On March 24th, and March 28th I took a total of 5 hours each day of personal leave from my job, not to sit on the beach in the beautiful Florida sun, but to sit in County Commission meetings to hear …
Category: opinion
Speak Out April 9
Thursday 7:07 a.m.
The treatment center at Fort Hood is dealing with military personnel supposedly suffering PTSD and other mental problems. So why is no weapon available? Could this be anoth…
Red rider
I’m a red rider.
I’m riding my bike for a cure on April 12 in the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure. Diabetic cyclists who ride in the tour to raise money for diabetes are called red ri…
Is Alinsky our leader?
Dear Editor,
A name tossed around lately is liked by some, disliked by most. It is Saul Alinsky, (1909 – 1972). Alinsky was raised in the slums of Chicago, the scene of Sinclair’s novel, The …
Crash and Burn: The mystery surrounding malice air
Details remain sketchy of the facts leading up to the crash. We really won’t know what happened until someone finds the black box. I am talking about the crashing of our health care system under Obam…
Speak Out April 2
Thursday 2:31 p.m.
This is Mary, a concerned senior citizen. Today, when I was waiting at a doctor's office, the TV was on. I don't know if it was ABC or whatever but I looked in horror as I …
Support Israel
Dear Editor,
I love the billboard on Highway 90. It bears the Star of David and “Support Israel.” Thanks, Bill Salter. America needs to heed, to make sure she isn’t cursed like the 26 nations…
Place present courthouse location on ballot
Dear Editor,
The courthouse location decision has been going on such a very long time. Most of us are tired of hearing about it. The latest news that we citizens of Santa Rosa County would ge…
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Jesus was there; Good Samaritan wasn’t
Dear Editor,
I moved to Santa Rosa County for a better quality of life than I ha found in Escambia County for the past 17 years. Living in American Farms, the country life is a good start and…