Letters to the Editor Archive
Nov 23, 2021
Sheriff’s Office needs to step up on old unsolved murders
I would like to address the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs department and its murder investigations of deaths in the south end of the county (Navarre). My son was murdered in Santa Rosa county in 2013 and his murder is unsolved as of this day.
Nov 17, 2021
Incorporation won’t make life better in Navarre
Last week, two Navarre residents wrote letters advocating turning Navarre into a city. Incorporating Navarre into a city would create several layers of bureaucracy to regulate everyday life – added layers that we all would have to pay for.
Nov 17, 2021
Grant applications are trickier in Santa Rosa County than we’d like
It’s a bad year for grants in Santa Rosa County, between the failure to apply for a road improvement grant, effectively costing former county administrator, Dan Schebler, his job and, more recently, a local fire district reversing its course on accepting FEMA money.
Nov 9, 2021
New amendment would spell trouble for credit card customers
There are times when we are uncertain what will happen if a particular public policy is implemented.
A proposal in Congress about cuts in interchange fees on credit cards is not one of them.
Nov 6, 2021
New apartment complex bad idea for Navarre
I just wanted to spout off about the new apts. going in by Publix.
Nov 5, 2021
Illegal immigration part of government plan?
Is the illegal immigration crisis a result of gross incompetence or planned? I for one believe it is part of the plan to fundamentally transform our country to a socialist state.
Nov 4, 2021
Celebrate Turkish Americans’ unique imprint
On October 29, over half a million Turkish Americans will celebrate the 98th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
Nov 3, 2021
Tired of elected officials mocking, ignoring incorporation effort
Monday, Oct. 25 your State Representative said HE makes the decisions for our community.
He said in public, that it doesn’t matter what the Constitution says.
Nov 3, 2021
Irresponsible leadership again raises its ugly head
A little over three years ago, my wife and I made the decision to sell our home in Missouri and move to Navarre.
The area was not really a mystery to us, as my sister and brother-in-law had lived here before moving just down the road to Shalimar.
Oct 28, 2021
We can do something about missing monarchs
When I was 7 years old, I found hundreds of monarch butterflies resting in my backyard during their bi-annual migration. I no longer see them in my yard, and their falling populations could be the culprit.