May 26, 2014
Missed the Facebook poll
Dear Editor,
The Santa Rosa Press Gazette printed exciting poll data (May 21 edition) on the location of our county court house indicating the majority voting it should remain downtown.
My…
May 26, 2014
America's Budding Tyrants
From the Nazis to the Stalinists, tyrants have always started out supporting free speech, and why is easy to understand. Speech is vital for the realization of their goals of command, control and con…
May 26, 2014
Milton is a gem
Dear Editor,
On Saturday, May 17, I brought my 93-year old mother to David's Catfish House in Milton. While there, a kind woman who was dining at the restaurant helped my mother in the ladie…
May 26, 2014
Speak Out May 24
Monday 11:08 p.m.
Hello, this is David. On Friday, May 16, between 6 and 7 p.m. I was parked at the Tom Thumb at Chumuckla and went in to use the bathroom. When I came out, a woman had told m…
May 20, 2014
On matters of romance, finance
Just to sum up last week politically, our president celebrated Earth Day by flying Air Force One and four other jets to Japan. While dining on $400-an-ounce Kobe beef and sushi, he gave speeches rail…
May 20, 2014
America's response to Nigerian human trafficking, sharia law and Boko Haram
Boko Haram has led a five-year Islamic uprising in Nigeria that has taken the lives of thousands of people, both Muslim and Christian. Just this week an attack on Gamboru, which is on the border of C…
May 20, 2014
Speak Out May 17
Tuesday 5:57 a.m.
Hey Mary, watch your mouth. There are plenty of seniors out there who are alone who are unable to help themselves. There are plenty of widows and widowers who have been floo…
May 20, 2014
Resident owl
Recently I was walking in the parking lot at Lowe’s on Highway 90 late one evening and I saw an owl sitting on the pavement. He was still, silent and curious, wondering why I would approach him as he…
May 19, 2014
Barrel racing is in her blood
To the human eye eleven year old Brooke Hoyt appears to be a delicate, beautiful princess. But when Hoyt climbs onto a horse saddle she transforms into a barrel racing competitor.
Hoyt has earned …
May 13, 2014
Coupon passion leads to charitable donation for suffering families
Denise Whitaker took less than $100 and turned it into a $2,684.08 donation of groceries from Target, Wal-Mart, Publix, and CVS Pharmacy to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Pensacola Wednesday, May…