After high school, I worked for a time at Milton’s only banking institution, the old First National Bank, now defunct. It had a branch at Whiting Field, a somewhat sporadic operation in those days. I…
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Reminisces: Grandma Gibson’s old house has fallen down
Grandma Gibson, my maternal great-grandmother, lived on the Santa Rosa-Okaloosa county line, literally. One half of her house was in one county; the other half in the other county. The community was …
Increased traffic necessitates bigger bridges
As a youngster, I, with my dad and fraternal grandmother, went across the Yellow River to fish rather frequently. Sometimes the Yellow River itself, sometimes East River or East Bay was our destinati…
What do you get when you combine a cow, two candidates and a war hero?
This column should be a home run because I plan on touching all the bases.
There is so much going on right now, and I’m going to write about all of it. If someone asks what my column is about today…
Outer space successes should inspire Earth
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…
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 …
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…