May 31, 2013
Emerald Sands Cooperated with law enforcement
The report of the recent drug bust at the Emerald Sands Inn did not include the fact that the personnel and property manager were instrumental in that bust. If it weren't for them notifying law enfor…
May 14, 2013
Making Sure A "Mid-Life Crisis" Isn't A Crisis
Getting older happens to all of us, but it can be a frightening experience as we first recognize our own signs of aging. Those first few gray hairs… that morning stiffness… realizing your eyesig…
May 14, 2013
Veterans of Foreign Wars choose Officer of the Year
Detective John Stone has been chosen as the Police Officer of the Year by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4833. Det. Stone has been assigned to investigative duties in the Milton Police Departmen…
May 14, 2013
Commencement Reality
In yet another bad decision, an education administrator asked me to give a high school commencement speech. The principal must know I write a column; he obviously hasn't read it.
When I questioned…
May 14, 2013
A tribute to Bubba Fisher, a pioneer in service and leadership
Rarely has there ever been an individual who has made a greater contribution in the way of public service to the people of Santa Rosa County than now retired citizen F. M. (Bubba) Fisher.
Today, a…
May 10, 2013
Speak Out – April 26, 2013
Tuesday – 11:49 a.m.
City of Milton no longer going to hire smokers. Are they going to continue to hire overweight people who cost more in their lifetime than smokers do, by far? They are les…
May 10, 2013
Local woman expresses highs, lows in poetry collection
Jeni Booker Senter grew up very poor. She can recount periods of time where there was no running water and no electricity. Her life has been affected by having bipolar disorder and fibromyalgia, a pa…
May 10, 2013
Thank you Bob Cole
Thank you Bob Cole!
Today on our local radio station (WEBY) that promotes our community in myriad ways and does a wonderful job doing it – Commissioner Bob Cole called in to talk to us about the S…
May 10, 2013
Speak Out – May 8, 2013
Friday – 3:51 p.m.
Hi my name is Dale. Ya'll didn't seem fit to print what I had to say last week, so I'm going to try it one more time.
I am not for liquor by the drink in our downtown area. I…
May 10, 2013
Speak Out – May 11, 2013
Monday – 7:09 p.m.
Yes, I think that someone should bury the young man that died in Boston. I know what he did is wrong, very serious and bad. But Osama Bin Laden, he the worst, but President Obam…