I had forgotten much of this. But, our grandmother, Viola Collins Riddle traveled more than 100 miles on a buggy to march in a demonstration for the vote in Pensacola. Thelma Riddle Spell, Uncle Charles' daughter, who was born in 1910, said Grandpa A. B. and Grandma Viola came to their house in 1917, when she was 7, and that her mother, Chloe, and Grandmother Riddle, marched in the parade.

"Local Songwriter/Singer Aims Song for Palin's Ear"

When McCain's VP Sarah Palin lands in Pensacola this Tuesday local singer songwriter and Milton resident Terry Lewis hopes to greet her with a song. Lewis would like to get a CD of his original song "Sarah Barracuda" to the candidate so she can hear it.

Well it has been a good and bad month for our family and extended family. It still doesn’t seem real that Glen and Edwin are gone and Mother is the only one standing. She did very well through the funeral day. When we returned to her home as she was exiting my car she said – I had a very nice day – then she smiled that cute smile she has and said – I guess I really shouldn’t say that. I told her at 83 if she had a good day she might as well say it. She was very happy to be with her people. You all make up her people and she loves you all very much. She has not wanted to attend any funerals since Daddy’s – just too hard. She had a really hard time at Margaret’s (as did all of us) and that is why she didn’t make it to Uncle Reese’s.