Monday 4:19 p.m.
When my Speak Out was printed on Saturday it had a typo in it that changed the entire meaning of the paragraph. The word that was misprinted was the word “now” and it was printed …
Category: opinion
Conversion: Roth or Not?
When transitioning into retirement the question is often posed whether or not to convert a retirement account to a Roth IRA. The IRS allows taxpayers to convert traditional IRA assets to a Roth IRA-a…
Government involvement in homicide is a political pony show
Dear Editor,
Barack Obama is sending the United States Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson, Missouri to investigate the Michael Brown shooting. The last time Obama and Holder did th…
Hot Crazy Matrix—and Finding Yourself a Unicorn
“Women are made to be loved, not understood.”
Oscar Wilde
If you haven't seen the YouTube video called "The Hot Crazy Matrix,” please Google it and watch. It’s an important tutorial on dating, …
Our own county government has big government ideas
Dear Editor,
We often hear in our area that the federal government is too large and attempts (far too often) to find government solutions to problems which would be better remedied thro…
Speak Out August 16
Tuesday 6:13 a.m.
I think the people need to look at the VA bill that has been passed. This is Kenneth. If you look at the VA bill, you’ll see that the primary purpose of the bill was to get votes…
Support for Israel in Seville Square
Dear Editor,
If my Jewish doctor hadn’t called me the day before the pro-Israel rally in Seville Square, I would have missed the most exhilarating event in some time. Kudos to Mike Bates for …
Treasure chest
At some point around 12 years-old, my mother explained to me the importance of a hope chest and gave me a set of pink dishes to save for my future family. Today, I have the same hope chest plus three…
First responders do their job to help society
Dear Editor,
The free market determines what people earn. Government is the only entity that determines its own pay. Santa Rosa County is under attack with a jobless market. First responders …
Get Ready for Denials
Fox News correspondent Geraldo Rivera accused Matt Drudge's website of "the worst kind of jingoistic rhetoric ever" for carrying news stories about the dangers of illegal immigration. He said Drudge …