Opinion Archive

You/Me. Us/Them. We/They. After I finished reading the newspapers this morning, I found myself reflecting that very much in our society seems to be based on a contest.

I spent many Friday nights on the football field at Morgan Academy in Selma, Alabama, covering the hometown Senators.

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Although it’s gone a bit under the radar as far as major labor strikes go, the Communication Workers of America remain on strike against AT&T.

In 1981 Daniel L. Schutte wrote a hymn that now graces many hymnals and songbooks in churches. It is entitled “I, The Lord of Sea and Sky.”

Congratulations to Sherri Cox, who was elected to the District 3 seat on the Okaloosa County Commission following a re-count.

This will be the first year where Florida residents are legally – and I stress legally (meaning not using offshore sports books) – allowed to bet on the entire college football and NFL seasons.

If you drop by my place on Saturday, you will see me watching a little college football, and then some.


I don’t know why the first full day of college football season isn’t a national holiday. For guys like me, it’s like a second Thanksgiving.

As we write this editorial, we had no idea who was elected in the Aug. 20 elections in Okaloosa County. Seriously, we don’t. Our press deadline meant this newspaper had to go to the printer before election results were in on Tuesday (though we hope you check our website for ongoing election coverage.)

I’ve worked in three different states during my journalism career, covering education in all of them.

My wife and I had houseguests not long ago, decades-old friends from southeast Florida that we had not seen in years. Our friends had never been to this part of Florida, so a significant part of our “catching up” conversation was dedicated to describing what life is like here on the Florida panhandle.