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In Any Event: Celebrating the holidays the Florida way
20 businesses have signed up to participate in the Storefront Window Decorating Contest with that as the theme. They will be judged on best overall design, most creative, people’s choice and best ...
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Photo courtesy of Wayne Densch Performing Arts  Center. Three Swingin  Tenors, a vocal group that pays tribute to the songs of yesteryear, will perform on Saturday at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center in Sanford. Arts Alive: Carving out time for the holiday art schedule
Before the mad holiday rush begins in earnest, consider carving out a little time to sample some of our local arts events…
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The event s guest speaker, Lillian Lancaster Agriculture and labor council hand out awards
The 40th Annual meeting and luncheon of the Northern Region Advisory Council of the Agricultural and Labor Program entilted Helping People Changing Lives was recently held. The business session wa...
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Meandering$: Arab and Jew walk hand-in-hand
I am an Arab Christian. I hold dear a loving command given me by an exceptionally gifted Jewish peacemaker. It changed my life forever. A couple decades ago, Hedy Schliefer, with her husband Yumi...
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Stetson’s Corner: Celebrate. Remember. Fight back ‘The Country Way.’
It’s still a few weeks before we finalize our New Year’s Resolutions but somehow a few days before Thanksgiving seems a perfect time to think about doing something that makes a differe...
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James Thornton was drafted into the army on February 3, 1945. He served in World War II as well as the Korean and Vietnam Wars before retiring on Jan. 31, 1971 after 26 years of service. A Veteran's Letter to the Editor
This letter is about my uncle James who played a critical role in my growth towards manhood. I, too, am a veteran of war (Iraq 2005-2006). Currently I am the Dean of Students at Winter Springs Hig...
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Centennial Forum: Leading life of a double agent – with a mission to help people
Centennial Forum writer Jacob Hoyer is on an 11-month round-the-world mission trip and personal journey. He is writing about his destinations with the perspective of a Seminole County traveler. ...
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Tempestt Halstead, Corey Volence and Amber Farish are cast  
members of the Seminole Community College production of "Hair." The musical will be presented Nov. 14-23 at the Sanford/Lake Mary Campus Fine Arts Theatre.
Arts Alive: SCC lets its ‘Hair’ down at upcoming show
Seminole Community College will take audiences back to the days of hippies, protests and the Vietnam War with its production of “Hair,” opening this week…
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In Any Event: A do Over for Oktoberfest
Who doesn’t like a chance for a “do-over”? It will be wunderbar in downtown Sanford as we kick off the Alive After 5 autumn celebration with “Oktoberfest” on Thursday…
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Field day at Dr. Sharon Riggings Patterson Academy
by Marva Hawkins, Special to the Herald
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Dr. Sharon Riggings Patterson Academy held its annual field day recently for students to learn about the various aspects of a Sanford fire truck...
If you really want change, stay attuned to local politics
by Christina Grace-Beverly, Special to the Herald
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Americans went to the polls in record numbers to vote for our next president – and I will be very happy to not see another political ad on my television for a long while. We are very passionate ab...
Chief’s response on crime still leaves me wondering
by Maria Shreve, Special to the Herald
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Chief Brian Tooley’s response to my Centennial Forum last weekend sounds like corporate public relations. It was a ‘dog and pony’ show rather than an outline of what actions Chief Tooley should t...
Meandering$: An Authentic Election
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I confess I’m overwhelmed by many surging feelings, by prayers answered, by, at last, real possibilities ahead for our beleaguered country. In the weeks preceding this election, admittedly, I w...
Stetson’s Corner: Listen to a Vet
by Karen McEnany-Phillips, Special to the Herald
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In this age of super Bluetooths, Blackberries, and G-Phones that help us communicate, Veterans Day 2008 reminds us that we are quickly losing the stories of our oldest veterans from WWII. As the...
By working together we can all help reduce crime, chief says
by Brian Tooley, Sanford Police Chief
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In Sunday’s Sanford Herald Centennial Forum, writer Maria Shreve expressed what many of us are feeling: a sense of anger or frustration over crime in our city...