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Opinion Archive

Jul 2, 2024
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No, America isn’t perfect, but look how far we’ve come in 248 years

Election years are always a very polarizing time in the United States. In today’s social media focused world, “unfollowing” a long-time friend because of their political views, beliefs or opinions is as easy as the click of a button.
Jul 1, 2024

Randy’s Report

Happy Fourth of July.
I love the Fourth more than any other holiday except Christmas and Easter.
Jun 27, 2024

For God’s Sake: Reasons to pray

In the last section of the Prayer of St. Francis, he continues to look beyond himself to the greater need and good of others. He wrote:
Jun 27, 2024

Ramblings

I think for the next several months, this column space could be full of takes on the primary and general elections that will dominate headlines in our newspaper and in other media outlets.
Jun 27, 2024

Ways to beat the heat

It’s summer in Florida, so what we’re about to say probably won’t be surprising to anyone.

But man, it’s hot.

Jun 25, 2024

Randy’s Report

I’ve always enjoyed covering the Pensacola Sports Association’s All-Star games. The games give many seniors one last chance to play in a competitive game.
It is, if you will, a sendoff into adult life.
Jun 20, 2024

For God’s Sake: The Prayer of St. Francis Part 5

“Where there is despair, [let me sow] hope;”

There are many reasons people in our society today feel despair. There is political volatility, continued racial unrest, great inequality with regard to income levels. Health concerns and the cost of treatments continue to skyrocket. The list seems endless. Yes, there is much to cause people to despair.

Jun 20, 2024

Uncontested races are bad for voters

Election season in Crestview will be a little less lively this year with some of the biggest races being unopposed.

Both Mayor J.B. Whitten and Group 2 Council candidate Brandon Frost are running unopposed.

Jun 17, 2024

Randy’s Report

For those of us of a certain age, OK, Baby Boomers, certain athletes marked our childhood.
Football had Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Dick Butkus and Roger Staubach. Baseball was Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Whitey Ford and Sandy Koufax.
Jun 13, 2024

For God’s Sake: rhyme time

My wife has a gift for making up rhymes. She will observe something interesting or unusual and a moment later some clever verse will spill from her lips, usually to an improvised tune. I think to myself, we should be writing these down, but the moment passes, and her verse is lost.
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