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Ron Sachs founded Sachs Media, an integrated marketing communications firm. He believes the turmoil of the last year has helped bring perspective to three simple and important aspects of life, family, faith and friends. Sachs feels that we should nurture a more civil tone during these divisive times.

Antonio Jefferson is the president and CEO of The Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce. His organization focuses on helping female and minority-owned businesses. Jefferson states that nationally about 41% of Black-owned businesses have had to close their doors for good. He’s inspired by how the Big Bend has stuck together and helped each other during the tumultuous COVID-19 era.

Lilly Anderson-Messec is the Director of North Florida Programs for the Florida Native Plant Society. While dealing with family tragedy in a dark part of her life, she found light in the wonders of nature.

On tonight’s program: Governor Ron DeSantis signs into law a measure that he and supporters insist will protect freedom of speech in institutions of higher learning; Governor Ron DeSantis’s focus on hot-button political issues has boosted his national profile. One political scientist opines the governor is just laying the groundwork for a presidential bid; Labor shortages are hammering many Florida employers. Including group homes for people with development disabilities; After a mid-Session power struggle, a new Democratic leader takes the reigns in the Florida Senate and charts a more bipartisan course than her predecessor; As the pandemic winds down, it seems for many people, fear of reconnecting with others is up. We talk with an expert in the behavioral field to learn more; And experts say higher prices for building materials could force some folks to make difficult decisions.

On tonight’s program: Florida’s supervisors of elections are more than a little upset with new laws telling them how to do their jobs; The association that represents Florida attorneys is also concerned about a new state supreme court rule that could restrict diversity when it comes to required continuing education courses; Governor Ron DeSantis prepares to send Florida law officers to Arizona and Texas to help with border patrol; After years of murkiness, the waters in Florida’s magnificent Wakulla Springs, the world’s largest and deepest, are once again running clear; And it’s the “case of the vanishing lake.” Tallahassee’s Lake Jackson has disappeared through a sink hole into the Floridan Aquifer. But experts say that’s a good thing.

Isabel Canella is on the cusp of starting her senior year at Lawton Chiles High School. She started this year in Digital Academy, but she felt isolated. So, she switched to in-person school during the second quarter. She relished the ability to connect and interact with her friends and teachers.

Peter Kleinhenz works for Tall Timbers Research Station & Land Conservancy as the Aucilla River Watershed Coalition Coordinator. He’s loved the outdoors for as long as he can remember. Listen to his story on how he strives to get as much land conserved as possible in our region.

Dr. Chuback ‘s goal in his new book, “The Straight A Handbook,” is to educate people about their own personal potential for achievement, success and happiness. He shares the 50 most powerful secrets for ultimate success in and out of the classroom.

The incidence of Alzheimer's and other cognitive disorders is increasing as the population ages. The Alzheimer's Project helps those impacted by these diseases in Tallahassee and surrounding North Florida communities. To talk about it are: Executive Director John Trombetta; Rob Wicker, Project board member and long-time caregiver for his mother; and Brian Delaney, another Project board member whose father had Alzheimer's.

The Unconquered Scholars Program is one of Florida State University’s unique and invaluable programs that really makes a difference. It provides support services to students who have faced profound hardships during childhood that increase their risk of leaving academia without a degree. Members of the Unconquered Scholars program share their experiences with 411 TEEN.