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.
I just want to congratulate Rob Williamson on his new position as the CEO of the Holley-Navarre Water system and for garnering a wage that is thirty percent higher than his Santa Rosa County Commission gig. That was quite a feat considering he was fired in August and shown the door by nearly three of every four voters. There was no need to do a nationwide search to hire the best candidate for the water system. He was obviously the only candidate considered because of his vast experience of …. nothing.
Next week you will be receiving your papers on Wednesday because next Thursday is Thanksgiving. We hope you have a special time planned with friends and family. This is the time of year where we are forced to slow down in our everyday lives – and speed up and pay attention to the part of our lives that matter the most. It would be awesome if we all had time to always pay attention to what matters the most – and that is our relationships with others and our God. However, that isn’t always the case at least in my life. I’m just thankful that I have very patient and gracious people in my life that know that I mean well, and my intentions are good. And, they are busy too with everything I delegate so it all works out. I hope. I do not want to take them for granted. Please pause this holiday season and thank those that mean the most to you.
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!
