When I attended primary and secondary school — during the 1940s and ’50s — one didn’t hear of the kind of shooting mayhem that’s become routine today. Why? It surely wasn’t because of strict firearm …
Category: opinion
Speak Out – Jan. 19, 2013
Tuesday, 8:56 a.m. Hi, this is Duke. Just want to remind everybody in Santa Rosa County that Wednesday (was) our day to remember our relgious freedoms, Religious Freedoms Day it was dubbed that years…
Our View – Keep the skate park open
It’s been about six years since Milton proudly opened it skate park. Officials were excited. Businesses (which contributed to the project) were excited. And area youth were beside themselves. Milton …
Letters to the Editor – Jan. 19, 2013
Dear Sir/ Ms., I’m writing to report a nuisance, a low volume, very low pitched, pulsating sound, which is constant. This has been going on for over six months. It is a little louder now than it used…
Speak Out – Jan. 16, 2013
WEDNESDAY, 8:01 P.M. Hey, this is Dennis. Gun control. Let’s look at some of the people in the past, when the citizens no longer had the right to own firearms. Uganda with Idi Amin. Hitler and the Je…
Our View – ‘City of Pace’ up to citizens
It happens almost daily. Someone calls to check on a subscription. Or they call to start a subscription. Either way, when it gets to the address, they note “and that’s Pace, FL 32571.” Technically, t…
Obama ‘saves’ us from cliff with Grecian Formula
GEORGETOWN, SC — In the wake of an uninspired and cowardly climax to the self-inflicted drama of the “fiscal cliff,” Washington is poised for its sequel: raising the debt ceiling. This is yet another…
Overheard Online – Jan. 16, 2013
MILTON PLANS TO OPEN DOG PARK Love this!!! Bobbie Dunlap Shiver
Good now maybe people will take their dogs there and NOT on Navarre beach or park!!!!! Wayne Beachbum Spooner
People are already …
Letters to the Editor – Jan. 16, 2013
Santa Rosa County a great place to live Thank you, citizens of Santa Rosa County. For eight years I have lived, worked, and shopped here. Health concerns require a move nearer to family. Friendlines…
Column: 'Living the United Way' – the heart of giving
Hello readers! My name is Kristen and I am the Director of Coastal Development for United Way of Santa Rosa County. I am very excited to be a new columnist here and look forward to sharing with you o…