The Okaloosa County courthouse in March 2008. Okaloosa County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Alabama state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 180,822. Its county seat is Crestview.
Actress Charlotte Rae is best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett on the TV series Diff&rsquo;rent Strokes and The Facts of Life.
Emma Lazarus is mostly known for her Statue of Liberty poem, but the exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Heritage shows how her life led her to those words. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times.