Hi, kids!
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke
Where does the time go?
Each year, I like to recognize those intrepid souls who, in my cynical opinion, either contributed to our quality of life – or detracted from it – in some significant way as we proudly unveil the 2022 Barker’s View Honor Roll!
In coming weeks, the annual Halifax area rubber chicken banquet season will be in full swing.
That time of the year when various chambers of commerce, political organizations, and exclusive civic clubs dress up in their finery and bestow honors and accolades on all the right last names while We, The Little People sit in gridlocked traffic wondering how in the hell anyone could take credit for…this.
However dubious, the Barker’s View Honor Roll remains the only prize in Volusia County that our “Rich & Powerful” cannot buy!
No, this honor is reserved for you – all of you – from the gilded Halls of Power to the thousands of strapped families trying desperately to find safe and affordable housing on a warehouse workers wage.
From our social, civic, and economic elite – the ‘movers and shakers’ with outsized influence – to us lowly rubes who struggle desperately to eke out a living and raise families in this weird artificial economy – we all have a personal stake in improving our quality of life here on Florida’s fabled Fun Coast.
That proposition has become increasingly difficult in an era when elected bodies are little more than elaborate rubber stamps – malleable marionettes who enact rules to prevent substantive citizen engagement and interaction – a time when addressing The Monarchy for redress of grievances is a frustrating exercise in futility as the important decisions are predetermined by influential insiders and laundered through political insulation committees long before the choreographed theater of a public meeting.
Don’t take my word for it.
Take time out of your busy workday to attend a meeting of the Volusia County Council – approach your elected officials on the dais of power – and see if they acknowledge your physical presence, let alone answer your questions. . .
As a result, the prevailing ‘Us vs. Them’ mentality has many rightly convinced that we deserve better from those who control our fate and are increasingly willing to speak truth to power.
Thank you.
You are my heroes.
I honor all who fight the good fight – those who stand for elective office for the right reasons and endure the slings and arrows of harsh criticism, the administrators and career civil servants who have devoted their lives to public service, the watchers, the informed voters, and dedicated gadflies who so courageously let their voice be heard – and those of us up here in the cheap seats who pay the bills and suffer in silence.
Thank you.
To those hardworking civic activists who struggle valiantly to protect our natural places, improve amenities, preserve our unique traditions, keep our history alive, and enhance our quality of life – from committed environmentalists and those who fight for animal rights to beach driving supporters, smart growth advocates, and beyond – your dedication and perseverance is inspiring.
Thank you.
I never lose sight of the fact that the opinions of cynical blowhards like me do not matter.
As Roosevelt said, the real credit belongs to those “who are actually in the arena” – who spend themselves in a worthy cause – the grassroots efforts of neighborhood organizations, the philanthropists who give so generously, and the volunteers who form the very backbone of our community.
Thank you.
Seven years ago, I launched Barker’s View as one man’s soapbox, a place to vent my jaundiced spleen and provide an alternative opinion on the news and newsmakers in Central Florida – neither always right, nor always wrong.
I could never have imagined how many of you would take the time to read, welcome a unique perspective, and consider these diatribes for what they are – and what they are not.
Thanks to your engagement, this blog continues to open doors, shine a light, and influence opinion – and I appreciate the opportunity to meet and correspond with so many wonderful people – including a few of those “power brokers” and politicians I take to the woodshed – some of whom still have the humility and sense of humor to laugh at themselves and our collective situation.
While I cannot know the hundreds-of-thousands of you who have visited this site – including readers from some 87 countries around the globe this year alone – I appreciate each of you for taking the time to connect with Barker’s View.
Thank you.
Invariably, whenever I meet Barker’s View readers – you are incredibly kind to me – and take the time to offer your own unique perspective on the issues, point out where we agree or differ, provide constructive criticism, and give suggestions for future content.
Thank you.
To everyone who reached out this year, stopped to chat in the grocery aisle, wrote a note, or sat down next to me on a barstool to discuss the world’s problems, pass along gossip, commiserate, share a joke, argue a fine point, or just lend a word of encouragement.
Thank you.
I appreciate that more than you know.
