May 28, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Don’t let greed choke you to death
A tale passed down the generations offers an enlightening lesson. It goes like this:
May 23, 2013
EDITOR'S NOTE: Amid Krystal stalemate, jobs are uncertain
Crestview residents have responded to the City Council’s inaction following a fast food restaurant developer’s request for tax relief.
May 23, 2013
GUEST COLUMN: Funding infrastructure requires creative ideas
Raising the gas tax requires a super-majority; four votes out of five.
May 22, 2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ducks being killed near Mirror Lake
How do we save the ducks on Mirror Lake?
May 22, 2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Choose life, not prison — don't drink and drive
For Crestview High School seniors, the quintessential moment in a teenager’s life is finally here: graduation! The symbolic turn of the page: one chapter closes, and a new one begins.
May 21, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Pentecost and its beginnings
"Pentecost,” of Greek origin, simply means "fiftieth." Pentecost Sunday, the Sabbath day after a week's worth of weeks — 7 days times 7 weeks equals 49 — ended the Easter season.
May 15, 2013
EDITOR'S DESK: Life-threatening matter raises need for community
Community requires fighting the bystander effect, avoiding ignorance, and going with your gut to help others.
In this case, doing those things saved a life.
Community’s enemy is misunderstanding, wil…
May 9, 2013
EDITOR'S DESK: County should ignore urge to raise gas tax
Raising the gas tax may provide revenue for necessary public improvements, but at what cost to private residents? Roaming businesses including pest control workers and plumbers may hike rates to cove…
May 8, 2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Speak to officials about road conditions
They say the squeaking wheel gets the grease, so I think it is high time the citizens of Crestview and the north end of the county start squeaking and calling their commissioners about the north end’…
May 6, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: We have received new life in Christ
The other evening while at a dinner with friends, our hosts told us how they acquired their friendly golden lab, Bud.