Opinion Archive

Saturday 10:07 a.m.
This is Raymond and I'd like to say the judicial system in this country has become benign.  It bashed the wrong issues in life and give the wrong idea to the children for the f…

I recently came in contact with two different people and after much introspection  and  listening to both sides, I wasn't sure who–or if either–were telling the truth.
To be honest, I wondered i…

COMMON  CORE:      MORE  THAN  AN  OPINION
 
  Some will say:  “Here we go again!”  Time/space constraints will not allow me to cover all that needs to be said.  After two years of digging into…

There are five roosters hanging out at the Texas Roadhouse.  Tough, urban roosters with an attitude. 
Rebel roosters have an interesting perspective on life; they're like protective brothers who s…

Wednesday 4:44 p.m.
Hey it's Jeff here.  Thanks for the response on the fence on Old Hickory Hammock.  I've called the county, clerk of court, administration number, tax assessor.  I've left messa…

I’ve become one of those people who give directions by telling people where things used to be. Usta be.
When we moved to Milton in 1995, I drove around in my car to learn the town, the streets. I …

I first heard of tough love when I was in my twenties. I thought to myself, “I will be that kind of parent – will always do what I have to do to make my child strong.”
Wow.
It’s a great idea, a…

The very public execution of Comrade Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, reminds us of the brutal nature of dynastic power and what totalitarian Communist dictators do.
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There were four children standing together on the side of Stewart St. watching the Milton Christmas parade last weekend and I cannot get them out of my mind.
They didn’t have a bag for the candy w…

A lot of people have given up. 
My father fell off a barn when I was about thirteen years old. He cracked his vertebrae and missed about six months of work. There was no unemployment insurance, or…