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“Guest Blogs: Diverse voices from the Florida Panhandle share insights on politics, culture, and more. “

By Lloyd Reshard, Jr., Artistic Director of Viola! Viola! Song Cycle is a narrated song cycle composed by pianist and composer Lois Henry and written by Robin Reshard. It highlights the fate of the Viola Edwards Hospital which opened in 1922…

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By Sheryl Boldt If you’ve already blown your New Year’s resolutions, I have a suggestion. Resolve to do only one thing this new year: forgive your husband for not being perfect. Several years ago, while our Sunday school class discussed…

Source:  https://www.census.gov/  To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of…

Amor is our History By Bohemian Babushka Hola Hola Beautifuls! This post will be a BB Twofer. If you’ve been reading Babushka for awhile, you know that’s when you get dos topics in one post. A Two fer (for) uno.…

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HINDSIGHT IS 2020 By Deborah DeSilets Growing up in Florida, my ears as a child were filled with the lament of my elders that, “Hindsight is 2020”. This News Year—with its resounding 2020, I realize how true this is. Each January…

Source:  Catherine Card, Public Information Manager, City of Destin Destin, FL. – The Destin Library’s annual Food for Fines program benefiting Harvest House was once again a success. During the month of December, library patrons had the option of paying their…

Source:  Library Press Release Destin, FL. – The Destin Library now has a full-time, certified notary on staff. Kitti Capps will be available to provide notary services Monday through Friday during normal library hours. There is no charge for this…