Dec 23, 2013
Speak Out December 14
Monday 12:55 p.m.
Here's one for you. United States Postal Service flubs it again. Just before going on a week's vacation, I contacted the USPS and scheduled a 7 day hold on my mail deliver…
Dec 23, 2013
Charity is contagious
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…
Dec 23, 2013
Speak Out December 11
Thursday 12:46 p.m.
This is Raymond and thank you for the opportunity to speak what's on my mind. I was wondering what it is that makes grown people still try to tell their children there is…
Dec 23, 2013
Speak Out December 18
Saturday 9:24 p.m.
Jeff here. Going through Saturday's paper for the third time and I see nothing about the fence on Hickory Hammock. It's on public property so a news agency should have no prob…
Dec 18, 2013
Statement by the President over the budget, issued 12/18/13 at 5:55 p.m.
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…
Dec 17, 2013
Sanborn sisters publish book about southern football rivalry
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…
Dec 17, 2013
Holtville Christmas Village
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…
Dec 10, 2013
Walter Williams: Our Fragile Planet
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…
Dec 10, 2013
Good Mothers Have Bad Days, Too
"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…




