Opinion Archive

I am basically inept when it comes to home repairs. Admitting it has kept me out of the emergency room and has, on occasion, paid some tradesman’s mortgage.

One time, I tried to change out an exhaust fan in a bathroom. An easy job, right? I was glad that I had read the instructions because I learned to shut off the circuit breaker to avoid electrocution.

After spending my first nine years of education in a small Catholic school, I had an eclectic stew of information about moms.

As a sportswriter, I’m always looking for something. I always need something.

I am a coffee snob, I admit it, I like coffee! I like the smell of coffee. I like the taste of coffee. I like sitting in a coffeeshop with a good cup of coffee chatting with a friend, or just watching the world go by. So, I was disappointed to discover that there is no Starbucks or Caribou Coffee or any other familiar coffee chain represented in Navarre.

The 2019 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday begins tomorrow – Friday, May 31 and ends Thursday, June 6. During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax. The sales tax holiday does not apply to:

While our friends to the east are still reeling from Hurricane Michael of October 2018, making landfall as a category 5 storm, it is the beginning of another season. While it seems the 2018 season just ended, the 2019 season is starting. Included in this issue is a Hurricane Preparedness Guide with new storm names and predictions. Read it. Follow directions. Be prepared.

Our (The Santa Rosa County) “Land Development Code” (LDC) is a document prepared to help guide the future growth and development of Santa Rosa County by a qualified staff, and basically our LDC should continue to follow the current guidelines:

The “Demoncrats” (Pelosi) accuse Trump of a “cover-up,” falsely accuse him of being a “dictator.” He’s not! Only God, Hillary and Company know how many “cover-ups” they’re guilty of. For years the pot’s been calling the kettle black!

We have an awesome story on 9A about foster families in our area and the need for foster families. May is National Foster Care Month but we need to be aware of the need every month of the year. Children often find themselves the victim of circumstances when their parents are not able or allowed to take care of them for various reasons. I’m very thankful for programs like the programs provided by the United Methodist Children’s Home.

Our community is getting ready to celebrate a new chapter in the life of our youth as the oldest of these graduate high school.