Jan 21, 2014
Fearless Predictions for 2014
After last week’s look back, let’s take a peek forward. Extrapolating from the events of 2013, I think some of these predictions are not unlikely:
1. Republicans will fumble their opportunity i…
Jan 20, 2014
Kindness in the hen house
I have a small farm. I have two goats, about 25 chickens, (including a blind rooster named Foghorn), a dog and three cats.
My chickens are a motley crew. I have several different types and they…
Jan 20, 2014
Red Cross offers update on Haiti following 2010 earthquake
January 12, 2010 was a day unlike Haiti had ever seen. When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, generous donors responded immediately to provide lifesaving emergency relief to mi…
Jan 17, 2014
Woman on the Edge: Decisions
All of us have to make decisions in life. These decisions fall on many different levels of difficulty – everything from what to eat and what to wear to where to live and what to do with our lives.
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Jan 17, 2014
Speak Out – January 15
Thursday 1:13 p.m.
Yeah, call me L.L, Cool. The reason I called is on December 1 I got a letter from the county traffic company about the light at Glover and Caroline. The letter said I ran a red…
Jan 13, 2014
I'm all astonishment, It's Downton Abbey time
It's Downton Abbey time again. Most people look forward to a particular season of sport, or even the beginning of the new television season in early fall. Some even have great anticipation of summe…
Jan 7, 2014
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
Let me tell you a 10-year-old boy’s story. It was the summer of 1970, a weekday with a blue sky a few fluffy white clouds, a little warm with little wind but not unpleasant. He was wa…
Jan 7, 2014
Letter to the editor: Jobs for homeless
Dear Editor,
We need programs that reward employers for hiring a homeless person knowing that they may not have the best wardrobe or a way to work.
I started an online petition to Presiden…
Jan 7, 2014
Guest Editorial Glenn Mollette
Keep Free Speech in America
By Glenn Mollette
Arts and Entertainment television was out of line for suspending Phil Robertson for a recent statement that the network executives di…
Jan 7, 2014
Blackwater State Forest annex 1,100 acres
Dear Editor:
I believe it is time for everyone in Santa Rosa County and the surrounding areas of the Blackwater River
State Forest, annex of 1,100acres just north of NAS Whiting Field, to …