Jun 17, 2014
EDITOR’S DESK: Focusing on what really matters
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s Awards and Installation Dinner on Saturday, first, allowed us to welcome Alicia Booker as the local business advocate’s new president.
Jun 12, 2014
Father's Day: Spend time with your children
I wish I had been a better father. I wonder if anybody else has felt this way.
Jun 12, 2014
Could we avoid wars if we just tried to communicate better?
War. A large majority of people would prefer to live without it, yet it’s all around us. Countries fight other countries, or they fight themselves in bitter civil wars. Spouses and siblings square of…
Jun 10, 2014
EDITOR’S DESK: This Sunday, all men are fathers
Sunday, we will celebrate Father's Day, which means something different for everybody, depending on your situation.
Jun 4, 2014
EDITOR'S DESK: These days, all you need are followers (VIDEO)
When we received a Facebook message from Amy Forehand about her widely viewed Vine account, it seemed like an opportunity to let our readers know about a local video blog that was gaining the public'…
Jun 4, 2014
HUBBUB: Legalize marijuana; teen's gun possession a cry for help
Let's not use "the children" as an excuse to prohibit and criminalize very sick patients in pain for use of a substance far less dangerous than perfectly legal alcohol and daily handfuls of deadly, h…
May 31, 2014
OP-ED: Floridians should be wary of marijuana legalization
In spite of the widespread effort to normalize marijuana, Montana knows firsthand the societal problems it can cause. In effect this crusade of acceptability has undone years of “zero tolerance” and …
May 27, 2014
Crestview man's poem written in honor of May Day, Caroline Allen (FILE)
CRESTVIEW — A poem in honor of May Day, a local celebration organized by the Carver-Hill Memorial & Historical Society, was penned by Crestview resident Frankie Skanes. This year's celebration was Ma…
May 23, 2014
HUBBUB: Road-closed signs that work; budget theater brought us closer together
One would assume that if you were smart enough to pass the road sign portion of your driver's license exam, then you are smart enough to know that no matter how big the sign is, if it says "road clos…
May 23, 2014
EDITOR'S DESK: Crestview community garden promotes much more than farming
Despite all the communication arts courses I took that suggested otherwise, I've always believed mass communications, particularly television and movies, can affect human behavior.