Sep 21, 2017
Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate Constitution Week
There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the frame…
Sep 18, 2017
Kindness during Hurricane Irma 'did not go unnoticed'
Dear editor,
We would like to thank the folks of Pace, Florida for their kindness and generosity that was extended to our family and all the other families that evacuated from Hurricane Irma and we…
Sep 14, 2017
Paving roads would help red clay runoff
Dear editor,
Concerning the red clay runoff into Indian Bayou, I’d have to agree with our county administrator, Tony Gomillion. The [Florida Department of Transportation] is primarily responsible f…
Sep 14, 2017
DACA numbers don't add up
Dear editor,
Dan Stewart, your numbers don't add up [in " Trump’s DACA decision ushers in ‘new morality,'" a letter to the editor published in the Sept. 6, 2017, Santa Rosa Press Gazette].
Your …
Sep 7, 2017
Four-laning Highway 90 would destroy downtown Milton
Dear editor,
At an Aug. 24 meeting of the Milton Historic Preservation Board, City Planner Randy Jorgensen gave a lengthy presentation in support of four-laning Highway 90 through the Milton Histor…
Sep 6, 2017
Trump's DACA decision ushers in ‘new morality’
Dear editor,
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, instituted in 2012, has provided work permits and deferral from deportation for around 800,000 youths.
That policy allows those yo…
Sep 5, 2017
No taxpayer bailout for failure of moral leadership
Dear editor,
In the early 1920’s the KKK lost their choice of a Democratic presidential candidate by one vote of the over 1,000 cast at a highly contentious convention.
In the late 1920’s the fat…
Sep 5, 2017
A possible solution for the Confederate controversy
Dear editor,
What is the definition of "liberal"?
As an adjective it is "open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values."
"Open to new behavior or opinions" sounds p…
Aug 31, 2017
Santa Rosa's Citizens Law Enforcement Academy impresses
Dear editor,
A huge thank you to Sheriff Bob Johnson and the staff of outstanding officers who host the Citizens Law Enforcement Academy in Santa Rosa County.
This course covers many aspects of l…
Aug 31, 2017
Hatred's antidote is being 'born again'
Dear editor,
An Aug. 15 headline reads, “People Need to Stop Hating.” Heather Heyer’s father also said “people need to learn to forgive.” Because he’s a believer in Jesus Christ, he forgave her kil…