Opinion Archive

October is historically breast cancer awareness month. It is a time when we can raise money for various missions, wear pink to support those fighting breast cancer and honor those who may have died from the dreadful disease. And this is also time to remind you how you can get the best outcome – early detection – which means finding the cancer before symptoms begin.

Originally known as Almirante in 1895, a small logging and farm community was renamed Laurel Hill. It is Okaloosa County’s oldest city and has a population of about 600 or so.
Nestled in a rural area in north Okaloosa, the southern charm is not lost on this small, incorporated city.

Every week for the past 35 years of ministry, I have thought about what is essential in corporate worship. I am a musician, and when I came to faith in Christ in a small, south Florida church, I naturally volunteered to be in the choir.

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day.
Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t fact-checked, verified or professionally produced.

History of sorts was made Sept. 23 when Shenandoah University’s Haley Van Voorhis became the first woman to compete in an NCAA football game at a position other than kicker.

Jonah lived in the country of Israel more than 700 years before the birth of Jesus Christ. Israel’s greatest enemy at that time was the country of Assyria.

There is a meme going around that says: My wife just stopped and said, “You weren’t even listening, were you?” I thought… “That’s a pretty weird way to start a conversation!”
Have you realized there is a difference between hearing and listening? Yes. There definitely is.

Washington, D.C. — On September 6, 2023, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) was informed of retaliation and harassment by agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) against congressional witness Chris Smith, owner of Gulf Coast Gun in Milton, Florida.

The Baker and Crestview football teams are off this week. That doesn’t change the fact that we have yet to reach the end of September and this is week five of the high school football season.

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 what it takes. We have experienced growth even in the past year.