What difference does it make? This question can be asked in several different ways, each seeking the same answer.
It can be asked in anger or frustration…
In the 20-plus years I have been a journalist, I have covered hundreds of events, written thousands of stories. However, the story that had probably the biggest impact on my life wasn’t even a story that I wrote.
In October 2016, I was the editor of two different weekly newspapers, one that sadly isn’t around any longer and the other is not the paper that it used to be because of budget cuts, which is just as sad. That was when we found out that Alaqua Animal Refuge had rescued dozens of Great Danes.
When one of my daughters was married 12 years ago, I was only peripherally involved in all the pre-wedding planning.
My daughter wanted me to do the ceremony, so I was more focused on that than anything else. I didn’t understand all the hubbub and pressure surrounding all the other preparations.
I just read that minor league baseball at the AAA level will be using robots to call balls and strikes this year. Personally, I don’t like anything that takes the human element out of baseball.
What can we expect next, autocorrect to catch words some machine thinks we misspelled?
It still surprises me that one of the biggest stories of last year in Florida was Gov. Ron DeSantis vs. Disney and that DeSantis not only won, but he crushed them.
Earlier this month, we got our first look at what the changes to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, the special district created in 1967 and signed into law by then Gov. Claude Kirk Jr.
As a volunteer police chaplain, one dark night I was called to the scene of a terrible accident where an older man, while attempting to cross the highway in a dark area, was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured.
It’s hard for me to believe, but I have lived in Northwest Florida for more than 20 years now.
I moved down here from Indiana back in November 2002. At the time, my best friend and his girlfriend, now his wife, moved to Okaloosa Island to take jobs at some local newspapers.
In the past several days we’ve been reminded that there are bigger and more Important things in life than sports.
On Jan. 2, a national audience watched as Buffalo defensive back Damar Hamlin crumbled to the turf after what seemed to be an insignificant hit on Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins.
I’m not usually one for big New Year’s resolutions.
They can be a hassle to keep up with and follow. Although they’re designed to motivate you to make positive changes in your life, they can end up making you feel worse if you don’t stick with them.
We feel the need to applaud the City of Crestview’s efforts to combat blight.
Unfortunately, blight is an issue that most communities have to deal with. It doesn’t take long for a piece of property to fall into disrepair when the owner stops, or in some cases never, taking care of it.
