Opinion Archive

Asked recently what my goal is now, this nonagenarian responded, “The same as when first born again, i.e. to manifest the reconciliation of man to God, to expand God’s family.” Jesus said in the greatest book ever to be written, not to be superseded, “Ye must be born again.” That means get priorities straight, make Jesus Lord and Savior.  Doing this gives a peace that passes all understanding, ensuring a home in eternity with Him, Creator of heaven and earth!  Experiencing the new birth is the most important decision one can make.

Commissioner Kerry Smith laid out a very realistic nightmare scenario last week, which unfortunately could be a reality any day of the week in Milton.

By Jeff SnowMilton City Councilman Letter to the Editor and Citizens of Milton, Citizens, please read the Santa Rosa Press Gazette’s article dated June 20, 2024, regarding Mayor Heather Lindsay. Mayor Heather Lindsay refuses to resign until November, limiting your freedom to choose the next mayor. Our right to vote is sacred! Citizens of Milton, […]

Both sides in the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Softball Game earlier this month were missing players. I think I counted nine missing in action from the East and about half of the 24-player roster unavailable on the West squad.
I wasn’t at the baseball all-star game, but word is the East had to give up some of its players so the West could have enough players to fill out a team.

On June 11, the first item for discussion on the Milton City Council’s 5:30 p.m. work session agenda was about a boat the council feels has been illegally parked in the Blackwater River, a topic that has been discussed several times before.

Technology is great…when it works! The church I serve as pastor livestreams its worship services and occasionally there is a glitch in the technology and our livestream is, well, a dead-stream. That happened this past Lord’s Day and was only discovered at the end of the worship service. My immediate thought? “Okay, nobody leaves! We’re going to do this worship service again!” Of course, that was my frustration talking and the thought was never vocalized. Instead, I perused the coming week in my mind to determine when I could at least record the sermon and make it available.

Political season sure does bring out some of the most unique situations.

We saw that a few weeks ago when Commissioner James Calkins did a reversal so large regarding Juana’s Pagodas and Sailor’s Grill that it should’ve been sponsored by ServPro. To reference the restoration company, it was almost like “it never even happened.”

Sports is serious business at times. Check that. Almost all the time.
We rank teams, athletes and way too often we project the odds of a young athlete being the next big thing at the college or pro level.

My wife has a gift for making up rhymes. She will observe something interesting or unusual and a moment later some clever verse will spill from her lips, usually to an improvised tune. I think to myself, we should be writing these down, but the moment passes, and her verse is lost.

One of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn about working in the media is that for some reason the general public groups all news agencies together, almost like we have one big brain.

People who watch and read the news often look at a local journalist in the same way they see someone who works for CNN, MSNBC or Fox News.