The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook
As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well.
It’s an even better time to think about what would happen if those liberties were taken away.
Rep. Matt Gaetz slams Democrat efforts to stripAmericans of Second Amendment rights
On June 8, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) debated the provisions of H.R. 7910, the “Protect Our Children Act” on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rep. Gaetz objected to the legislation as a misguided and ineffective assault on the Second Amendment, specifically taking issue with raising the age to buy a rifle from 18- to 21-year-old.
Florida TaxWatch assesses educational attainment in Florida, Presents benefits of postsecondary learning and training
Saving our kids from themselves
Once again, our newspaper is addressing the topic of suicide, specifically athletes.
We find ourselves talking about this way too often, or maybe not enough, or perhaps only when it happens.
Achieving food security for all Floridians requires a year-round commitment
When the pandemic began the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended free meals to school-age children all year long, including the summer months.
The program will no longer be available at the end of this school year and many food insecure families are now facing a summer without school food assistance programs.
Infrastructure must be priority one
In every city and in every state, there is a conflict between builders building and the infrastructure, or lack thereof. Navarre is no exception.
While we would hope the county commissioners would learn the mistakes of the past, there is no guarantee.
Reporting on our government
Last week, this week and perhaps next week we are featuring a Q&A with Matt Gaetz, our United States representative for the 1st District of Florida.
We have received compliments as well as people spewing their discontent. “You are giving him a platform,” one now former subscriber said. “Why don’t you ask him the hard questions,” another said.
The value of community newspaperss
As many of our readers know, Sandpaper Publishing, the parent company of Navarre Press, purchased two additional community newspapers in January: Santa Rosa’s Press Gazette and Crestview News Bulletin.
When we are talking about our expansion, a common response is – are you crazy? Maybe, a little.
The power of humor: The Fifth Estate
Who would have thought that a comedian with no political experience would become the president of Ukraine, a country with a population of more than 44 million? But he did. And he is.
If the political rise of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounds like the plot of a TV sitcom, that’s because it was.
Too expensive to rent: Florida’s rental market and eviction moratorium
Rising food and gas prices are a daily reminder that even though Florida’s economy is in a much better place than it was in March 2020, the economy is decidedly more expensive two years later in March 2022.
Garnering much attention, price increases have been rather pronounced in the housing market, where a perfect storm of demographic and economic forces propelled home prices higher over the past year.