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Nov 23, 2021

People who collect items do so for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the purpose is an unlimited curiosity about the subject which is collected. Stamp and coin collectors often fall into this category.

The autumn season in Santa Rosa County brings out another variety of collector which has practical and utilitarian objectives for their collecting activity. Seed collectors are actively acquiring mature seeds for one of two diametrically opposed reasons.


Nov 23, 2021

As a Canadian – or as the Bible refers to me, “the alien in your midst” – I still think of the second Monday in October as Thanksgiving Day. In many U.S. states, that day is Columbus Day, and in others, Indigenous Peoples Day.

Whatever you choose to call that day, one fact remains, I am not getting any turkey.


Nov 23, 2021

A hearty thank you to all of our readers, advertisers and community members and wish you the most blessed Thanksgiving.

I’ve been with many of you for more than 21 years and I think I can speak for all of my staff when I say we are grateful for you.


Nov 23, 2021
I would like to address the Santa Rosa County Sheriffs department and its murder investigations of deaths in the south end of the county (Navarre). My son was murdered in Santa Rosa county in 2013 and his murder is unsolved as of this day.

Nov 17, 2021

As I was typing my column, I found out that Adam’s Sanitation is suing the county again. I told our editor, Wendy, that they must have a lot of money to burn.

She then reminded me that Nathan Boyles is an attorney. He is also a county commissioner in Okaloosa County. So, he knows what it is like to be a county commissioner and he is an attorney.


Nov 17, 2021

Exotic invasive species are a continuing problem for panhandle Florida, and many other places in the country.

The non-natives are brought into an ideal environment where they can grow and proliferate with unrestrained abound.


Nov 17, 2021
Last week, two Navarre residents wrote letters advocating turning Navarre into a city. Incorporating Navarre into a city would create several layers of bureaucracy to regulate everyday life – added layers that we all would have to pay for.

Nov 17, 2021
It’s a bad year for grants in Santa Rosa County, between the failure to apply for a road improvement grant, effectively costing former county administrator, Dan Schebler, his job and, more recently, a local fire district reversing its course on accepting FEMA money.

Nov 17, 2021

A group of men from Compass Church and I have begun meeting weekly to study the book “Disciplines of a Godly Man” by R. Kent Hughes.

This excellent book is founded on the command in the Bible for Christians to “discipline” themselves for godliness. The author begins by highlighting famous, successful men, who made their craft look easy.


Nov 17, 2021

As we all continue planning for one of the fattest days of the year, I wanted to share with all of you some of my secrets for a successful holiday.

Growing up in a family where holidays were likely occasions for conflict, I learned some valuable deflecting skills. Now that I have a family of my own, I have perfected some of these techniques, broadening and deepening my coping strategies.

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