For God’s Sake
I often write about bears, birds, weeds, and ants, so maybe I should change the name of this column to “Mr. Mike’s Nature Corner.” Turtles have become the celebrity creature in our household. For the past several weeks, almost daily, an assortment of box turtles has crawled under the fence into our backyard. At first, we assumed that they, like the occasional bear, were just passing through, but we soon learned that our yard is a destination.
Milton’s decision on spray field needs to be swift, one way or the other
The city of Milton’s Oct. 8 work session and council meeting figures to be an interesting one.
Daniel’s Column
There’s a long-running joke out there that just about anyone can be a weatherman.
Brian Out Loud
I saw a Facebook post a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday morning that caught my attention. It was on one of the Milton pages and featured photos of several players doing yard work just hours after they walked off the field at Bennett C. Russell Stadium in Navarre. They were holding rakes, working and smiling.
Daniel’s Column
I remember being a middle school student, working on a PowerPoint presentation for Black History Month, when I heard the word Google for the first time. My teacher had just found out about the new search engine with a fun name and told us we should use it for our research.
Let’s leave no Veteran behind
Santa Rosa County has its very first Veterans’ Treatment Court for justice-involved Veterans and Judge Tony Giraud admitted three Veterans to his first court Sept. 11. He will admit 10 more Sept. 25.
For God’s Sake
In 1985, I went on a short-term mission trip to Haiti with a small team from our church. We were going to help Hosean International Ministries (HIM) build an orphanage in the town of Pignon, 40 miles south of Cap Haitien. There was a lot riding on this trip.
School board races should remain nonpartisan
Amendment 1 on the ballot in November will determine whether Florida school board races remain nonpartisan.
Brian Out Loud
I do some freelance work in the Division III college football world and one of the coaches last week said something interesting that all teams should keep in mind as they go through their respective athletic seasons.
His nationally ranked team, a title contender, had been upset by an unranked opponent at home in week one.
Daniels Column
I was at the most recent Jubilee zoning board meeting, where the room was so full that you would’ve thought you accidentally got in line for a big college football game.









