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Thoughts for Investors So Far This Year

By Maurice Stouse Financial Advisor and Branch Manager As bond yields have risen for most of this new year (the bellwether 10-year US Treasury is at 1.92% as of this writing) and that has had an impact on equity and bond markets. For equities, the NASDAQ, S&P and Dow are all negative YTD with the […]

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Sinfonia Gulf Coast Performs The Soldiers Tale: Music of Stravinsky and Mozart

Sinfonia Assistant Conductor Aaron King Vaughn leads the orchestra On Saturday March 12  in this concert of riveting repertoire including Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” complete with theatrical narration and W.A. Mozart’s whimsically charming “Symphony no. 29 in A Major.” This is the perfect classical concert for the entire family. “The Soldier’s Tale” follows the […]

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Studio 237 Music Lessons: In the Moment

When teaching music is no longer about one’s talent, degrees, or dignity then teaching becomes all about the student and the moment. Here are some pointers to teaching in the moment. Have a plan and work the plan. Lesson plans are important to consistently adhere to. The plan becomes a weekly expectation for the student. […]

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Gulf Coast Clam Chowder & Lodge Cast Iron Nation: Great American Cooking From Coast To Coast

By Susan Benton Cornbread is King in the South (as long as you don’t put sugar in it) and so is Lodge Cast Iron! Nestled alongside the Cumberland Plateau of the Appalachian Mountains in the town of South Pittsburg, Tennessee (population 3,300), it was here that Joseph Lodge and his wife settled, and, in 1896 […]

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The Lotus Life: Search for Peace

By Lauren Catanese Ego says – Once everything falls into place, I’ll feel inner peace. Spirit says – Find your inner peace and then everything will fall into place.– Marianne Williamson Are you on a quest to find peace? It can be a process. We can try to always do the right things, be conscious […]

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Journey Bravely: You Are Ridiculously in Charge

By Todd Craig, LCSW I don’t remember most of my dreams, but I’ll never forget this one. In the dream I am in the third-row seat of a car traveling down a straight highway. I am content with my situation until I am suddenly aware that the car is on cruise control, and I am […]

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Our Local Pro; Stan Hall Makes Car Buying Fun!

Usually, the car buying experience  is ranked right up there with getting a tooth pulled; necessary but filled with trepidation and anxiety. But Stan Hall takes pride in emphasizing two qualities every time a customer walks in or contacts the dealership looking for a car. “First, is the Golden Rule- treat people the way you […]

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Seagrove Garden’s Flower Wave debuts in Santa Rosa Beach

Seagrove Garden Club members, Carolyn Dzelzkalns, foreground; Jean Knittel and Juls Greybar, create a Flower Wave Thursday with donated flowers from a corporate event in front of Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast in Santa Rosa Beach. The Flower Wave used repurposed flowers and beach cruisers to thank doctors, nurses and staff at the hospital for […]

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