals another nail in the coffin for our great country

Freedom of speech is a right in this country protected by the Constitution, but it should also be governed by morality and conscience.

Recently, citing that very provision of the constitution the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the people carrying on with loud and obnoxious protests during the funerals of fallen military personnel have the right to do so.

They may have the legal right but where is their humanity?