I want to know how long does a person have to pay for there mistakes before society sees that person as a stand up citzen. My husband made very stupid mistakes when he was younger and got himself in trouble with the law. Now over 10 years later he is still paying for those mistakes and not only is he paying for it but our children are too. He cant get a decent job to help support our family. He cant even join the arm forces because of his back ground. We moved from NY to FL cause we thought maybe it would be cheaper and to get a fresh start, But his background just followed us, now our electric maybe shut off in a couple of days, and santa is most likey going to be passsing by our house this holiday. Try explaing that to your kids, why santa didnt come. I just dont get it these atheletes, TV stars commit a crime and instead of them getting the same punishment every other NORMAL citzen would get they get a slap on there wrist. Tell me what we are to do we are at our witts end. WE NEED HELP! We went to catholic charties they cant even help us we go to the churches but they can only help us so much. We dont care if we have to shovel crap up against the tide. We need help now everything will be shut off in the next couple of days. Please somebody out there that reads this us tell us what we can do, because we are all out of ideas. Pls email me at ladybugfun11@yahoo.com

Hello,

I was wondering if you have a column where your readers can write in or post their tax questions online and have a professional answer them. I have not noticed one in recent weeks. I would like to volunteer to write such a column. I am a CPA with 20 years experience in the tax industry and have lived in Ormond By the Sea for 5 years. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail dean@demostax.com, office phone 386-243-0336 or personal cellular phone 203-570-8191.

Best wishes,

Dean

Do you have archived articles from 1984-85? I am looking for a particular article about a young cyclist who rode his bike from Commack, New York to Palm Coast Florida. His name was John Dyer

A thank you note to a man in Flagler county.

We were celebrating our anniversary with a nite at the beach.
Our motorcycle broke down about 9:30 at nite. Were from the Jacksonville area. Not sure what we were going to do. This man, a flagler county resident came to our rescue. He took my husband shopping for a new battery that nite. They couldn't find the right battery. He then took us back to the beach area where our motel was located. The next morning we called him. He had already made calls that morning and found a battery, picked us up at the beach, drove us to Ormand to get battery and then took us back to Flager and installed it. I couldn't believe all the time and energy he invested. He restored my belief that there are good people willing to do good things........just because. I will pay it forward.

This man has no job. A person that would go out of his way like this deserves employment. I beleive this speaks highly of his character. He had nothing to gain. He is a certified mechanic. If I was hiring I'd check him out.

Thank you R.C. for all your time and enery!
The Costa's
Jacksonville FL.
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