Jul 22, 2014
Honeysuckle vines along the trail
Honeysuckle vines take me back to my childhood. Not so much the taste but the scent. Whenever I’m on my bike and pass a vine, I have a flash of memories assaulting my brain of my brother Todd and me …
Jul 18, 2014
Illegal Immigration, how many will the boat hold?
Two thousand two hundred and twenty-three people desperately tried to escape from the sinking Titanic. One thousand five hundred and seventeen perished, as they could not escape. Most of them could n…
Jul 18, 2014
No power chair access during Riverfest
Dear Editor,
On the 4th of July, my wife and I, both 100 percent disabled, came to Milton at 10 a.m. so we could leave before it became hot. We parked in the center of town and went down Will…
Jul 18, 2014
Tax to build courthouse in East Milton doomed
Dear Editor,
The letter in the July 12 paper about East Milton for the courthouse and said how dumb we are seems to be a classic example of how dumb we are. It notes the “bottleneck that is c…
Jul 18, 2014
Courthouse our cornerstone in downtown Milton
When we travel through the great United States of America we witness many small towns that are closing up shop – some hanging on by their teeth and the tenacity of their city councils; others virtual…
Jul 18, 2014
Speak Out July 16
Speak Out
Thursday 9 a.m.
Chrys here. Accusing others of playing politics. Obama’s at it again. The pot is calling the kettle black. Instead of visiting the on site immigration border chao…
Jul 14, 2014
Speak Out July 12
Monday 11:46 a.m.
This is Kenneth. I’m calling about our local representative. He not only does not accept any responsibility for the VA problem now he’s voted against reducing the interest on stu…
Jul 14, 2014
With 'friends' like Facebook…
Facebook has endured. I thought the social networking phenomenon would have slowed down after everyone got to look at that sandwich I had for lunch or the family pictures from Dollywood I posted last…
Jul 14, 2014
The definition of a tea partier
Dear Editor,
People like Joe Biden have absolutely no clue what drives a person who subscribes to the beliefs of the Tea Party movement. A small paper-back published in 2009 titled Tea Party …