Opinion Archive

Mr. Cole is now County Commission Chairman, better than Robbie Williamson. But, Mr. Cole said his goals were infrastructure improvements, lessened traffic congestion, new recreational facilities, drainage improvements, growing the economy and tourism attractions; please, the tourist come for the weather and the beach. Well, Mr. Cole has been a Commissioner since 2002, that’s 15 years, where has he been? This type of service is just typical of the commission and has been cheating us tax payers. Mr. Cole’s goal should be to guard tax payers money, ask if new projects benefit the majority of tax payers and reduce waste and the size of the county government. Items such as consulting fees just burn up tax payers money and duplicate consulting fees happening right now.

Every time we turn around it’s another friend, family or relative diagnosed with cancer. Is any family untouched?

The situation we have in Navarre with bears is unfortunate. Scroll through Facebook and you will see both sides of the issue with neither side willing to bend on their opinion. The bears must go…don’t harm the bears…we moved into their territory…protect your children and family from bears. This all came to a head when a Navarre resident shot and killed a bear in a residential neighborhood. One side wants to put him behind bars forever and the other side is advocating for him and for change. Which side is right? We don’t know  but in order to move forward we have to understand both.

Year No. 2 for the University of West Florida football team came to a close Saturday.

Diamond Works by the Santa Rosa Mall is starting the Holiday season off early with 20 – 50 percent off.  See their ad for details.

If we haven’t said it before, let us say it now – Quint Studer is truly a community genius. He has proven it over and over again. He has been described as a visionary – he is. An entrepreneur…yes. An investor in his community…absolutely. And he is also one of the best community planners. He is wanted all over the country to plan communities like ours.

Twitter stayed busy early Tuesday because everyone was anxiously awaiting the release of the poll.

The announcement was made Monday morning. The Navarre Area Board of Realtors endorses current District 4 commissioner on his re-election bid. Period. Why the hurry? Potential candidates don’t have to file until June. We have a year left until the general election. Wouldn’t your endorsement mean more if you waited and  considered more than one candidate? In an email response to our question, NABOR executive director Angela Campbell said, “A recommendation from NABOR is a powerful tool in any political candidate’s arsenal, and not a decision we take lightly.”

The Fee Simple Bill introduced by Congressman Gaetz will not change public access to beach front property on the Gulf.

Thank a veteran this Saturday on Veterans’ Day. Mike Esmond, a Vietnam Veteran, at Gulf Breeze Pools and Spas put an ad in this issue thanking Veterans. Navarre Lumber always offers military discounts. Check out their ad for some of the items they carry that you won’t believe they have.