The New Smyrna Beach Shadow is dedicated to better government and at the same time a spoof on City and County politics. We are apolitical, totally without any pride in our ability to communicate, but equally sure that contributors will make up for our failings. We welcome participation by the community at large, will accept criticism ruefully but will not delete fair and unfair comments unless they are vulgar or slanderous, and intend to have broad and fair discussions of all topics which affect the quality of life for those who make a home in New Smyrna Beach. Questions of the week are solicited, and answers with links will be published the following week. Contributions for our continued publication are solicited, but must not exceed $5 per person in any given year. We can not be bought off, but then again we do not know at what point how much money in our pocket would convince us to build an amusement park east of the control line on the beach.

The Shadow Knows... What evil lurks in the hearts of men.