Throughout this holiday season, many organizations within the local area are working diligently to help those in need. While receiving information and promoting those groups in the paper, my perspec…
I’m pleased that with tonight’s vote in the Senate, for the first time in years, both parties in both houses of Congress have come together to pass a budget. It’s a budget that unwinds some of the d…
College football rivalry can divide a home, cause an argument but also be excellent copy for a new book. Two of Santa Rosa County's daughters decided to step out and take a personal look at the reve…
My mother-in-law has a Christmas village. It's a time consuming job, setting it up and decorating the six, six foot tables on which it resides. Our family has added to this village for over ten yea…
We now have a government in Washington that feels it is in charge of everything, yet responsible for nothing.
When our government is not in charge of something, it inserts itself into the enterpri…
Last Sunday evening, my husband and I were at our church after hours. We were walking through the sanctuary and the lights were dim. Walking up the aisle, I spotted a small, nicely folded afghan at…
Let's examine a few statements reflecting a vision thought to be beyond question. "The world that we live in is beautiful but fragile." "The 3rd rock from the sun is a fragile oasis." Here are a coup…
"Good mothers don't get impatient with their children." These words were spoken recently by a young lady who is a very good mother to two beautiful children. She was having a bad day and needed enc…
AAA predicts that 43 million Americans will take to the roads with their families to visit relatives for Thanksgiving. It also predicts that upwards of 8 million of them will still be talking to each…
