The State of Our Nation
I just returned from and enjoyable trip to Italy. I was struck by the lack of homeless people and beggars as compared to our country. I did encounter a few homeless people but not like it is here at…
Water conservation costs you more
We have been taught that clean water, fresh water is a valuable and limited resource. We use it in our everyday lives to drink, shower, brush our teeth, cook, clean, do laundry, run the dishwasher, w…
Parker’s plan will streamline meetings without reducing public input
Santa Rosa County is fortunate to have a committed group of citizen advocates, small but vocal, who monitor local government to protect the interests of “We the People.”
Always remember Pearl Harbor
This newspaper is dated Dec. 7, 2023, the 82nd anniversary of the devastating surprise attack by the Japanese against the U.S. Navy’s facilities at Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i. Most Americans know today is…
Faith-based organizations should participate in plan for community service
Everyone would agree that it’s important to help and protect the truly needy and vulnerable in our society. How best to provide that service is a much more contentious issue. On one extreme, people a…
The State of our nation
I just returned from an enjoyable trip to Italy. I was struck by the lack of homeless people and beggars as compared to our country. I did encounter a few homeless people but not like it is here at h…
“No one reads newspapers anymore”
It was a statement we heard at a national business conference and that wasn’t the only remark we heard about our industry. “Journalists go to journalism school to learn how to ask stupid questions.”…
‘One Pill Can Kill’: Stopping fentanyl overdoses is a community responsibility
Speak up. Talk to your children, your siblings, your friends. Tell them until they’re sick of hearing it: “One pill can kill.”
By now, most people know the United States is plagued by opioid addict…