Daily Archives: October 2, 2025

A group of circus performers, including clowns and acrobats in colorful costumes, stand and kneel on stage waving to the audience at the end of a show.
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Cirque Du Luxe comes to Quincy

Fabrizio GowdyGadsden County News Service For those driving past the William M. Inman Agricultural Center on U.S. 90 this past weekend, the black and yellow big top was likely hard to miss.The setup belonged to Cirque Du Lux, a small circus company that has been traveling the South. Cirque Du Luxe’s performances are family-friendly but…

Veteran Service Office to close for training​​

Staff ReportGadsden County News Service  The Gadsden County Veteran Service Office will be closed on Monday, October 6, 2025, through Friday, October 10, 2025, for training, which will be given by the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs.  The office will reopen on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 8 a.m.  If you have an appointment at…

Immigration enforcement grants range from AI to bonuses

Dara KamNews Service of Florida Bullet-proof vests, AI-assisted translation software and license-plate readers are on a wish-list of items sheriffs are seeking through a $250 million state grant program aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement.The types of equipment, along with money for overtime, bonuses, vans and restraints, are included in a list of grant requests the…

PeaceVoice

Preventing World War III Jerry Tetalman Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the major countries of the world have been aligning in two different blocs: NATO (which includes most European nations, the United States, and Canada), Japan, and South Korea, on one side, and Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and India on the other.Both blocs…

Promotional image for “Home Country with Slim Randles,” featuring an older man with a white beard, glasses, and cowboy hat smiling beside a country scene with a red truck.
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Home Country

Slim Randles “I think it’s disgusting and weird and unnatural and it should be outlawed!” the tall cowboy said, coming to rest at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop. “Aw Steve,” said Doc, “the coffee isn’t that bad.” “Coffee? Nay, I say unto you, Doc. It ain’t the coffee … it’s them…

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NURSE JUDY’S NOOK

Surrounded by Angels Judy Conlin With all the evil in the world, there is still a lot of love and caring. I am probably the luckiest old (Oh, I hate that word. Let’s start over).  I am probably the luckiest mature little lady in the world; I have lived here for 40 years but I…

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Grace Notes

A sanctuary on wheels Nancy Kennedy Recently I read about a group of city bus drivers — all Christians — who wanted to bring the peace of Christ to their passengers. They noticed many looked troubled. They asked a local pastor what they could do. He said, “Each morning before you start your route, walk…

Smiling woman with short, styled hair wearing a teal jacket and star-shaped earrings, posed outdoors with a blurred background.
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Today Can Be Different

Rediscovering our purpose in such a time as thisSheryl Boldt Remember how excited you were when you were seven years old and your birthday was only a week away? How you couldn’t wait for your big day?Do you remember dreaming about how great it would be to be an eight-year-old?Now, decades (for some of us,…

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