Letters to the Editor Archive

My reading of Tamara Fountain’s impressive resume, presented in the Navarre Press Aug. 10, made me a happy camper. The article was well written by reporter Jamie Gentry, Navarre Press.

By ignoring history, one can make the same historical mistakes. By studying history, one can test theories without exercising the theory. The elimination of free speech leads to tyranny of thought and promotes extremism. One of the first steps toward totalitarian is the elimination of free speech. This has happened in Germany, Russia, China and many other countries. The radical left is imposing limits on free speech at our colleges and through the press. This will lead to a destructive future and must be countered.

I’m frightened about the future of America and all we stand for as a world leader.

Harry Truman didn’t need a college degree to end the Second World War.

We’ve had a GOP majority Congress for at least the last six years. What has been transpired in that time other than excessive voting to repeal Obamacare?

Robbie Williamson still doesn’t know that stormwater infrastructure is a county function at Holley by the Sea. Robbie doesn’t pay the assessment nor property tax and should keep his mouth shut; he only adds to the problem. He didn’t do his homework to read the Army Corps wetland regulation pertaining to Holly by the Sea; usual Robbie. It’s amazing anyone listens to him. It would be nice if his listening tour would take him out of the state never to return.

Another Fourth, thanks be to God and those men and women who gave their lives for freedom.

Many residents living in Northwest Florida are not aware that Pensacola Beach was once for “whites only.” At that time among the few beaches accessible to African-Americans was what is now known as Johnson Beach at Perdido Key. Since 1973, it has officially been called the Gulf Islands National Seashore. And yet Rosamond Johnson Beach has retained its name and for good reason.   

First I would like to say I am not a politician nor do I aspire to be one. I typically would not respond publically to news articles and I do not use the media as a venue to advance an agenda or political view. However, in recent weeks Navarre Press had continued to write negative articles about Holley Navarre Water System most of which are inaccurate, slanted, one sided, misleading, taken out of context, and/or sensationalized, making a response necessary. One editorial written by Sandi Kemp herself was an outright attack on my character personally and was replete with complete untruths. So first is the matter of correcting the information in her opinion piece dated May 25 2017 titled “A House of Cards”:

A founding principle of the communist manifesto is if a lie is stated enough times then people will begin to believe the lie. We are experiencing this exact action against our current government. These lies are inciting discontent or rebellion against the government. If there was any truth to the anonymous accusations, then the seditious activity could be justified. An outsider was elected because the people were tired of the corruption within the government. Multinational corporations and special interest groups aided by the insiders within the government have promulgated policies and laws that serve the few not the many. Free market capitalism, not phony capitalism, provided our high standard of living and it will again if we have the foresight to return to its core principals.