Monday, 9:38 p.m. This is in regard to the criminal who shot the hunting dog. A crime was done, and it was done as a crime with a gun. Now in any other case, this would be considered cruelty to anima…
Category: opinion
Our View – Reporting the news, not inserting opinions
It isn't always fun to report the news.
At times, it's downright painful.
Readers of any legitimate newspaper – especially a hometown community paper – should realize the reporters are people t…
Speak Out – Jan. 30, 2013
FRIDAY, 2:07 P.M. Hi, this message is for the Speak Out people who are asking about the Del Monte speed limit. There is a big, 8-foot sign that says 45 mph. ThatÂ’s the speed limit. On another tone, …
Speak Out – Feb. 2, 2013
Tuesday, 9:34 a.m. Hi, I want to express my viewpoint about the bus being taken away from Santa Rosa County. We really need that bus back. We have been greatly inconvenienced when it was discontinued…
Our View – Safety preparedness must be reinforced regularly
Five people received treatment last week after a dimethylamine leak at Taminco in Pace. (Two of those actually work at the facility and another was a truck driver on the scene at the time – the other…
Overheard Online – Jan. 23, 2013
Residents speak out on downtown planters:
Always so pretty. Not many towns have the option. We are blessed! Betty Ward
I can’t begin to understand what the issue is after all this time! They ar…
Letters to the Editor – Jan. 23, 2013
Decrease government surveillance Dear editor, Just as the only economic situation consistent with individual rights is the free market, so is it also true that individual life, liberty and happiness …
Ron Hart: Al-Gore-Jazeera and his global gouging
Last week was one of many in the last few years that Al Gore regretted “inventing” the Internet. He is catching a lot of heat (none of which can be regulated and taxed with carbon emissions control …
Congressman Jeff Miller’s statement on President Obama’s gun law proposal
I am disappointed that President Obama and Vice President Biden continue to use tragedies for the purpose of forwarding their agenda to take firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens. This ad…
Speak Out – Jan. 23, 2013
Friday, 8:19 a.m. Hi, my name is Jane, and I live in Avalon Beach also. I’m very concerned about the speeding on Del Monte. Right now, if you turn from 14th Avenue onto Del Monte, there is no speed l…