Go ye into all the world
September 5, 2023
If a poll were taken today, what would be the most important thing anyone could do? The older some of us get, the more we realize what is worth doing is preparing everyone for life after death, witho…
Strong local newspapers create a strong community
September 5, 2023
The newspaper industry has been changing, or as we like to call it, evolving. Some newspapers have survived, and many haven’t. So how does a newspaper survive – thrive even?
We have some idea of wh…
Not answering questions at public meetings is not a legal ‘lack of transparency’
August 29, 2023
Maintaining democracy depends to a great degree on citizens understanding how it works. Unfortunately, too many in Santa Rosa County don’t.
Some people believe the First Amendment protects their “ri…
A free press must prevail
August 14, 2023
In a rare event, law enforcement raided a local newsroom in Marion, Kansas, carrying out equipment, computers, cell phones and files. They also raided the publisher’s and the owner’s home.
Apparentl…
One nation under God
August 14, 2023
God bless Rabbi Danow of Temple Beth El and Chabad Center, Pensacola Jewish Community. His attitude toward the vandals and unwillingness to retaliate are commendable! Shame on all anti Semites.
The truth is our currency
August 7, 2023
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 happen…
Can we please get down to business?
July 31, 2023
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 fac…
Nation declines as government spending, inflation grow; incomes fall
July 28, 2023
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 avera…
Wicked and perverse
July 25, 2023
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we are living in a “Wicked and perverse generation” described in the Bible, the greatest book ever written, never to be superseded?
Keep the bars off Hwy. 98
July 18, 2023
A revised draft of the Land Development Code is being considered by the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners.
On page 348 of the 532-page document, two short sentences are about to throw open t…