The problem with making lists is you will invariably (and inadvertently) omit someone most deserving, and if I have overlooked your contributions, please forgive me – it was not intentional.
Please let me know where I fell short. The mistake is mine alone.
While this Honor Roll is not all inclusive, it begins and ends with YOU.
Those who read, contribute, opine, comment, argue, agree, disagree, disparage, elevate, share, offer solutions, moderate a social media site, participate in politics, educate our children, speak out, campaign for public office, serve on an advisory board, plan for our future, offer criticism, demand accountability, serve their community, care for the sick and infirm, risk their lives to save others, raise the bar, give generously, provide hope and encouragement – political allies and foes alike – anyone who can still be my friend when the heated debate is over.
Thank you.
Most of all, to the faithful readers of Barker’s View – the independent thinkers who analyze and contemplate my warped thoughts on the myriad issues of the day – and those who further a larger discussion in the community, an important exercise that can lead to innovative ideas and solutions to the problems we face.
Thank you.
You are making a difference!
The Good Lord willing, in the coming year, I will be here – spectating from the Peanut Gallery – cocktail in hand – a rheumy-eyed witness to the machinations of our local players, power brokers, and politicians – providing you, the devoted members of the Barker’s View Tribe, with one man’s jaded opinion on the important issues that affect our lives and livelihoods.
Thank you all. May God bless each of you and this beautiful place we call home.
That’s all for me in 2022, y’all!
Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
2022 Barker’s View Honor Roll
Aaron Delgado
Aaron Van Kleeck
Abraxas Books
Adam Bucher
AdventHealth
Aja West
Al Everson
Al Moore
Al Smith
Alan Blythe
Alan Burton
Alan Lowe
Alan Rosen
Alex J. Kennedy
Alex Zelenski
Alexander Haff
Alexey Lysich
Alice Popour
Alicia Page
Allan Brewer
Allan Gochall
Allen E. Harrell
Allen Espy
Alvin B. Jackson
Alvin Mortimer
Alycia Severson
Amanda Brower
Amanda Gang
Amazon
Amy Pyle
Andre Vidrine
Andrea Totten
Andrei Ludu
Andrew Ethridge
Andrew Gant
Andrew Grosso
Andrew Hall
Andrew Sandall
Androse Bell
Andy & Debbie Cotton
Andy Dance
Andy Esterhay
Andy Grosso
Andy Kelly
Angela Dempsey
Angelique Nelson
Angry Mom
Anita Bradford
Anita Burnette
Ann Johnson
Ann Marie Sikorski
Ann McFall (RIP)
Ann Russell Hylton
Ann Ryder
Anna Hannon
Anna Wright
Anne B. Evans
Anne Ruby
AnnMarie Groarke
Anonymous Teacher
Anthony DeFeo
Anthony Recascino
Argentina Tavarez
Arlene AL
Arthur J. Byrnes
Astrid Deparry
Austin Spivey
Avalon Park Daytona
Avanu
B&B Cheetah
Babe’s Blue Room
Barb Girtman
Barb Shepherd
Barbara Bonariggo
Barbara Deering
Barbara Kincade
Barbara Whitehouse
Barbara Zimmerman Phillips
Barry Allen
Barry Chantler
Barry du Moulin
Barry Gear
Beat Kahli
Beck Crush
Belinda A.
