Maintaining Perspective

January is almost over. My sweetheart, Amanda, graduated from Pensacola State College with her Bachelor’s in Applied Science in Administration and Supervision at the beginning of December. Graduation…

Speak Out January 24

Tuesday 4:57 p.m.
I live up in Jay. I’m 83 years old and I try to keep the neighborhood looking as good as possible by picking up trash. I have not had a garbage can. Today’s the 20th. It’s 5 p.m.…

A bumblebee and a piano

One of my status updates on Facebook this week read ‘I’m signed up for piano lessons!’
Indeed. I am very excited and took my first lesson this week. This is a big deal for me, as someone in their …

Je suis Charlie

I’ve been in the news business for less than a year, but the terrorist attack in Paris hit too close to home. Obviously, the only similarity the Santa Rosa Press Gazette and Charlie Hebdo share is th…