Last fall my daughter Emily got married. She’s my youngest of my three girls and moved the furthest away. She now lives with her husband Chaz in Twentyninepalms, California as he is a marine and stat…
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Speak Out June 4
Thursday 7:54 a.m.
Yeah, this is Gene in Pace. In 1988, healthcare spending average was $2,000 a family. In 2013, that spending went to $8,500. It's expected to go to $15,950 this year. How i…
Speak Out May 31
Friday 7:23 a.m.
I'll call myself a saddened citizen. I'm sad because the mayor, the city council people, the board of building code enforcement people won't do anything about the dilapidated…
Speak Out May 24
Monday 11:08 p.m.
Hello, this is David. On Friday, May 16, between 6 and 7 p.m. I was parked at the Tom Thumb at Chumuckla and went in to use the bathroom. When I came out, a woman had told m…
The basics of life
The importance of keeping some things low tech
Speak Out May 17
Tuesday 5:57 a.m.
Hey Mary, watch your mouth. There are plenty of seniors out there who are alone who are unable to help themselves. There are plenty of widows and widowers who have been floo…
Resident owl
Recently I was walking in the parking lot at Lowe’s on Highway 90 late one evening and I saw an owl sitting on the pavement. He was still, silent and curious, wondering why I would approach him as he…
Barrel racing is in her blood
To the human eye eleven year old Brooke Hoyt appears to be a delicate, beautiful princess. But when Hoyt climbs onto a horse saddle she transforms into a barrel racing competitor.
Hoyt has earned …
Coupon passion leads to charitable donation for suffering families
Denise Whitaker took less than $100 and turned it into a $2,684.08 donation of groceries from Target, Wal-Mart, Publix, and CVS Pharmacy to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Pensacola Wednesday, May…
Speak Out May 10
Tuesday 10:45 a.m.
Yes, I live in Villa Drive, and this is a freeway. It's 15 to 20 miles per hour and people go 50. They don't care if there are little kids in the street playing when there'…