Bellaire Community Group
Belle Schumann
Ben Butera
Ben Johnson
Benjamin Bartlett
Benji Shiflette
Benjiman Jerkins
Benny Barker
Beth Branton
Beth Legary
Beth Rogan
Beth Sutherland
Bethune-Cookman University
Betty Goodman
Betty Landrum
Betty Ledyard
Big John (RIP)
Biggins Gentlemens Club
Bill Albert
Bill Barber
Bill Bernardo
Bill Boots Bouthillette
Bill Chaffin
Bill Fletcher
Bill Fraser
Bill Hall
Bill Hyde
Bill Koster
Bill Lindlau
Bill Milano
Bill Navara
Bill Offill
Bill Orpinuk
Bill Partington
Bill Partington II
Bill Posey
Bill Wastrel
Bill Willis
Billie Barker
Billie Wheeler
Billy Flash
Billy Rose
Blaine Lansberry
Blanca A. Maldonado
Bo Brewer
Bob Apgar
Bob Bennett
Bob Davis
Bob Finch
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bob Jagger
Bob Kates
Bob LaRue
Bob Lloyd
Bob Manley
Bob O’Connor
Bob Renforth
Bob Walker
Bobbi Glass Cline
Bobbie Stricklen
Bobby & Tracy Parks
Bobby Thigpen
Bobby Wise
Bobby Woell
Body Exchange
Bonnie Ness Whaley
Brad Burbaugh
Brad Carter
Brad Hoisington
Brad Lackey
Brad Nordin
Bradford Gonzalez
Brandon Young
Brandy Lee White
Brass Against
Brenda Hahn
Brendan Frey
Brenno Carillo
Brent Brown
Bret Douglas
Brian Hazen
Brian Holt
Brian Lapointe
Brian Nave
Brian Smith
Brian Soukup
Britney Miller
Brodie Hughes
Brown & Brown
Bruce Heugel
Bruce Robb
Bruce Williams
Bryan Feigenbaum
Bryan Glaze
Bryan Jaquish
Bryan Soukop
Bryn Rawlins
Bryon White
Bub Robson
Buc-ee’s
Bud Baldwin (RIP)
Bud Ritchey
Buz McKim
Buz Nesbit
Byron Cogdell
Byway Chairperson
C. Bear
Caitlyn Casey-Parker
Cameron Lane
Candace Chelf Griffey
Carl Cusumano
Carl Persis
Carmen Balgobin
Carmen Rosamonda
Carrie Baird
Carson Kapp
Casmira Harrison
Cassidy Alexander
Catherine Craig Fisler
Catherine Pante
Catherine Robinson
Cathleen “Kat” Atwood
Catholic Charities
Cathy Wharton
Celeste Morgan
CEO Business Alliance
Chad Lingenfelter
Charleen Smith
Charlene Bishop
Charlene Greer
Charles Guarria
Charles “Chuck” Duva
Charles Barkley
Charles Cino
Charles Lichtigman
Charles Moskowitz
Charles Paiva
Charles Puckett
Charles Sintes
Charlie Lydecker
Charlotte Hope Gillis
Charlotte Price Carr
Chase Herbig
Chase Tramont
Cheryl Bagshaw Frederick
Cheryl Espy-Dalton
Cheryl Reed
Chez Paul
Chief Tomokie
Chip Olden
Chip Wile
Chris & Christine Daly
Chris Belflower
Chris Bonner
Chris Bowler
Chris Challis
Chris Cloudman
Chris Conomos
Chris Gollon
Chris Graham
Chris Jarnagin
Chris Long
Chris Nabicht
Chris Pruner
Chris Quarles
Chris Sanders
Chris Via
Chris Yates
Christian Miller
Christina Gerson
Christine Power
Christine Ratti-Sprowl
Christopher Alcantara
Christopher Cloudman
Christopher France
Christopher Jenkins
Christopher Kelly
Christopher Marlow
Christos Mavronas
Chuck Collins
Chuck Gittner
Chuck Guarria
Chuck Marcus
Chuck Siple
Chuck Tindall
CiCi Brown
Cindy Gambrell Fleishmann
Cindy Hale
Cindy Nour
Cindy Rivera
City of Daytona Beach
City of Daytona Beach Shores
City of DeBary
City of Deland
City of Deltona
City of Flagler Beach
City of Holly Hill
City of New Smyrna Beach
City of Ormond Beach
City of Palm Coast
Claire Metz
Claudia Archer
Claudia Vanderhorst
Clay Carpenter
Clay Ervin
Clay Henderson
Clayton Park
Clement Nadeau
Cliff Colby
Clifford Windle
Clinton F. Smith
Coach Morris Small, Jr.
Coastal Cloud
Cobb Cole
Colleen Corrozza
Colleen McDevitt
Conklin Center
Connie Colby
Connie McNamara
Connie Rutter
Corunna Stevens Goris
Cory
Cory Mills
Costa Magoulas
County of Volusia
Craig Albright
Craig Capri
Craig Hickcox
Craig Lee
CTO Realty Growth, Inc.
