FWC press release does not make agency look good
In this business, you see a lot of press releases come into your email inbox.
A lot of them are very useful, about our communities and the people and events in them that we are happy to share.
Where there is a will, there is a way
We were saddened to hear about the shooting death of an Orlando journalist, Dylan Lyons, who was covering a crime scene.
A man shot a 38-year-old woman and then returned to the scene later that day and went on a shooting spree. He killed Lyons, seriously wounded a photojournalist, and killed a 9-year-old girl in addition to the woman he killed earlier in the day. Lyons was at the scene of the morning shooting to cover the murder.
Let’s rethink Black History Month
It’s time for the United States to rethink Black History Month. And not just Black History Month.
We need to reconsider every “set-aside” day, week and month.
Why? Notice, we didn’t say “abolish” Black History Month. Instead, we should ask whether such set-asides accomplish what they could, or should? We’re not so sure.
City plans to keep opioid discussion at forefront, where it should be
Last week in this spot, we congratulated the City of Crestview and Mayor JB Whitten on organizing and hosting the successful Overdose Summit last month.
It truly was an initiative worth applauding. We ended that editorial with a challenge to the city to continue its work.
City’s efforts to remove blight a move in the right direction
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.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
DEAR EDITOR: “I am 8 years old.
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says,
‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”
We are thankful
We at Sandpaper Publishing have much to be thankful for, beginning with our members and readers.
You fuel the passion we have for publishing three newspapers each week for three communities.
Newspapers are critical to the health of a community
It is no secret that Google has secured a near monopoly in the search and local advertising world.
However, the impact on newspapers hasn’t been quite as obvious.
One in eight
In September 2020, she found a lump in her breast.
She was taking a shower like any other day. She wasn’t examining herself, she just felt it. She immediately burst into to tears because in some ways, this was the day she had been dreading since 1995.
Let’s be Clear: Vote NO on Amendment 2!
When a long-time liberal Democrat and a former conservative Florida State Senator agree on a major ballot issue, you should pay attention. This election we will choose a governor, senator, congressmembers and legislators.
We will also be asked to severely weaken our power as citizens to amend our state’s Constitution. Ballot Amendment 2 would eliminate the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), a once-every-twenty-year citizen’s commission with the ability to put forward Constitutional Amendments on the Ballot.