Opinion Archive

Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine Law gives the public the right of access to government meetings and public records. It ensures that government works out in the open for all to see – no backroom conversations between elected officials before a vote. However, as we recently found out, in Santa Rosa County those officials can send texts or even message through Facebook without anyone capturing it or knowing the difference.

Next week is spring break for Santa Rosa County Schools so be careful out there with the additional number of children and families on the road. Thankfully the weather will be a lot warmer than it was this week.

The Navarre YMCA wants to remind you that your membership includes childcare.  You take care of your wellness while the Y takes care of your child.

The American Press Institute commemorates and celebrates Newspaper in Education Week annually the first full school week in March. Florida Press Educational Services is honored to commemorate Newspaper in Education Week 2017 and encourages teachers, parents and students to read the newspaper daily in school and at home to enrich their lives. FPES encourages publishers and marketing, news, circulation and advertising directors to learn the importance of Newspaper in Education (NIE) programs, too.

In a recent column your publisher claimed that the Navarre Press was unbiased and then called out several other major news outlets for not positively reporting on the “Trump Bump” in the stock market.

The $650 million replacement Pensacola Bay Bridge as proposed would not permit the current or anticipated traffic flow to pass between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, or Pensacola Beach, any faster than the current Bridge.

Why is tweaking “Obamacare” not an option? Because it violates “We the People’s” right of choice given to us in our Constitution!

We are about to be inundated with Spring Breaking students and families. We have a schedule on our 10B. The biggest week of breakers is March 11-18. And, they will be constructing the turn lane during that time due to a delay with AT&T cable, and more. Hopefully the light is fixed. After Mardi Gras, the light leaving the causeway onto 98 was only staying green for 10 seconds – enough time to let 3-4 cars through.

1) Costs

Despite repeated promises of premium reductions, Obamacare has delivered major increases. In the employer-sponsored market, costs continue to increase. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, average family premiums for employer-sponsored plans have increased almost 32 percent from 2010-2016.

What happened Monday in the county commission meeting is an embarrassment to our county and especially to Navarre. What is even more embarrassing is having two chambers of commerce. One, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce which has been in existence for 41 years and the other, which has been in existence for less than a year. There is not a truer verse in the Bible for a situation such as this, Matthew 12:25 “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” The full context is dealing with the casting out of demons, but I’m not going that far.