EDITOR'S DESK: Hate speech, confusion factors in parade fallout
Vigilante justice and widespread confusion comprised public debate following the Main Street Crestview Association’s unusually negative Christmas parade. A preacher who denied Santa Claus’ existence …
EDITOR'S DESK: ‘Blessed are the Children’ who attended parade
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, being damned from a truck at the town Christmas parade… Wait, that’s not how the song goes…
FROM THE PULPIT: Find happiness in Jesus, not things
One of my favorite stories is about a Navy officer who always dreamed of commanding a battleship. He finally achieved that dream and received commission of the fleet’s newest, proudest ship.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help local youth, support Boys and Girls Club
In a recent report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the 2012 Kids Count Data Book — which publishes national and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being — Florida ranked poorly ove…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Please attend Laurel Hill town hall meeting
The struggles of the small city of Laurel Hill have been well documented in the newspapers for years.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Clean air if you care
Our nation’s most important pollution law is under attack and, even though the Clean Air Act is widely considered one of the most effective environmental laws ever passed, it is still a hot topic for…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Looking forward for District 2
On Election Day, our friends and neighbors exercised their most valued right as citizens of our great state and nation, and made critical decisions that will influence every aspect of their lives, fr…
Looking forward for District 2
On Election Day, our friends and neighbors exercised their most valued right as citizens of our great state and nation, and made critical decisions that will influence every aspect of their lives, fr…
Clean air if you care
Our nation’s most important pollution law is under attack and, even though the Clean Air Act is widely considered one of the most effective environmental laws ever passed, it is still a hot topic for…
EDITOR'S DESK: Be grateful for America and our freedoms
This Thanksgiving, 18,500 former Hostess Brands staffers may have less to give thanks for after stubbornness in union negotiations with the manufacturer of Twinkies and other snack foods led to the c…















