There was only one early voting location in Manatee County, Florida, so lines were long. People accepted the waits with good grace, though. Video includes interviews with voters waiting in line and both Republican and Democratic party activists.

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Tamara and Xavier left Cuba six years ago, but instead of going to Florida they ended up on Curacao, where their band plays Cuban music for locals, fellow Cuban emigres, and even for tourists from Europe and North America. (This was shot with a Sony A1U with infrared “night vision” in almost no light; I [...]

With all the rancor in the current presidential campaign, it’s easy to forget that both major candidates are basically decent human beings. But they are. And once the election is over, one will be President and the other will still be in the Senate, and I’m sure that — even though they disagree on many [...]

About 70 residents and friends of Bradenton’s historic Wares Creek neighborhood got together Saturday, October 4, 2008, to clean trash from Wares Creek and adjacent wooded areas. They found some horribly yucky stuff. Estimates of how much they pick up ranged from half a ton to over a ton. And there was still plenty left [...]