Aug 14, 2023
Brian Out Loud
We are just going to take it one game at a time. We have to work hard and give the best effort possible. We can’t let the same mistake beat us twice.
Oh sorry. I was working on my coach speak. I’ve been promoted to coach in case you haven’t heard. Social media gave me the gig. And we all know that everything on social media is true.
Aug 8, 2023
Out and About
A new hotel has been announced for the parcel at the entrance of the beach parking lot, across the street to the east of Andy D’s. It is slated to be a 162-room Tapestry Hotel by Hilton and will feature a parking garage on the lower level. If built, it will certainly change the horizon of Navarre Beach.
Aug 7, 2023
The truth is our currency
We ran this editorial in our March 17, 2022, issue shortly after purchasing the Santa Rosa Press Gazette, and it is a message that needs to be told again.
With all the city and county messes happening in Santa Rosa County, you can be assured we will be there for the good and the bad.
Aug 7, 2023
Brian Out Loud
Miracles aren’t just something reserved for religion. They are a real thing in sports, whether you choose to believe that or not.
We might not be talking miracles on the level of Jesus turning water into wine or raising Lazarus from the dead, but miracles are as real as this column in the sports world.
Aug 7, 2023
For God’s Sake: Making quiet time is important
A friend recently asked me what I was reading in my “daily devotions.” Some of you are now waiting for my answer but others of you are wondering what we are talking about. I remember as a new convert wondering that very thing.
Jul 31, 2023
For God’s Sake: God deserves our best
Guest preachers have an advantage over the resident preacher. A guest preacher can drop in, speak boldly to a congregation on some controversial issue, then go home leaving the resident preacher to deal with a brewing firestorm.
Jul 31, 2023
Can we please get down to business?
If you think a “Housewives of (insert county name here)” show is entertaining, you haven’t been to a Santa Rosa County board of commissioners meeting or a Milton City Council meeting lately.
In fact, we think TV producers are missing a huge opportunity here in our county. It wouldn’t be difficult to make a series out of the theatrics; they would just have to pal around with Commissioner James Calkins for all the drama they could ever want.
Jul 31, 2023
Brian Out Loud
So much is made of being the best athlete. Of being the best scorer, the best quarterback, the best hitter, the best golfer.
And look, sports stars are great. They are entertaining to watch because of what they can do in their particular sport.
Jul 28, 2023
Nation declines as government spending, inflation grow; incomes fall
Using statistics from the Department of Labor, The Wall Street Journal reports that real hourly wages during the Biden presidency have declined.
When Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the average hourly wage adjusted for inflation was $11.39. Now, 29 months later, it stands at $11.03, a 3.16% decline.
Jul 25, 2023
Wicked and perverse
Can anybody doubt we are living in a “Wicked and perverse generation” described in the Bible, the greatest book ever written, never to be superseded?