Jul 5, 2023
Commissioners should approve Jubilee
It’s the most resilient project ever in Santa Rosa County and it has been in the making for 20 years.
If you ask yourself why the developers of Jubilee don’t give up it is because it is a project that could change the economic landscape of Pace and it a property they have invested in for 20 years.
Jul 3, 2023
For God’s Sake: Trust in Him
These days, there seems to be a credulity gap between what people say and what they do.
The credulity gap to which I am referring is when a person or an institution champions an ideal but acts in a manner contrary to it. The technical term for this credulity gap is “an issue of plausibility.”
Jul 3, 2023
Brian Out Loud
I really could have written this column with one emoji. You know the one where the person has the hand slapping the face.
That really would have covered all you need to know about the district set up for cross-country for the teams in this area.
Jun 26, 2023
Out and About
Our editorial this week should be an eye-opener for anyone with children or anyone who cares about children in our school district.
Another issue that has been bubbling up is the Holley-Navarre Water System’s 2019-2020 policy which looks at commercial properties, what the property originally paid in tap fees, and what their current usage is, only to ask for impact fees –after the fact.
Jun 26, 2023
Disturbing books in our school libraries
Who knew at some point in time we would be discussing sexually explicit books allowed in our school libraries? And yet, here we are.
At last week’s county commission meeting, citizens showed up (and some showed out) to proclaim their disgust at the books being allowed in the libraries across our school system.
Jun 26, 2023
Brian Out Loud
It’s been maybe 20 years now since I covered a high school baseball championship series in another state. Some of the memories are a blur. Others are lost forever.
I’m pretty sure the team I covered won the title, but what I remember for certain is that it was a unique set up in that a best of three format was used to determine a champion.
Jun 12, 2023
Calkins brings the circus to town
The last few weeks of the Santa Rosa County Commissioners meetings have been quite the expletive-filled circus, thanks to the District 2 commissioner, James Calkins.
While being chastised by citizens and commissioners alike, he continues to grin, laugh and even double down on his comments. His remarks have angered people to the point of cursing at the podium during public forum.
Jun 12, 2023
For God’s Sake: Trust in Christ alone!
Occasionally, I meet someone, who, upon learning my name, says, “Oh, you’re the guy that writes that column.”
For the record, this only happens locally since my column is not syndicated, but I am nonetheless thrilled to meet anyone who reads it.
Jun 12, 2023
Brian Out Loud
Father’s Day hits differently when your dad is no longer with you.
I lost my dad last spring, and this will be the second year in a row where I won’t be able to call him, send him a card or take a trip home to see him like I did four years ago, which happened to be the last Father’s Day weekend we spent together.
Jun 6, 2023
Brian Out Loud
It’s going to hurt for a while for Pace. Losing a state championship game typically does.
The Patriots seemed to be on the brink of winning a title in softball for the first time in 16 years when they took the field two weeks ago against Bartow on a hot and sunny afternoon in Clermont.