While walking the halls of Jessie P. Miller Elementary School in Bradenton recently I came across an exhaustive classroom display of children's goals for 2012 - it would appear that the art of the New Year's resolution is something passed down at an early age! One among them, penned by a student named Rodrigo, was both entirely practical and heartwarming. It reads, "My goal for the new year is [to] learn how to tie my shoes." And there, underneath, is a little stick figure, presumably the author, wearing a big smiley face and showing off a tied shoe. As adults, it's probably high time to check our own progress on 2012's manifold resolutions as Spring rolls into view. If you happen to be a little behind on your list, Rodrigo's bit of practiced penmanship serves as a poignant reminder that, sometimes, the simplest of goals can also be the most rewarding.
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
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