Many of us heard the news on December 4. America is no longer number 1. We are now number 2. The Chinese economy overtook our economy to become the largest in the world. We've been the leading econo…
Category: opinion
Speak Out December 13
Tuesday 8:20 a.m.
Yes, this is Bob. I have some questions. Was Michael Brown a child or a street thug? Was Michael Brown a civil rights hero or a criminal? Does the color of skin determine truth? …
Remembering King Deniyi’s of Nigeria’s visit to Milton, 1957
Dear Editor,
In December, 1957 it was one of the coldest winter months for Milton. Back then food and gas were a lot cheaper. On December 2, 1957, a Nigerian prince visited Milton to be a gue…
Another election between downtown and East Milton for courthouse needed
Dear Editor,
Was some type of new math used to determine Milton was the choice of the voters for the new courthouse location? The split vote choice of the voters to not build in Milton was 24…
America's Cops and Eric Garner, tragic, but don't fight the police
By Glenn Mollette
Most Americans hope we never have to call the police. A call to the police usually means something bad is happening. However, we want the police if we need them. We hope tha…
Washington Update
Washington Update
Philosophy meets pavement
Wandering Truth
Speak Out December 10
Thursday, 4:33 a.m.
This is about Missouri, Ferguson. The young man selling cigars walks out in the middle of the street gets stopped by the police and ends up dead. That’s wrong. The young man i…
What's Rule of Law?
President Barack Obama said just before the recent Ferguson, Missouri, riots, "First and foremost, we are a nation built on the rule of law." Most Americans have little or no inkling of what "rule of…
The county needs another election for the courthouse
Dear Editor,
The downtown courthouse site was not the winner of the three options on the ballot and a honest election should be held. It’s no wonder the commission is not trusted by the peop…