Aug 19, 2016
BROADHEAD: Love your enemy — a radical concept
The other day, I was perusing a number of photos of U.S. military personnel serving overseas. The montage showed these men and women performing random acts of kindness toward local persons where they…
Aug 18, 2016
HART: Issues absent from presidential campaign
Thankfully, football begins soon. Some don’t like filthy locker-room language, cheating, pay-for-play cash changing hands, weekly human violence, physical injuries, and money wasted on education, so …
Aug 18, 2016
BUSH: Donald Trump's campaign against the truth
In 2008, Barack Obama ran a campaign promising changes from the past eight years under George W. Bush. His slogan was, “Change we can believe in.”
Eight years later, Donald Trump is trying to conv…
Aug 18, 2016
In-door vs. outdoor Florida water conservation
GAINESVILLE — Apparently, it’s more convenient to Florida residents to save water while brushing their teeth than to cut back on lawn irrigation, according to a new University of Florida Institute of…
Aug 16, 2016
SHANKLIN: Financial tips for college students
If you’re a college student, you may already be back on campus. If not, you don’t have long to go before school starts again.
And this year, in addition to whatever courses you may be taking, try …
Aug 15, 2016
CROSE: Athleticism, the Olympics and life lessons
I love the Olympics: the excitement of competition, the cheering crowd — the winning. Every four years I immerse myself into a world in which young people from all over the globe compete at very high…
Aug 15, 2016
HOPKINS: Quick quips on the Olympics
Over the past couple of weeks, you may have heard all you ever wanted to know about the Olympics.
But in case you missed something, here are 10 things you always wanted to know about the Olympics …
Aug 15, 2016
MANGINO: Feeling afraid trumps something to fear
The Trump campaign is exploiting crime and fear.
Trump’s campaign is not the first presidential campaign to do so, but to understand what’s different about the Trump campaign requires understandin…
Aug 15, 2016
HEATH: 7 end-of-summer reads
Summer is a great time to catch up on all the books you’ve been wanting to read.
Here are some suggestions of quality, award-winning books available for checking out at the Crestview Public Librar…
Aug 12, 2016
CATALENA: 7 steps to tailgate food safety
Tis the season! College football season that is. We are less than a month away and the college rivalry begins. Team flags will start to appear on the front lawn, casual Fridays in the office will cha…