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With Durant behind, runner surges ahead

Besides leaving behind all her friends at Durant High School, Grace VanDeGrift says the hardest adjustment to moving to Ohio has been running in the mud. ...more

November 4, 2009

What Goes Around Comes Around

My son's comment during a recent telephone conversation brought me up short. Both years (he's 43, I'm 67) and miles (he lives in Atlanta, I'm in Florida) separate us, yet we came together in a special moment I will always remember. ...more

February 11, 2009

Coin Collectors Exchange Pieces Of History

Searching an 1857-1873 Ohio fairgrounds site with a metal detector, Ron Deehr found dozens of old coins and a new hobby - coin collecting. ...more

February 10, 2009

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A Christmas Story Hello out there to my fellow Hernando Today readers. I have one of those warm and fuzzy Christmas stories to share. Just when you thought I had nothing good to say. (Hey, that was about property taxes!) ...more

December 25, 2008

Guest Column: Heroes Are All Around Us

When I approached my principal, Tim Ducker, with the plan to host a school-wide celebration in honor of the veterans in our community, I wanted to show the students that our greatest heroes do not go by the names of Brad, Angelina, T.O., Ocho Cinco or Hannah Montana, but are most often called, "grandma," "grandpa," "mom" or "dad." ...more

November 14, 2008

'Everybody's Grandpa' Devoted To Children

Grandpa Pete wakes up early so he can get to school and help children off the bus. He bakes brownies on the weekends, making sure he has extras for the teachers. He will stop whatever he is doing to answer a question or listen to a problem. ...more

October 22, 2008