Feb 7, 2013
Our View – Super Bowl ads: a necessary distraction?
Every year, we say we aren't going to talk about this.
Every year, we do.
So, here we go again.
Did you see the commercials in this year's Super Bowl? No one really seems to care about the s…
Feb 7, 2013
Speak Out – Feb. 6, 2013
Friday, 9:43 p.m. Yes, I would like to say how spot-on the caller Bob was on Wednesday, Jan. 30, about how hypocritical the red-light camera debacle has become. He stated the city officials said it w…
Feb 5, 2013
Our View – Reporting the news, not inserting opinions
It isn't always fun to report the news.
At times, it's downright painful.
Readers of any legitimate newspaper – especially a hometown community paper – should realize the reporters are people t…
Feb 5, 2013
Speak Out – Jan. 30, 2013
FRIDAY, 2:07 P.M. Hi, this message is for the Speak Out people who are asking about the Del Monte speed limit. There is a big, 8-foot sign that says 45 mph. ThatÂ’s the speed limit. On another tone, …
Feb 5, 2013
Speak Out – Feb. 2, 2013
Tuesday, 9:34 a.m. Hi, I want to express my viewpoint about the bus being taken away from Santa Rosa County. We really need that bus back. We have been greatly inconvenienced when it was discontinued…
Feb 5, 2013
Our View – Safety preparedness must be reinforced regularly
Five people received treatment last week after a dimethylamine leak at Taminco in Pace. (Two of those actually work at the facility and another was a truck driver on the scene at the time – the other…
Feb 5, 2013
Speak Out – Jan. 26, 2013
Monday, 9:38 p.m. This is in regard to the criminal who shot the hunting dog. A crime was done, and it was done as a crime with a gun. Now in any other case, this would be considered cruelty to anima…
Jan 23, 2013
Ron Hart: Al-Gore-Jazeera and his global gouging
Last week was one of many in the last few years that Al Gore regretted “inventing” the Internet. He is catching a lot of heat (none of which can be regulated and taxed with carbon emissions control …
Jan 23, 2013
Congressman Jeff Miller’s statement on President Obama’s gun law proposal
I am disappointed that President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to use tragedies for the purpose of forwarding their agenda to take firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. This ad…
Jan 23, 2013
Speak Out – Jan. 23, 2013
Friday, 8:19 a.m. Hi, my name is Jane, and I live in Avalon Beach also. I’m very concerned about the speeding on Del Monte. Right now, if you turn from 14th Avenue onto Del Monte, there is no speed l…