Opinion Archive

There is a new frontier developing in college athletics and it is one where a college scholarship is simply no longer enough.

Once upon a time it was. An athlete getting a scholarship used to be the greatest thing in the world. He or she was content with it.

Some thoughts about what the “Censored” are doing in Washington D.C. now.

To me, it looks like the “Democratic Party” is working to make the USA a “One Party Political Socialism/Dictatorship” County like “Nazi Germany” was before the second World War and turn the control of the U.S. over to the UN.

Our local officials have been busy this week sorting out everything from budget, changes to the land development code and what to do about the soon-to-be-empty seat for the county attorney.

I’ll start with the last item first. The county has been using the services of a Tallahassee law firm since commissioners voted to fire the county attorney late last year.

With the onset of summer, many trees and plants have already bloomed and are settling into the green background. An exception are the Mimosa trees, Albizia julibrissin, which are blooming profusely.

These once popular small trees are commonly found in the yards of older homes in Santa Rosa County where the display of prolific pink blooms starts up as the weather warms.

What’s in a name?

Smoke and mirrors, if it’s Preserve Navarre.

Have you ever sat down in a restaurant, begun to read the menu and then realized you can’t afford to eat there?

My wife and I went shopping and, having a gift card, decided to eat dinner out. We were handed menus and I realized, “I can’t afford to eat here!”

There are a lot of reasons you are reading this column today. My interest in the once-great Chicago Tribune at a young age is one of them.

I say once-great because the Tribune is in the midst of being gutted. Its foundation is crumbling.