Opinion Archive

There is a cycle of life that comes with being a sports writer covering high school sports. As certain times of the year draw closer, I can almost feel a change in my body.

If your desired candidate for president of this country wins in the 2024 election, how do you think you will feel?

Do you think you will feel elated? Satisfied? Pleased? Justified? Validated? Secure?

On April 11, award-winning investigative journalist for CBS News and Fox News prior to that, gave strong and compelling testimony on Capitol Hill regarding the Press Act, and the importance – no, the necessity – in journalists protecting the name and identity of sources.

Last week, I celebrated my 40th birthday. One look at me and you might think I am someone who repeatedly celebrates 39th birthdays. No, I was celebrating the day 40 years ago when I was, in Jesus’ words, born again.

We listen to the residents who speak at the county commission meetings. Growth is an issue. Maybe growth is THE issue. We want the residents to be informed about development and how it works.

It seems I have a knack for covering long baseball games involving Crestview High School.
Back in 2014, I was there when Crestview hosted Navarre in what turned out to be an 18-inning game. Crestview won 1-0, scoring the only run of the game in the bottom of the 18th.

One of his own betrayed him.

Thursday evening, Jesus had finished the Passover meal with his disciples and had gone to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. While praying, Judas (the treasurer of the group) arrived with soldiers, greeted Jesus with the traditional kiss from a disciple to his rabbi, and Jesus was arrested.

We reported in October 2023 that Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners approved spending up to $1 million for a “North Planning Study” to help guide growth in the unincorporated area north of the Eglin Air Force Base reservation. The bid for the project was awarded to Inspire Placemaking Collective out of Orlando. We hope the residents of north Okaloosa are inspiring Inspire to take a measured approach.

I love this time of year as March Madness winds down and basketball starts to take a backseat to baseball. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy basketball. I especially enjoy the relationships I’ve had with coaches, players and families through the years.

I hadn’t started kindergarten when I attended my first live softball game. It was a church league game of slow pitch, and my dad was playing.