Cumiskey Consultants
Curtis Colee
Curtis Wayne
Cyd Lichter-Khayter
Cyndi Ritchey
Cyndi Stevenson
Cyrus Callum
D. Gray Leonhard
D. J. Lebo
D. W. Smith
Dale Anderson
Dallas Seibert
Dan Eckert
Dan Hurst
Dan Lowe
Dan Luby
Dan Merrithew
Dan Ravan
Dan Ryan
Dana C. Dougherty
Dana McCool
Dana Paige-Pender
Dana White
Daniel Apker
Daniel Escalera
Dannette Henry
Danny Erwin
Danny Fuqua
Danny Oakes
Danny Robins
Danny Rodriquez
Danny Yanesh
Darcy Lynn
Darius M.
Darlene Kochendoerfer
Darlene Weincouff
Darren Zoeckler
Dave Jeffries
Dave Seyse
Dave Stokes
David Alfin
David Allen Potter
David Brannon
David Butlien
David Carroll
David Cromartie
David Fisher
David Foxman
David Giles
David Higgs
David Hudson
David Isenberg
David Jarvis
David Jones
David LaMotte
David Loh
David Lowe
David Mims
David Romeo
David Romeo
David Santiago
David Simmons
David Smith
David Sosa
David Sullivan
David Swanson
David Vukelja
David W. Acuff
David Wilkerson
Dawn Fields
Dawn Glaczenski Petrella
Dawn Larson
Dawn Nichols
Dawn Smith Tharpe
Dawn Starr
Dayle Whitman
Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance
Daytona Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau
Daytona Beach News-Journal
Daytona Beach Police Department
Daytona Beach Regional Chamber
Daytona Crab
Daytona Dog Beach, Inc
Daytona International Airport
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona State College
Daytona Times
Daytona Tortugas
Deana Sallee
Deanie Lowe
Deanna Newkirk
Deb Denys
Deb Lord Lafreniere
Debbie Darino & Justice for Ponce
Debbie Dolbow
Debbie Kruck-Forrester
Debbie Phillips
Deborah Jarnagin
Deborah Joy Williams
Deborah Phillips
Debra Berner
Dede Siebenaler
Dee Dee Stahl
Defend the Loop
Deltona – A City on the Move?
Deltona City Commission
Deltona Strong
Deneen Mangan
Denise Bennett
Denise Brewer
Dennis Breo
Dennis Craig
Dennis Creamer
Dennis Futch
Dennis Norman
Dennis Simpson
Dennis Thomas
Denny Hockenberry
Derek Catron
Derek Lamontagne
Derek West
Deric Feacher
Derrick Henry
Derrick Orberg
Developing Daytona Beach
Diana Malik
Diana Webster
Diane Carney
Diane Choquette
Diane Clow
Diane Crisp
Diane Garrity
Diane Howley
Diane Kirvan
Diane Reynolds
Diane Severini Smith
Diane Vandervoort
Diane Whitby
Diezel Depew
Dinah Voyles-Pulver
DME Holdings
Don Bennington
Don Bok
Don Burnette
Don Dempsey
Don Lepore
Don Quixote
Don Shinnamon
Dona Butler
Dona McIntire
Donald Freeman
Donald Moore
Donald Needham
Donald O’Brien
Donald Parks
Donald Williamson
Donna Craig
Donna Dea
Donna Fitzpatrick
Donna Maxwell
Dontpooponputnum.org
Doris Catauro
Dorothy A. Fogg
Dorothy Prasek
Doug Daniels
Doug Fisher
Doug Kinney
Doug Pettit
Doug Quartier
Doug Rumery
Douglas Bell
Douglas Denison
Douglas Gibson
Dream Green Volusia
Drew Bastian
Dru Driscoll
Duane De Freese
Duffy Dyer
Duncan Demarsh
Durenda West Durrance
Dustin Wyatt
Dwight Selby
E. LaBrent Chrite
Earl
Earl Sullivan
Earnest Murphy, Jr.
