Dec 16, 2014
Hold Up Two Fingers, America falls behind China
Many of us heard the news on December 4. America is no longer number 1. We are now number 2. The Chinese economy overtook our economy to become the largest in the world. We've been the leading econo…
Dec 16, 2014
Speak Out December 13
Tuesday 8:20 a.m.
Yes, this is Bob. I have some questions. Was Michael Brown a child or a street thug? Was Michael Brown a civil rights hero or a criminal? Does the color of skin determine truth? …
Dec 16, 2014
Remembering King Deniyi’s of Nigeria’s visit to Milton, 1957
Dear Editor,
In December, 1957 it was one of the coldest winter months for Milton. Back then food and gas were a lot cheaper. On December 2, 1957, a Nigerian prince visited Milton to be a gue…
Dec 16, 2014
Another election between downtown and East Milton for courthouse needed
Dear Editor,
Was some type of new math used to determine Milton was the choice of the voters for the new courthouse location? The split vote choice of the voters to not build in Milton was 24…
Dec 11, 2014
Speak Out December 10
Thursday, 4:33 a.m.
This is about Missouri, Ferguson. The young man selling cigars walks out in the middle of the street gets stopped by the police and ends up dead. That’s wrong. The young man i…
Dec 11, 2014
What's Rule of Law?
President Barack Obama said just before the recent Ferguson, Missouri, riots, "First and foremost, we are a nation built on the rule of law." Most Americans have little or no inkling of what "rule of…
Dec 11, 2014
America's Cops and Eric Garner, tragic, but don't fight the police
By Glenn Mollette
Most Americans hope we never have to call the police. A call to the police usually means something bad is happening. However, we want the police if we need them. We hope tha…
Dec 8, 2014
The Take-Away from Ferguson
The grand jury decision in the Ferguson, Missouri police shooting case of Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson was not even close. Twelve people, black and white, came to the right conclusion.
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