Opinion Archive

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…

People who know me well call me the "crazy cat lady".
At first, I took offense, but then I realized I am pretty close to the description.
I have a lot of cats.
We got one cat two years ago. …

One of the benefits of being a grandparent is we're allowed to be easier on the grandkids, laughing when the parents are crying, snickering when the little ones are driving our adult kids crazy.
I…

There are a lot of jokes made on Facebook about grammar – and it's general lack of use.
In the past, people didn't really know if their friends or family failed at spelling and grammar because we …

When I was a child, the Vietnam War was in full swing. I grew up into my teen years without feeling really connected to the military or what was going on with wars and international conflict.
When…

Woman on the Edge: Perception, yeah

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…

Thursday — 11:45 a.m.
Yes, I sent a copy of that letter about the animal control place, aka. kill center here in Milton to the mayor. And I have not heard one word. I asked him to investigate. I…