East ISB Dead Zone
East/West Volusia Forum
Ed Connor
Ed Danko
Ed Gist
Ed Kelley
Ed Noseworthy
Eddie Branquinho
Eddie Hennessey
Edgewater Environmental Alliance
Edith Shelley
Edward Gist
Edward Somers
Edwin Ferrari
Eileen Zaffiro-Kean
Elaine Barnicle
Elaine D’Amore Tillard
Elaine Gibilisco
Elaine Stewart
Elbert Bryan
Elena Jarvis
Elizabeth Albert
Elizabeth Blackburn
Elizabeth Caswell
Elizabeth Fetterhoff
Elizabeth Lendian
Elizabeth Wade
Ellen Hayden Needham
Ellen Wintermuth
Elliott Hagood
Emily English
Emily Nice
Enis Qosja
Enrique Zahn
ERAU
Eric & Vanessa Lewis
Eric Breitenbach
Eric Cooley
Eric Lewis
Eric Raimundo
Eric Sander
Erick Piskator
Erika Barry Webb
EVAC
Evans Smith
Eveline Kraljic
Evelyn Fine
FAITH
FDOT
First Step Shelter Board of Directors
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office
Flaglerlive.com
Fletcher’s Pub
Florida Department of Health
Florida Legislature
Food Brings Hope
Forough Hosseini
Foundation Risk Partners
Framework Group
France Family
Francis Snipes Himes
Frank Bruno
Frank Castle
Frank Costa
Frank Fabrizio
Frank Fernandez
Frank Garaitonandia
Frank Molnar
Frank Sawyer
Frank Thomas Graham
Frank Van Pelt
Fred Cleveland
Fred Costello
Fred Lowry
Frederik Coulter
Fredrik Coulter
FREE Daytona Beach
G. G. Galloway
G. L. Crews
Gail Gianfelice
Gannett
Gary Crews
Gary Libby
Gary Mostert
Gary Owens
Gary Smith
Gary Wandelt
Gene Crouch
Georgann Carnicella
George Anderson
George Butts
George Cameron Lane
George Colby
George F. Ritchie
George Miller
George Mirabal (RIP)
George Pappas
George Recktenwald
George Smith
Gerald Fieser
Geraldine Morgan Clinton
Gerard Pendergast
Gerard Witman
Ghyabi Consulting
Gigi Bennington
Gil Adams
Gina Baker
Gina Joseph
Gina Marie Legler
Ginger Adair
Ginny Maccio
Glenn & Connie Ritchey
Glenn Irby
Glenn Ring
Glenn Storch
Gloria Max (RIP)
Gloria Nitz Crescenzo
Godwin Kelly
Gordon Brown
Gordon Meyer
GovStuff.org
Green Lion Café
Greg “F-ing” Smith
Greg Akin
Greg Burns
Greg Fretwell
Greg Gimbert
Greg Hansen
Greg Knapp
Greg Vernam
Gregory Trent
Greg’s Local Politics Page
Gus Massfeller
Gwen & Rev. Larry Edwards
H.V. Grantham
HAAA
Halifax Health
Hard Rock Daytona
Hardy Smith
Harold Briley
Harry Black
Harry Jennings
Harry L. Burney, III (RIP)
Harry Newkirk
Harvey Morse
Heather Post
Heather Rutledge
Heidi Herzberg
Helene Wetherington
Helga van Eckert
Helping Hands Through Arts
Henry Springer
Henry Wolfond
Heraclitus
Hero’d Out…
High Paying Space Jobs
Highland Park Fish Camp
Holly Hill Police Department
Holly Rose
Holly Smith
Homeless2Home
Hometown News
Hopcycles
Hope Place
Hornitos Tequila
Howard Bailey
Hubert Grimes
Hugh Watkins
Hunter S. Thompson
ICI Homes
Ida Wright
