Letters to the Editor Archive

Let the healing begin  

When the board decided to end the work of the TT Wentworth Jr. Foundation four years ago, we believed our efforts had been completed. We left our work on the history of northwest Florida and the contributions made by the Wentworth family in the good hands of the UWF Historic Trust and Pensacola State College. However, sometimes history finds us.  Recent revelations about our founder’s leadership in the KKK now compel us to return to right past wrongs wherever possible. This is where we now find ourselves as the family and former board members of the foundation.    

The Navarre Press asked readers to tell us what they are thankful for this year. Here’s a sampling of our favorites.

‘I am grateful for many things’

That my youngest daughter graduated college (ceremony and all) in December, before the lockdowns.
That despite having to cancel a trip to NYC (with my daughters) and a dream trip to Italy (birthplace of my grandparents), that our family was lucky enough to have gone to Alaska and France the last two years. Great trips.

With the holidays we can say “Happy Thanksgiving” as we all give thanks for all we have in our lives, and not question what is missing in our lives. We are now allowed, and appropriately so, to say “Merry Christmas” again without being attacked in public. Yet there is always someone who hates the evolved idea of Santa Claus, Christmas, and religion.

We just honored our veterans on the 11th, the same date the Mayflower Compact was enacted in my home state, here below quoted.

The date was Nov. 21, 2017, and it was a standing room only board meeting of the Holley Navarre Water System. Tempers were raging – some were trying to remove Brian Kelly from the board and others were trying to save him from being ousted.

The One Warm Coat drive this year has been very successful. Three hundred and fifty coats were collected and distributed to the needy without charge through the Waterfront Rescue Mission. The volunteer team thank following businesses for their participation in the coat drive:  YMCA; Everman’s Market and Café; Four Square Fitness; Pensacola State College campuses at Pensacola, Warrenton and Midway; Studer Group;  Mission Anglican Church; Gulf Breeze Recreation Center; Holly by the Sea Recreation Center; Apple Market.

Why the brouhaha because President Trump said he is a nationalist? So am I – and many other Americans! The New Lexicon Webster’s Dictionary (Encyclopedic Edition) defines nationalist as “one who believes in or supports nationalism (little “n”)”. President Trump, a patriot, loves God and our nation! When will the dastardly zip their lips and stop blaming him for everything?

A U.S. citizen can be charged with both spying and treason. A noncitizen can be charged with spying but not with treason. So, a noncitizen is not subject to the full jurisdiction of our laws because they have not taken their oath to our nation and Constitution to receive citizenship. Immigrants who cross our border legally do not receive instant citizenship and are required to attend an immigration hearing. Their own failure to attend, and 98 percent fail to attend, is their own indication of not wanting to be subjected to the jurisdiction of our immigration laws. By remaining within our borders and committing other crimes including voting in any elections (local, state or federal) is another indication of not wanting to be subjected to the jurisdiction of our laws. Our Constitution’s Article. IV. Section. 4. states; “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican (Republic) Form of Government and shall protect each of them against Invasion (militarily uniformed or not); and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.” The very basis our republic is built on is free and fair elections by, and for our citizens in any local, state or federal election! With this and all that is happening I question some democrats’ oath to our Constitution and acts of treason regarding free and fair elections!  

“Pray for us, I will call you later.”

Fifteen years ago, my husband and I were lucky enough that the Air Force decided to send us to Hurlburt Field.  After looking around the area, we decided to make Navarre our home.  It was one of the best decisions we have ever made.