Dec 20, 2022
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
DEAR EDITOR: “I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says,
‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”
Dec 19, 2022
Christmastime is here
I love a good Christmas movie or TV special.
There are several we have on repeat at the Ricketts household that we watch just about every year and some of them multiple times a year.
Dec 19, 2022
Brian Out Loud
This is my last column of 2022. I’ve never been more thrilled to say goodbye to a year. It’s been a tough year to say the least. And that’s an understatement.
Most of you know my dad died in early April. Meighan, who you often see recording my post-game interviews on the football field, lost her mom in late September.
Dec 19, 2022
For God’s Sake: Conflicted by popular Christmas hymn
I have a favorite Christmas hymn that I am uncomfortable singing. It is one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, and I love it too, with reservation. I am a man conflicted!
The hymn is “Away in a Manger,” a song mistakenly attributed to Martin Luther.
Dec 14, 2022
Time is right to walk back through the door
Life can be very strange at times, can’t it? As cliché as it sounds, when one door closes, another one usually does open.
Sometimes, you just have to be at the right spot and the right time to see it and walk through.
Dec 14, 2022
For God’s Sake: Time is ripe; receive God’s gift of his Son
I have a friend who is obsessed with the proper use of grammar.
One time when going through TSA security screening at the airport, he felt the need to correct the TSA agent’s grammar.
Dec 14, 2022
Out and About
As I go to meetings and listen to meetings in Santa Rosa County and now Okaloosa County, I realize how valuable it is to know what is going on in two counties, not just one.
Dec 12, 2022
Brian Out Loud
Deion Sanders is good for college football. But not everyone sees it that way.
The man best known as Prime Time is getting his share of criticism in the wake of his decision to jump ship at Jackson State and take the head coaching job at Colorado. He goes in hoping to restore the glory days of the Buffaloes.
Dec 7, 2022
Out and About
Pat Quinn, one of a kind. There probably will not be another human being on this planet that decides to start a zoo the way Pat started his or start one – period.
Dec 6, 2022
Tampering…with an election?
For as long as we can remember, Holley Navarre Water System’s (HNWS) board has been a hot bed of contention for one reason or another.
Long deemed the “water mafia,” several board members are living up to the reputation.