Indigo Lakes Residents
IRL Council
Iron Head
Itsaboutgreen
Itz Princess P’earl
J. D. Bushdid
J. D. McGurk
J. Hyatt Brown
J. Mark Barfield
J. Scott Green
J. Suzy Peterson
Jack D. Howell
Jack Driskell
Jack Gonzalez
Jack Jarrell
Jack Surrette
Jack White
Jack Williams
Jaclyn Carrell
Jacob Johnson
Jacqueline P. Kelly
Jakari Young
Jake Johansson
Jake Sachs
James & Ashley Brodick
James Alford
James Bland
James Clayton
James Connell
James D. Sass
James Fulcher
James Gillis
James Manfre
James Newman
James Pendleton
James Pericola
James Powers
James S. Purdy
James Shuler
James Smith
Jameson Distillery
Jamie Gill
Jamie Gogarty
Jamie Haynes
Jamie Overfield
Jamie Seaman
Jamison Jessup
Jan Shinnamon
Jane Bloom
Jane Glover
Jane Mealy
Jane West
Janet Kersey
Janet Nutt
Janet Schmutz
Janet Tomlinson
Janice Smith
Janie Gagne
Jared Adams
Jared Crawford
Jared Thompson
Jarleene Almenas
Jason Davis
Jason Greene
Jason McGuirk
Jason Raynor (RIP)
Jason Umberger
Jason Wheeler
Jay Barton
Jay Maher
Jay Young
Jayson Meyer
Jean Lord
Jean Lowe
Jeaneen Witt
Jeanne Hertan Savoie
Jed Smith
Jeff Boyle
Jeff Brower
Jeff Feasel
Jeff Martin
Jeff Miller
Jeff Phillips
Jeff Terzini
Jeff Thorla
Jeff White
Jeff-A-Rooski
Jeffery P. Terzini
Jeffrey Ault
Jeffrey Bender
Jeffrey Dees
Jelly Bean
Jennifer Dean Shaffer
Jennifer Finno Ellis
Jennifer Leigh
Jennifer Whittet
Jenny Nazak
Jerry Cameron
Jerry Chow
Jerry Ficco
Jessa Monroe
Jesse Godfrey
Jessica Davis
Jessica Gow
Jessica Matthews
Jessica Melton
Jessica Winterwerp
Jessie Thompson
Jewel Dickson
Jewish Federation
Jim Abbott
Jim Annett
Jim Arthur
Jim Bayer
Jim Berkley
Jim Cameron
Jim Chisholm
Jim Connell
Jim Evans (RIP)
Jim Fogg
Jim France
Jim Goempel
Jim Judge
Jim Kotas
Jim Landon
Jim Legary
Jim McCammon
Jim Melady
Jim Meyers
Jim Morris
Jim Neviaser
Jim Pappalardo
Jim Patton (RIP)
Jim Purdy
Jim Rose
Jim Stewart
Jim Weite
Jim Whittet
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Paul
Jo Glennie
Jo J. Reeves
Joan Anthony
Joan Campanaro
JoAnn Mancuso
Jodi Beard
Jodie Samman
Jody Lee Storozuk
Joe Bungart
Joe DeAngelo
Joe Don Lewis
Joe Forte
Joe Hannoush
Joe Martincic
Joe Mullins
Joe Petrock
Joe Pozzo
Joe Roebuck
Joe Stitch
Joe Will
Joe Wolfing
Joe Woody
Joel Paige
Joey Gallagher
John & Karen Bulman
John A. Peacock
John A. Peters
John Albright
John B. Henderson
John Boyer
John Bozzo
John Cavanaugh
John Clukey
John Danio
John Difiore
John Dunbar
John Garrett
John Gibson
John Guthrie
John Hawkins
John Hawkins
John Hill
John Holton
John Kirvan
John McCormick
John Nicholson
John Penny
John Peters
John Power
John R. Rogers
John Reid
John Reynolds
John Rossi
John Szaroleta
John T. Anthony
John Warsinske
Johnny Frisbie
Johnson Bros.
