Opinion Archive

Thursday — 1:08 p.m.
I see you've started printing the pictures of those individuals in the arrest report. I think this is very wrong. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? If they are …

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 …

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…

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…

Woman on the Edge: The Dance

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…

Okay…before I say anything about my weekend, I am asking every parent/grandparent/family member/friend who has a small child in their life to walk through your house and go through your car right n…

So one night about two months ago, I couldn't sleep. Of course, I grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. I come across this show…there are a bunch of bearded men with souther…

I have a daughter who lives in Africa.
She is a Milton High School, Pensacola State College and FSU graduate – with honors at all three. She was a cheerleader all four years and coached cheerleadi…

Today is not a trivial day.
I am finding it difficult to write a funny little column about kids and work and the world in general today.
Some days are just different.
There are moments in li…