Jan 22, 2018
Blanket wars in wintry weather
What a weather rollercoaster we have been on here in the Crestview area, and in most areas of our country.
Unfortunately, as I have gotten older, the cold bothers me more. I am glad I live in Crest…
Jan 21, 2018
A week in the life of a 'very stable genius'
People can often "misunderestimate" just how hard it is to be a "very stable genius" all the time. So it is with President Trump, battling hyperventilating and relentless media, unencumbered by the t…
Jan 20, 2018
How Jimmy Carter changed Georgia and the world
ATLANTA — In 1970, Canadian Neil Young told “Southern Man” to “keep your head, don’t forget what your Good Book said,” and some Southern men took offense. Jacksonville, Florida, rockers Lynyrd Skynyr…
Jan 17, 2018
Things to consider when moving in Crestview
If you were going to "sell" Crestview to a potential resident, what would you say about our area?
Would you mention that we are a safe, friendly town in which to live?
Would you mention our great…
Jan 17, 2018
In this Crestview barber shop, everything old is new again
You have heard the saying, "Everything old is new again"; well, when it comes to Hub City Barbers & Tattoo, they have that down to a fine science.
My husband first alerted me to this new barber sh…
Jan 16, 2018
MLK’s lesson — Being American is not a spectator sport
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, and it is not yet understood or believed by some that his work and sacrifice were on behalf of all Americans.
By the…
Jan 10, 2018
Celebrity award season begins on a smug, self-congratulatory note
Seth Meyers personified the predictably smug and self-congratulatory Golden Globe Awards Sunday.
The Golden Globes ceremony is the January ritual that kicks off the actors' awards season, when acto…
Jan 9, 2018
Let's show kindness to servers and restaurants
Jim, my husband, and I went out to dinner locally the other night, and were shocked by the customers at a table near us.
The woman complained about absolutely everything, from her drink to her foo…
Jan 9, 2018
Trickle down or trickle up
The newspapers gave us PEARL HARBOR-sized headlines telling us that we had a new tax law.
In the fine print, it said that the new law would generate a $1 trillion deficit. It was Everett Dirksen, a…
Jan 4, 2018
7 tips for corporations in 2018
Lost in the Democrats' lock-step opposition to any tax cuts for individuals, and especially corporations, is the fact that free-market capitalism is a far more virtuous and moral system than governme…