Opinion Archive

Five people received treatment last week after a dimethylamine leak at Taminco in Pace. (Two of those actually work at the facility and another was a truck driver on the scene at the time – the other…

Monday, 9:38 p.m. This is in regard to the criminal who shot the hunting dog. A crime was done, and it was done as a crime with a gun. Now in any other case, this would be considered cruelty to anima…

Decrease government surveillance Dear editor, Just as the only economic situation consistent with individual rights is the free market, so is it also true that individual life, liberty and happiness …

Last week was one of many in the last few years that Al Gore regretted “inventing” the Internet.  He is catching a lot of heat (none of which can be regulated and taxed with carbon emissions control …

I am disappointed that President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to use tragedies for the purpose of forwarding their agenda to take firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. This ad…

Friday, 8:19 a.m. Hi, my name is Jane, and I live in Avalon Beach also. I’m very concerned about the speeding on Del Monte. Right now, if you turn from 14th Avenue onto Del Monte, there is no speed l…

Residents speak out on downtown planters:
Always so pretty. Not many towns have the option. We are blessed! Betty Ward
I can’t begin to understand what the issue is after all this time! They ar…

When I attended primary and secondary school — during the 1940s and ’50s — one didn’t hear of the kind of shooting mayhem that’s become routine today. Why? It surely wasn’t because of strict firearm …

Tuesday, 8:56 a.m. Hi, this is Duke. Just want to remind everybody in Santa Rosa County that Wednesday (was) our day to remember our relgious freedoms, Religious Freedoms Day it was dubbed that years…

It’s been about six years since Milton proudly opened it skate park. Officials were excited. Businesses (which contributed to the project) were excited. And area youth were beside themselves. Milton …