Outer space is alive with the work of scientists, who monitor extraordinarily complex ships of exploration. These vehicles are probing ever farther within and beyond our solar system, the planets inc…
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Bonds sometimes last a lifetime
Bonds between two people or groups may be formed in many different ways and for many different reasons, or for no reason at all. A feeling of a bond may be from one side and not a real bond. However,…
South Korea confirms democracy – and international leadership
The global news media continue to devote rapt attention to the at times acrimonious, occasionally friendly, interchange between two flamboyant leaders. United States President Donald Trump and North …
Speak Out: Press Gazette readers' calls
Here are featured comments from our Speak Out hotline. LIMITED VISIBILITY "They need to trim those bushes in the road there on 90 because my friend had to go almost into the road to see traffic coming. We were at the Shrimp Basket. " PAULINE GRIMES We welcome Santa Rosa County residents’ comments on local… Continue reading Speak Out: Press Gazette readers' calls
Milton
Milton, Florida — brick buildings. Old houses. Cute storefronts.
My wife and I roll into town early. The Imogene Theater is our destination for the evening. I’m here to tell a few stories at a bene…
Hold out for the light
Dec.10 marks the end of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights.
Hanukkah is centered on a story set in the second century BCE, during a siege of the Second Jewish Temple by the Syrians. …
1968: Elections then and now
Perspective through examination of history is always helpful, as long as we perceive the past accurately. Extreme, overwrought rhetoric has now become commonplace, within the media as well as from po…
Remember Cuban Missile Crisis lessons
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred more than a half century ago, but the lessons of that unique and terrifying event in the Cold War continue to resonate. If anything, contemporary complacency about t…
Public servants and the public good
General George C. Marshall is what people used to call a dedicated public servant. As Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, he did essential work to get a dangerously unprepared America at least partially…
The Case Against Amendment 4 on Felon Voting Rights
Florida leads the nation with over 1 million citizens disenfranchised and unable to vote due to felony convictions. The path to having their voting rights restored is long and difficult, and has been…