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Mar 21, 2024

CRAs could give residents more control without incorporating

Residents in the southeast corner of Santa Rosa County regularly debate two evergreen questions: Should some combination of Navarre, Navarre Beach and Holley incorporate? And second, should the county dredge a channel to the Gulf of Mexico?

Feb 1, 2024

County must ensure sewer service for rapidly growing East Milton

If the City of Milton decides it can’t build its new wastewater treatment plant, Santa Rosa County will have to step in to provide services for the rapidly growing East Milton area.

Nov 14, 2023

“No one reads newspapers anymore”

It was a statement we heard at a national business conference and that wasn’t the only remark we heard about our industry. “Journalists go to journalism school to learn how to ask stupid questions.” This particular speaker had been the subject of “gotcha” journalism in the past. Every time an employee left his company it made the front page of the local newspaper. They referred to him as a cult leader and worse.

Jun 12, 2023

Calkins brings the circus to town

The last few weeks of the Santa Rosa County Commissioners meetings have been quite the expletive-filled circus, thanks to the District 2 commissioner, James Calkins. While being chastised by citizens and commissioners alike, he continues to grin, laugh and even double down on his comments. His remarks have angered people to the point of cursing at the podium during public forum.

Oct 9, 2019

Tragedy of hot car deaths

We’ve addressed this horrific subject before. This time it’s hit pretty close to home. As Alabama media reported recently, an 11-month-boy died after he and his twin sister — who survived — were le…

Jun 20, 2019

GUEST EDITORIAL: Gov. DeSantis and Sunshine

The jury’s still out on whether Gov. Ron DeSantis will do a better job of protecting open government and public records than his predecessor. Former Gov. Rick Scott, it should be remembered, was fa…

Jun 17, 2019

GUEST EDITORIAL: What's the next step on climate change?

When it comes to climate change, there’s been a sea change in Florida politics. The new attitude starts at the top, where Gov. Ron DeSantis last month appointed the state’s first Chief Science Offi…

Jun 14, 2019

TaxWatch gobbles up budget ‘turkeys’

Each year following the spring legislative session, Florida TaxWatch releases its list of what it calls “budget turkeys.” The group this year hung the moniker on 109 appropriations worth $133 milli…

May 29, 2019

EDITORIAL: Taking action on distraction

It was a long haul but Florida has finally joined the ranks of states that make texting while driving a primary offense. Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Sarasota last week to sign the bill that enables la…

Aug 1, 2018

Facial recognition technology and the expectation of privacy

Facebook recently rolled out facial recognition tools in Europe promoted as a way to help users safeguard their online identities. It’s a risky move. Amazon shareholders recently expressed reservat…
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