Opinion Archive

In my life, butter tarts and the Bible have something in common.

What is a butter tart? A butter tart is a buttery, sugary, distinctly Canadian dessert, like a pecan pie, only better. What does a butter tart have in common with the Bible?

Following the 2020 Census, Florida could have secured:

• Extra yearly federal funding;
•  An additional congressional seat; and
•  Reliable data to guide statewide business and economic development, workforce infrastructure, social services, and decision-making for the years to come.

Following the 2020 Census, Florida could have secured:

• Extra yearly federal funding;
•  An additional congressional seat; and
•  Reliable data to guide statewide business and economic development, workforce infrastructure, social services, and decision-making for the years to come.

This election season seems very low key compared to years past.

We had a difficult time even getting some of the candidates to answer basic questions.

Fans lined the railing along the walkway leading from the tunnel to the field on a rainy Tuesday night in early July at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

They had hats, bats, gloves, shirts and cards. Someone even had a plastic shovel.

Some three decades ago, when I entered full-time Christian ministry, it occurred to me that I was entering a field that, at its foundation, is unchanging.

It was comforting to know that the God I serve, the God of the Bible, is unchanging. Who He is, He has always been and always will be.

Well, they’re going to try. The Milton City Council is gambling $100,000 from reserves – taxpayers’ money – that it can stop the state from widening Caroline Street through the historic district.

The council voted 6-2 to advertise for bids on a study to determine alternatives to a Florida Department of Transportation plan to widen U.S. Highway 98 – Caroline Street – from two to four lanes between Stewart Street and Ward Basin Road.

The truth is our currency: We must know the truth to make good decisions. The same is true for our community – they must know the truth.

This is our first core value for our organization and foundational to the remainder of our core values, one of which is personal responsibility.

I’ve never really been a big fan of all-conference, all-region or even all-state teams.

Don’t get me wrong. The recognition for the athletes is great and well-deserved. I have nothing against that part of it.