I think her life would make for a great movie. Formerly a resident of North Fort Myers, Rick Manuel now lives in Dade City. He grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

William E. Leuchtenburg, a leading scholar of Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression, has died at age 102.

“In the Shadow of FDR,” published in 1983 and periodically updated, demonstrated how presidents from Truman to George W. Bush attempted to shun and/or embrace Roosevelt’s legacy ...