Opinion Archive

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.

Winning just isn’t good enough anymore.

The property east of Publix is under contract. We do not know who has it under contract, but it isn’t for lack of trying. I think it is smart to keep it under wraps until it is a done deal. As you know by reading this column, a lot of “under contract” properties – never finalize. There is a lot of moving and shaking and positioning going on in and around Navarre. That just means that the economy is awesome, people are optimistic, and we have got it going on. Case and point, our business page. Our unemployment rate is almost a full percent lower than Florida’s average and 1.2 percent less than the national average. Also, A+ Mini Storage sold recently to a national company – “Move-It.”