Dear Editor,
My wife and I moved to Santa Rosa County in 1998. The major subject of discussion was a new courthouse. It is July, 2014 and we’re still talking about a new courthouse or should …
Category: opinion
Committee findings make sense
Dear Editor,
Although I’ve frequently voiced my opinion on the new Santa Rosa County courthouse, I’ve never done it in writing. Like many, I advocate it be in downtown Milton. Without having …
Honeysuckle vines along the trail
Honeysuckle vines take me back to my childhood. Not so much the taste but the scent. Whenever I’m on my bike and pass a vine, I have a flash of memories assaulting my brain of my brother Todd and me …
Our Unwillingness to Defend Ourselves
The U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 2012 losses because of personal identity theft totaled $24.7 billion (http://tinyurl.com/mdncmmw). The money losses from identi…
Downtown bottleneck too much for courthouse
Dear Editor,
Let’s talk about the bottleneck downtown. The city and the people want to build a multi million dollar courthouse downtown with no regards to parking or traffic. They do not wish…
Speak Out July 19
Monday 12:50 p.m.
Hi, I’m calling from Munson. I’m a pretty good mechanic myself. I’m getting a little too old and started taking my vehicles to Milton Motor Works. I just want to tell the people …
Courthouse our cornerstone in downtown Milton
When we travel through the great United States of America we witness many small towns that are closing up shop – some hanging on by their teeth and the tenacity of their city councils; others virtual…
Speak Out July 16
Speak Out
Thursday 9 a.m.
Chrys here. Accusing others of playing politics. Obama’s at it again. The pot is calling the kettle black. Instead of visiting the on site immigration border chao…
Illegal Immigration, how many will the boat hold?
Two thousand two hundred and twenty-three people desperately tried to escape from the sinking Titanic. One thousand five hundred and seventeen perished, as they could not escape. Most of them could n…
No power chair access during Riverfest
Dear Editor,
On the 4th of July, my wife and I, both 100 percent disabled, came to Milton at 10 a.m. so we could leave before it became hot. We parked in the center of town and went down Will…