Aug 30, 2013
Vet buys first Koren War special tag in Pace
When Rebekah Nugent went to renew registration on the car owned by she and her husband Ed; she inquired about the Korean War license plate she had heard about. It required a trip home to get military…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: BOOM!
It finally happened! My daughter is not afraid of the BOOM from the fireworks.
I love that feeling in my chest…I remember the first time I felt it, I was about 12, we were right under the firewo…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: You CAN return home
When I'm working late at the newspaper and all is dark and quiet, memories flash before my eyes. It was 1995 when I was hired by Jim Fletcher and moved from my kitchen into the newsroom. I'd done my …
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: The Dance, revisited
If you read last Wednesday's column, you know my 10-year-old daughter had an after school dance to attend.
Let me start by saying, it was really fun. The kids had a great time and the school raise…
Aug 30, 2013
11-year-old boy saves child from drowning; awarded by Okaloosa S.O. w/video
Austin Beach of Hattiesburg Mississippi was recognized Friday, his 11th birthday, as a true hero by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The young boy’s actions July 18th at a Destin Gulffront condo…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman on the Edge: To Africa, with love
I've been looking at my oldest daughter's Facebook today. It is filled with photos from her life in Africa. I was against Facebook until she went to Tallahassee for college after she graduated from M…
Aug 27, 2013
Speak Out – August 17, 2013
Wednesday – 9:12 a.m.
This is George. Today, I read the constitution of the United States, the amendments to the constitution of the United States of America and the Declaration of Independence. I…
Aug 27, 2013
Speak Out – August 24, 2013
Monday — 11 a.m.
This is for the Santa Rosa County school district. I want to know why high school teachers cannot put out a list on tax weekend because there are a lot of us folks that are on f…