Sep 28, 2013
Take the time to make a difference
When I was a little girl my mom and dad divorced and my mom had to go on welfare for a short time until she was able to find a job teaching. Even with a job, the starting salary for teachers at the t…
Sep 28, 2013
SR Tax Collector Stan Colie Nichols one of 12 to earn ‘Legacy Award’
Tallahassee – Stan Colie Nichols, Tax Collector for Santa Rosa County, has earned a special designation for excellence in the field of financial operations. A judging panel performed a detailed revie…
Sep 28, 2013
Build courthouse close to jail
On the idea of a courthouse by the jail I have a few thoughts I would like to express. To begin with the land is free and close to the jail. Here are some other factors to consider several years ago …
Sep 28, 2013
American Exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism is not what the President or Vladimir Putin wants us to believe. I believe that Putin understands what it is and he is taking advantage of the President’s misunderstanding of…
Sep 28, 2013
Our view: Commissioners fishing for trouble
The Board of County Commissioners are reviewing a long-standing policy of ranking proposals after a snafu with the selection of a new management company for the Navarre Pier revealed a chink in its l…
Sep 27, 2013
Speak Out — September 25, 2013
Thursday — 8:31 a.m.
I have breaking news. It's Thursday morning, eight-o-clock, 70 degrees outside and the sun is shining beautiful. I just drove down Avalon, there is three people working on t…
Sep 24, 2013
Speak Out – September 21, 2013
Tuesday — 12:34 p.m.
Yes, this is Maria in Milton. I just feel so sorry for the family in Georgia that a young man went to get help and he knock on somebody's door and the people call the police…
Sep 20, 2013
Letter to Editor – No tax increase
In 1982, the state increased the state-levied sales tax from four percent to five percent, and half of the “new penny” was pledged to cities and counties to help with property tax relief. To qualify …
Sep 20, 2013
Woman on the Edge – Lessons for life
I’ve tried to teach my kids those lessons about life that ring true in every situation.
First lesson: be true to who you are. If you are not being yourself, how will you find true friends or true…
Sep 20, 2013
Student Indoctrination
The new college academic year has begun, and unfortunately, so has student indoctrination. Let's look at some of it.
William Penn, Michigan State University professor of creative w…