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Editorial Archive

Jan 5, 2023
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2023: We’re going to disagree; let’s do it calmly this year

Our New Year’s wish for Milton and Santa Rosa County is simple: Civility. Nobody expects citizens in a free society to agree on every, or even most, issues. Diversity of thought is vital to good government, the best solutions produced by critical analysis and healthy debate.
Dec 20, 2022
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

DEAR EDITOR: “I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”
Nov 21, 2022
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We are thankful

We at Sandpaper Publishing have much to be thankful for, beginning with our members and readers. You fuel the passion we have for publishing three newspapers each week for three communities.
Nov 15, 2022
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Voters choose change for Milton and Santa Rosa County

Election season is over – for a minute – and the politicians, politicos, media and social media savants are busy weighing the results. Locally – where people and their government most often interact – the 2022 election results could usher in dramatic change on both the Santa Rosa County Commission and the Milton City Council.
Nov 3, 2022
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High stakes and hijinks in District 4 election

Someone once said that our local-elected officials have more power over the quality of our lives than the president of the United States. So true. Your vote will determine the future of Navarre – and this county for years to come. In the ring are Commissioner Dave Piech and Ray Eddington. Am I happy about […]
Oct 25, 2022
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One in eight

In September 2020, she found a lump in her breast.

She was taking a shower like any other day. She wasn’t examining herself, she just felt it. She immediately burst into to tears because in some ways, this was the day she had been dreading since 1995.

Oct 18, 2022
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Let’s be Clear: Vote NO on Amendment 2!

When a long-time liberal Democrat and a former conservative Florida State Senator agree on a major ballot issue, you should pay attention. This election we will choose a governor, senator, congressmembers and legislators.

We will also be asked to severely weaken our power as citizens to amend our state’s Constitution. Ballot Amendment 2 would eliminate the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), a once-every-twenty-year citizen’s commission with the ability to put forward Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot.

Oct 12, 2022
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Will over development increase flooding?

This week as I read an article on how “dredge-and-fill” development set the stage for a more catastrophic disaster in Southwest Florida with the landfall of Hurricane Ian, I could not help thinking we have a similar disaster in-the-making in our area with “fill-and-build” development.
Sep 6, 2022
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IDEAS IN ACTION—It is well past time to modernize Florida’s Baker & Marchman Acts

One year ago, Johnny Lee Akins of Crestview, Florida sought treatment for severe mental health issues at a hospital with a psychiatric receiving facility, and despite his wife’s desperate pleas, the facility released him because he apparently did not meet commitment criteria.
Aug 31, 2022
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City makes compelling argument against widening U.S. 90

Moving traffic through or around Milton isn’t a new concern. The city considered building a second bridge over the Blackwater River to connect Berryhill Street to U.S. Highway 90 and create a bypass at least 20 years ago.

But now that the Florida Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a plan to widen Caroline Street (U.S. 90) from two to four lanes between Stewart Street and Ward Basin Road, the debate over downtown’s future has taken on a new urgency.

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