Jon Cheney
Jon Wong
Jonah Powers
Jonathan Abraham Eid
Jonathan Brokaw
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Foley
Jonathan L. Squires
Jordan Tyler Hobson
Joseph Hopkins
Joseph Prince
Joseph Valerio
Josh Fogarty
Josh Vedder
Josh Wagner
Joy R. Myers
Joyce Cusack
Joyce Shanahan
Juanita Garza
Judith Campbell
Judy Gillingham
Judy Rock Bergevine
Julian Fojon-Losada
Julie Bowers
Julie Cafiso Sanderson
Julie Sipes
Julio David Sosa
Kadie Hayward Mullins
Kandi Schromm
Karen Chasez
Karen Foxman
Karen Jans
Karen Robey
Karen Stokes Stone
Karen Waters
Kat Brown
Kat O’connor Atwood
Kate Brady
Kate Perez
Katherine Hurst Miller
Katherine Wanamaker
Kathleen Dulco
Kathleen McNeilly
Kathryn Disbrow
Kathryn Voltoline
Kathryn Weston
Kathy Jean
Kathy Josenhans
Kathy Tew-Ricky
Kathy Yingling Weaver
KathyAnn Zimmerer
Katie Kustura
Kayleen Garcia
Keith Chester
Keith Norden
Keith Prewitt
Kelli McGee
Kelly Frasca
Kelly Kwiatek
Kelly McGee
Kelly Pancratz Nixon
Kelly Schulz
Kelly White
Kelvin Miller
Ken & Deborah Strickland
Ken Bradley
Ken Bryan
Ken Doremus
Ken Edwards
Ken Fustin
Ken Sipes
Ken Smith
Kenneth Parker
Kenneth Wintermuth
Kenny Franks
Kent Sharples
Kerry Orpinuk
Kevin Bowler
Kevin Callahan
Kevin Captain
Kevin Duffy
Kevin Gelnaw
Kevin Kilian
Kevin Lowe
Kevin Para & Ashley’s Ride
Kevin Parkinson
Kevin Reid
Kevin Smith
Kevin Wallace
Kevin Walsh
Kiki Bobo
Kim Harty
Kim Morris
Kim Olden
Kim Vukelja
Kimberly Hennessey
Kimberly Sheeter
Kimberly Short
Kimberly Taylor-Bandorf
Kimberly Yaney
Krista Goodrich
Kristen Gregor
Kristine Cunningham
Kristine Tollefsen-Cunningham
Krys Fluker
Kurt Ardaman
Kurt Sniffin
Kurt Swartzlander
Kyauta Ezekiel Kadala
Kyei Anchor Solomons
Kyle Bainbridge
Kyle Bryer
Kyle Capsaicin
Kyle Daly
Kyle Powell
Kyle Totten
L. Gale Lemerand
L. Ronald Durham
Langford Every
Larry Arrington (RIP)
Larry Bartlett
Larry Denham
Larry Edwards
Larry French
Larry Newsom
Larry Steele
Laura & Greg Ward
Laura Berglund Weast
Laura Devlin
Laura Roth
Laurel and Mike Foley
Laurel Lynne
Laurel Webster
Lauren Olsen
Laurie Cromie
Laurie Elaine
Laurie Massfeller
Lea Bartos
Leah Case
Lee Ann Luedeke
Lee Strong
Leo J. Vidal
Leonard Marinaccio III
Les Cantrell
Lesa France Kennedy
Lesley Blackner
Leslie Burnett
Let Volusia Vote
Libby Ann Higbee
Linda Ann Brownlee
Linda Cuthbert
Linda Gatewood
Linda Gaustad
Linda Leary
Linda Morse Dixon
Linda Parkin
Linda Scheibener-Boardman
Linda Smiley
Linda Smith
Linda White
Linda Williams
Linnie Richardson
Lisa Lewis
Lisa Martin
Lisa O’Neal
Lisa Rinaman
Lisa Scartelli
Liz Murdoch
Liz Wade
Lloyd Bowers
Lodging & Hospitality Association of Volusia
Lois Paritsky
Loren King
Lorenzo Bizzio
Loretta Arthur
Lori Bennett
Lori Campbell Baker
Lori Graf
Lori Koontz
Lori Richards
Lori Tolland
Lori Weakly Galvis
Louana Cordaro
Lou Bonnell
Lowell Lohman
Lu Witton
Luke Delaney
Luke Zona
Lynda Kessler
Lynn Caniglia
Lynn Curley Ney
Lynn Swenson
Lynn W. Thompson
Lynne Newell
Lynne Weremay
Mad Mom
Maggie Thompson
Main Street Station
Mainland High School
Manny Chevrolet
Marc Antonie-Cooper
Marc Bernier (RIP)
Margaret Hudson
Margaret Macduffie
Margaret Peggie Hart
Margie Padgett
Maria Summerlin
Maria Trent
Marianne Burley
Marie Condon Smith
Marilyn Ford
Marilyn Stumpf
Mario Bertolami
Mario’s
Maritza Avila-Vazquez
Mark Adkinson
Mark Annitto
Mark Ballard
Mark Billings
Mark Flowers
Mark Gardner
Mark Geallis
Mark Harper
Mark Huling
Mark Lane
Mark Mchugh
Mark Nealon
Mark Soskin
Mark Swanson
Mark Watts
Mark Wolcott
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And YOU Know …. Good Bye 2022, Gather ALL your belongs from the cart and LEAVE !!! WELCOME 2023 TRY NOT TO BE LIKE THE PREVIOUS Y E A R 🦨🦨🦨
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Thank you for your insight to what is going on in our county. You are awesome!
