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Keeping our beaches safe for the species that live there; https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/travel-and-outdoors/2025/06/how-to-keep-nesting-shorebirds-safe

Have a wonderful Memorial Day, but take a moment to remember. https://hsosc.com/2026/05/24/the-more-things-change/

The more things change…

The more things change, the more they remain the same. Didn't it used to be Decoration Day? And wasn't it always May 30th? And weren't there crepe paper poppies from the American Legion? Yes and yes. And yes.* Going back to the origins of the commemoration of fallen soldiers: It...

The more things change… The more things change, the more they remain the same. Didn’t it used to be Decoration Day? And wasn’t it always May 30th? And weren’t there crepe paper poppies from the American …

May 10, 1966: “Some friends of mine in musical theater feel I have wasted my talent but I don’t think so,” Harold Ronk, the singing ringmaster at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, told The Times. Formerly of the National Symphony of Washington, Mr. Ronk now spent nearly the whole year “singing in the sawdust realm,” which he still found gratifying: “Popcorn and lemonade is certainly a far cry from ‘Pagliacci,’” he said, “but essentially, a stage is a stage.” Photo: Robert Walker/The New York Times

Two years! Can you imagine being enslaved for two more years for lack of information!!

Today we recognize Florida Emancipation Day, commemorating May 20, 1865, when enslaved people in Florida were finally informed of their freedom in Tallahassee, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

As we honor the resilience, contributions, and enduring legacy of Black Floridians, we also recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for justice, equality, and freedom for all!