Category: Editorials

In Florida, where we utilize air conditioning to cool occupants and de-humidify the air, builders are encouraged to build tight homes. Many people assume that energy efficient homes that are tightly built…

We have often heard the expression “No pain, no gain,” used in reference to increasing one’s physical fitness, meaning “one must push one’s self in order to become physically fit.” The same…

It’s that time of year again! In just a few weeks, children around the county will be heading back to school. Start your children off on the right track with these healthy…

Last week we, the Riverbend News, turned one year old. On July 29, 2020, our very first edition hit the streets in order to serve the residents of Suwannee County, Hamilton County…

“The ride tends to be a little smoother if we spend more time looking through the windshield than we do at the rearview mirror.” I’m not sure exactly who quoted that but…

The title of this article is “Around the banks” and I have been asked by many people, most of whom don’t live in our area: “What is it about the place you…

This coming Thursday, July 29, one year ago, Cheltsie and I found ourselves as the proud new owners of the Riverbend News, a newspaper that we “gave birth” to in a short…

Lacey Lingelbach Over the past few months, I have been talking with groups of people in small-town North Florida about the impacts of climate change and how they might get involved in…

Rain! Lately, we have been blessed with an abundance of it. The earth and our bodies require a certain amount of water. Water is necessary to sustain life; life here on planet…

How many times have we mistakenly counted someone out because we looked at them and compared their ability or lack thereof to someone else? Or, a better question…how many times have we…

The Fourth of July is approaching and our nation will celebrate her 245th birthday. While we all have different opinions about various issues, let’s agree there are some wonderful commonalities we share…

Here at the Riverbend News we take pride in our work. We work hard to bring the citizens of Suwannee, Hamilton and Lafayette Counties the local news, to the best of our…

Not too long ago, I was sitting in a restaurant with a friend when a man, who was lunching in the restaurant, asked one of the waitresses if the sweet tea was…

It’s back! The newest edition of The Front Porch magazine; the magazine that features stories and spotlights about your neighbors in North Florida. Last week, all of our newspaper subscribers in the…

Sounds like the back of a fortune cookie doesn’t it? I promise it’s not! I’ve often pondered the thought of what the purpose is for all these struggles we face each day…

Here are thoughts of Father’s Day, as it will arrive on Sunday, June 20, which is also the first day of summer. There’s a big difference between being a father and being…

With Father’s Day coming up this weekend, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to write about my father, Tommy Greene (affectionately still known as Daddy, to me.) When life, in general, is…