Letters to the Editor Archive

“Mandela believed in God, was not a Christian,” per his confidante.  Surprisingly, admirably Mandela forgave his jailer. So did Corrie Ten Boom, a Christian, imprisoned for hiding and saving Jews from the Nazis! Corrie Ten Boom whose sister died in prison – they were incarcerated for hiding and saving Jews.

The spread that you did for the 5th Annual Penguin Plunge was great and I enjoyed reading it.  Too bad there is no mention of the two local groups that worked hard to make the event such a success!! You failed to even mention Pirates On The Panhandle who were responsible for securing a large number of the sponsors (approximately $2400.00 worth) and almost all of the auction items for the event and who were on hand to sell the tickets the day of the event (which raised approximately $1133.00) ~ nor did you mention Island Life Social Club who’s volunteers were there the night before to distribute the t-shirts and who were there the day of the event to handle the registrations.

The county terminates a sewer project benefiting Navarre East and returns $150,000 in grant funds leaving two streets in the project area unfinished and over 50 of our low income citizens without subsidized hookups and you don’t consider that newsworthy? 

I stated at the September 9th Santa Rosa Board of Commissioners meeting during the discussion of procedure used in determining ranking of proposals that the Navarre Beach Pier Request for Proposal stated selection shall be made based on the criteria in F.S. 287.055 (2). Florida Statutes section 287.055 (2) is the definitions applicable for acquisition of professional architectural, engineering, landscape architectural, or surveying and mapping services therefore the reference to F.S. 287.055 (2) in the RFP appears to be a clerical error.  During the September 9th board discussion of the ranking of Navarre Beach Pier proposals there was no mention of a proposer protesting the clerical error after the issuance of the RFP.

When a black was elected President, I was thrilled, thinking: “Only In America!”

Apparently, the IRS needs some lessons on ethical behavior. It also appears that they are in need of a budget. Obviously, there was no leadership at a recent IRS funded convention, resulting in an incredible amount of money spent on prostitution, entertainment, food and liquor. Not only were these funds spent inappropriately, but no receipts were kept to justify these expenses. Apparently, unlike the common man, the IRS is not required to produce receipts to prove legitimate expenses.

Dear Senators Rubio and Nelson,

Sequestration, Now (4-7-13): Fewer employees 10 plus, restroom closures, picnic shelter closures, reduces grounds maintenance, trash can elimination, less storm-caused sand removal, longer storm-caused road closures, visitor center closures, fewer Ranger-led programs, reduced facilities maintenance and shorter lifeguard hours.

The Arc of Florida is working to make changes to state laws that are long overdue.  Senate Bill 142, the Intellectual Disabilities Bill, would remove the term “mental retardation” and replace it with “intellectual disability” in state statutes.