Opinion
Upcoming clock shift a reminder of why year-round Daylight Savings Time makes too much sense
In just a few days, it’ll be November, which unfortunately leads to some of the gloomiest days of the year.
Does banning public sleeping help the homeless?
It’s estimated that there are 204 homeless people in Okaloosa County in 2024, according to the Florida Department of Health.
That’s just a small portion of the 31,462 estimated in Florida overall.
Florida’s solution to raising minimum wage works as other Southern states remain stagnant on issue
On Oct. 1, Florida’s minimum wage increased to $13 an hour, the latest in a step raise that voters approved in 2020. In two years, the state’s minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour.
Helene went east, but the next one may not, so make a plan now
At one point last week, 64 of Florida’s 67 counties were under a hurricane or tropical storm warning. Santa Rosa County, Okaloosa County and Escambia County were the three not under that type of warning.
Daniel’s Column
Sandi Kemp
October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024
I’ll never forget my first trip to Disney World when I was a young child, probably younger than 5. Admittedly, I probably remember it more through my dad’s grumbling than through what I remember.
Randy’s Report: Final Column
Randy Dixon
September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024
What do you call it when you were tired yesterday and are tired again today? Retired.
For too many days, weeks, months and even years, I have known that feeling of “retirement,” and now it’s time for me to make it official.
For God’s Sake
Rev. Mark Broadhead
October 24, 2024
October 24, 2024
I met a gentleman a week ago who told me that his son is the pastor of a “growing church.” We like to hear churches described that way, but what does it mean? It is typically meant to communicate that the number of people attending that church is growing. No reflection on the aforementioned “growing church,” but increasing attendance is not necessarily the evidence of a growing church.