One year later

Today marks the one-year anniversary of My Nassau Sun.

My mother always used to tell me when I complained about this or that to think about how boring life would without challenges to overcome.

I have not been bored this year.

The change from the broadsheet format to a tabloid format, adding a Web site and even getting used to saying the paper’s new name — “Nassau Neig … er, My Nassau Sun” — were all challenges.

And a lot of fun.

Our goal at My Nassau Sun has been to take advantage of the new format to bring you sharp, concise stories of the news here in Nassau, crisp photos and graphics and in-depth looks at important issues.

We also continued our commitment to be a good neighbor — highlighting the accomplishments and good works of those who live here and celebrating that we live and work in such a beautiful county.

Perhaps the biggest change in the last year is the increased participation from you.
Features such as Spotted!, Pet of the Week, MyNassauSun.com Survey, Best of the Blogs all come from you via MyNassauSun.com.

We also expanded our roster of community columnists this year. Chuck Hall, Bob Howat, Maria Murphy, and the Nassau County Master Gardeners joined Charles Albert, Jim Johnson, Gill and Barbara Johnston, Mark Kaufman, and the Smackdown crew, Eric Corbett, Trey Dennard and W.D. Rodeffer, as regular columnists.
We’re always looking for more.

Now, after a year of My Nassau Sun, I’d like to hear from you about our paper and our Web site. What do we do well? What do we do badly? What could we do better? What do you wish we’d do?

You can post your thoughts here; write me a letter a 960185 Gateway Blvd., Suite 109, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034; or e-mail me at amelia.hart@mynassausun.com. And let me know if you’d like your comments published in the paper.