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Understanding the Responsibilities of Exotic Snake Ownership
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer The Burmese Python and other exotic snakes have been getting bad press coverage lately in South Florida. I have decided to investigate the actual meaning of being a responsible owner of one of these exotic snakes. I found many interesting website that will educate a new snake owner. These…
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Amber Alert Issued for Lonzie Barton: A 21-month-old Missing Toddler
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer According to National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an AMBER ALERT has been issued for Lonzie Barton, a 21-month-old Jacksonville, FL. Toddler. He was reported missing on July 24th, 2015 around 2:00 AM, by the mother’s boyfriend and he also reported his car missing. That morning, little Lonzie…
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Blue Sharks
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Where does it live? The Blue Shark or Prionace glauca is most often found in swimming in the open ocean and is never really found near the coastal shorelines. According to FLMNH (2012), this species of shark can be found hunting and living in temperate or tropical waters all…
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Caring for your Aging Loved Ones
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Parents are an enormous part of a child’s life, as they begin to grow into adulthood. Soon, their children begin growing up and starting their own families. This causes them to become less dependent on their parents, due to their new found responsibilities. Unfortunately, this can create loneliness in…
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Learn More about the Giant Panda
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer A giant panda is an adorable black and white giant bear, which is widely recognized as an endangered species. According to San Diego Kids (2012), this species is related to the bear family, due to the way it behaves like any other type of bear species in the wild.…
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Burmese Python: South Florida’s New Threat
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer The neighborhood residents in South Florida are facing a potential threat, which is roaming their neighborhoods. This new threat has residents that are living in fear of an exotic snake species that is called the Burmese Python. The National Wildlife Federation (2009), believes that these snakes were once pets,…
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Game of Life
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Take a look deep down inside, Let the child in you be your guide. Life is like a great big ocean, The waves swirl with so many emotions. Drowning in a sea of sorrow, You cannot imagine living until tomorrow, As you walk across the fire, Let your heart…
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Remembering a Loved one
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Staff Writer Do you ever think of me? Are your truly happy and free? I am weak and sad tonight, Embrace me with your heavenly light. My heart is empty and blue, Everyday is painful without you. The cancer took you away, I miss you in every way. You suffered and…
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Basking Shark: The Largest Shark of the Sea
By, Crystal S. Kauffman ©Unknown The basking shark is considered the second largest fish or shark, when compared to the whale shark. According to Sharks-World, this gigantic creature is also known as Cetorhinus Maximus, by scientists and researchers who collect vital information from these animals. Thankfully, they do not prefer to eat humans instead they…
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All About Whale Sharks
By, Crystal S. Kauffman Whale sharks are a majestic beast, which fascinates scientist and tourist alike, yet many misunderstand this gentle giant. Learning more about this species of shark will help people begin to understand that the whale sharks are not dangerous. According to Shark-World, the whale shark is also known as the Rhincodon typus,…
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Mako Sharks: Fastest Shark Species
By, Crystal S. Kauffman These beautiful creatures are built like a torpedo and attacks aggressively, which involves breaching the water at times when the shark captures its prey. According to Sharks-World, these sharks are blue in color and can be around a half a ton or 1000 lbs while they can grow to be 12…
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Pet Parents: Help for First Coast Area Families with Animal Care and Food
By, Crystal S. Kauffman, Are you a dog or cat parent, who lives in Jacksonville, FL.? If so, take a look at the special programs, which First Coast No More Homeless Pets will offer you? Your beloved pets need veterinarian care, as well as other services like: spaying and neutering, city licenses, and shots. This…
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PillPack: Let Them Sort Your Daily Medications
Do you have to take a lot of medication or vitamins every day or several times a day? Then, this article is speaking straight to you! Skip setting up your daily medicines in a box that holds a week’s or months worth of medications and vitamins. Instead, check out this new pharmacy, because it packages…
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Wings of Hope Project: The New Patient Bags
Do you have different books lying around your house that may uplift someone’s spirit? The books must be in good condition that you would like to give away. Currently, the Laugh at Cancer Support Community has started to collect books, in order to give them out to a local cancer center in Jacksonville, FL. We…
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Baby Jane Doe is Still Unidentified!
A little girl was found on June 25, 2015, on the western shore of Deer Island, she is yet to be identified. She was found dead on Massachusetts Beach in a trash bag with her zebra striped blanket and white leggings with black polka dots. Police are asking everyone to look around the social events…
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Review of The Face on the Milk Carton-By, Caroline B. Cooney
The Face on the Milk Carton By, Caroline B. Cooney Jane “Janie” Johnson was a fifteen-year-old sophomore in high school. She was a happy-go-lucky tenth grader, who had several close friends and a boyfriend/neighbor Reeve. Additionally, she loved her life as it was, but everything changed one day at lunch. She grabbed her friend’s milk…
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