editorials Archive

“Defense is not a budget issue. You spend what you need.”
Ronald Reagan
 
We currently spend more on defense than the next 13 highest spending countries combined. China is second at $125 bil…

People in the media and academia are mostly leftists hellbent on growing government and controlling our lives. Black people, their politicians and civil rights organizations have become unwitting acc…

Dear Editor,
 
 
That darn plastic bag!  It’s in trouble again.  Apparently, it has jumped out of someone’s hand or escaped from the car and yelled, “I’m out of here and I am going to litter…

By Glenn Mollette
 
Physician assisted suicide is becoming a bit more popular in America. A New Mexico judge recently ruled that terminally ill, mentally competent patients have the right to as…

Southerners are the last of the truly independent Americans. That is why the United Auto Workers (UAW) didn’t stand a chance trying to sell their promises to the Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN…

Dear Editor,
 
I would like to take this opportunity to commend Fire Chief Diamond and members of the Skyline Fire Department and Randy Black with the City of Milton Gas Department.  My experie…

Dear Editor,
 
The new plants in the median on Hwy 90 look cheap and ugly.  Why on earth did they chop down the florida palms?  Just plain dumb and waste of money.
 
Lisa McMullen, Milton

Congressman Jeff Miller, Florida's District 1
 
Last week, the House and Senate both passed H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014.  This Omnibus bill, which passed the House by a…

After last week’s look back, let’s take a peek forward. Extrapolating from the events of 2013, I think some of these predictions are not unlikely:
1.    Republicans will fumble their opportunity i…

Several major important events occur in May 2014.  Mothers Day May 11, 2014, Armed Forces Day weekend May 16, 2014, Memorial Day May 26, 2014, and Operation American Spring beginning May 16, 2014 and…