Opinion Archive

How do I apply for a job? If what I’ve heard is true they wouldn’t have to pay me.  I’d work for the benefits. A Platinum Health Plan that you and I pay for including the deductibles and the premiums, Life Insurance, Disability premiums, and possibly more benefits to come in the future. Then to help pay for everything a 17% increase in water rates.  With all the new construction on Highway 98 I hope they have a sufficient water supply to accommodate all users in the event of a 30+ day drought this summer.  With all those new accounts they should have plenty of cash on hand.  Please tell me I’m wrong.

UN Security Council Resolution 2334 is outrageous, as was president Obama’s betrayal of our closest ally in the Middle East.  A bipartisan group of 88 US Senators and 394 House members called on President Obama to veto such a resolution against Israel.  His orchestration of the resolution and refusal to veto it was shameful. 

Happy 2017 – or as we like to say, Happy News Year! We look forward to keeping you informed in the new year as we have in the past. And if you are reading this great newspaper – thank you! Our subscribers , readers and advertisers are why we are in business.

In response to Brian Out Loud!  Dec. 22, I’d like to voice appreciation to Brian Lester and the Navarre Press for the continued and focused coverage of our high school sports. Brian is diligent in his coverage of high school sporting events and always does a great job in the write up and photos. In reading the press on my son, Austin, in the last weeks of his senior cross-country season, it’s a realization of how fast these high schoolers’ four years go by!  Being in The Navarre Press makes their achievements extra special. Thanks for covering all the Navarre athletes and high school activities.

Ad nauseam I listened to John Kerry’s anti-Israel resolution speech.  He dared say something like Obama’s administration supported Israel more than any other.  Not true!  Obama’s shunning Netanyahu more than once was despicable.  The vindictive anti-Israel resolution slapped God in the face, were that possible.  God will bless those who bless Israel, curse those who don’t (Gen 12:3).  Don’t forget the Palestinians won’t recognize Israel’s existence even though the latter have bent over backwards in accommodations.

Head over to Navarre Lumber for last minute gifts.  They are offering 20% off in store items.

Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law has been in effect for more than a 100 years. It’s principle is that a person may use deadly force or threaten to use deadly force if the person believes that such force is necessary to prevent their imminent death or great bodily harm.

When every you have one of those days, don’t ask yourself, “What else can go wrong?” When you ask the universe that question, it will show you. Believe me. It isn’t the end of the world stuff, but really? It made me laugh when everything seemed to be falling and failing around me after I asked that question – to myself mind you. Your mind is a powerful thing – more than I think we even know.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida gained more wealthy residents but also more families living below the poverty line between 2010 and 2015 when the Sunshine State participated in an economic recovery from a devastating housing crash and the worst recession in decades.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Following negative publicity about administrative costs, as well as a critical audit, the administration of Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that it had suspended a program that allowed state workers to make charitable donations through their paychecks.