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God Bless you Brother keep up the fantastic “Work”..
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Happy New Year,Mark,….may this crazy year be better than the last…take care my friend, and keep up the good information.
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Way too many RIPs on here…
I see you still have my “alternate personality” (psycho magnet) on your list but FYI I used that name on my work email; I left my employment of 20.5 years in June this year; perhaps I should start a blog???
Thank you so very much for sharing your views on our local news, both the good and the bad. I appreciate Barker’s View and I’m always happy to see it in my inbox!
Let’s hope 2023 brings some goodwill towards people! I’m so tired of people being mean. It’s totally unacceptable and has become part of our culture. Your views are refreshing (mostly lol) and I am grateful for you!
Happy new year!
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I want to believe the entire list voted in person with ID and not just on social media.
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Happy New Year! Thank YOU for all you say and all you bring to our community.
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As was last years listing, an interesting post of more names than I have knowledge of. I’ve lived on the west side of the county for most of 69 years and have no knowledge about most of those listed. I believe it could be good to deliver to your readers a very short description as to your knowledge about one person on the list somewhere on your regular publications. That would be nothing other than some point of reference. One person at a time from the list. I expect you don’t know everyone on the list.
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We have not yet had the opportunity to meet, hopefully this new year brings that opportunity. I would love the opportunity to buy you a drink and discus the many woes of our community. Being a county resident just outside the dysfunctional City of Deltonabut being directly impacted by the poor decisions made by them I share your disdain for inept municipal governance / management.
We share the same concerns over development in this county and having spent my career in real estate development and constructionI allows me the perspective of seeing both sides of the coin. Development is inevitable and the rights of the individual to seek out the highest and best use for their land (investment) is where to development conundrum begins. When it comes to development, there is the matrix of what is legal, what is “right” and what is responsible, seldom do the three align. Deltona is the prime example of a bad plan poorly executed. You know as well as I that residential development does not pay it’s own way via impact fees and property taxes, yet Deltona leadership (with the exception of a few) seems to think that” more is better”, despite’s impact on an antiquated infrastructure.
We share the same concerns for the protection of our environmental resources, My favorite debacle is the mistake by the lake, again, another Deltona disaster. Not sure you are aware or up to speed on the project that was intended to draw millions of gallons of water from Lake Monroe to be treated and pumped into the aquifer. It has been dormant for months while they try to figure out how to “fix” the multiple artesian wells that were breached during construction. Who would have thought excavating deep holes along the shoreline and in Lake Monroe would have stood a chance of encountering such conditions!? Conveniently all those associated with the project have since left the City and the esteemed Mr. Chisolm elected to lie to citizens at a community meeting on how this project was a necessity for the City or they risked being in violation of their Conditional Use Permit with St. Johns and could not answer any questions regarding cost etc. If you aren’t familiar with this particular disaster I’d encourage you to look into it
Might require several drinks……
Keep it coming
Rich
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Happy New Year to you Mark and Your Family. I look so forward to your twice weekly blogs. Your writing style is so impressive. Besides that positive attribute, you hit the nail on the head. I’m still amazed at what happened to voting this past election after so many of our family and neighbors repeated the disaster of over development. They voted the big money sponsored people into office. What were people thinking. After reviewing the national results too, people are responsible for who they vote in. It seems like they all deserve the stupidity and destruction coming.
Again Happy New Year and thank you so much for your opinion and insight.
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