Opinion

Minority Viewpoint - August 28, 2010

Who cares about our future?

WALTER E. WILLIAMS

My column titled "What Handouts to Cut?" created a number of angry responses, and for the first time in my life, I had some, not much, sympathy for political cowardice. Most letters were from senior citizens angered by my suggestion that they were re... Full story

Guest Editorial - August 28, 2010

Fair Housing in Florida

Gary ‘Satch’ VerCrouse

After writing several articles for the Santa Rosa Press Gazette and some letters to the editor of other area publications, I am sometimes attacked by the uneducated minority of bloggers challenging the right of bikers to be different. In some of th... Full story

OUR VIEW - August 25, 2010

Did the rules change for Milton Police

When you go to the Milton Community Center, it seems as if you have to take your life in your own hands. No, the neighborhood is not dangerous ... unless you get in the path of a skateboarder.Yes, we're talking about the skateboarding at the commu... Full story

Hart Talk - August 25, 2010

Blago hung jury on all but one count—Feds should consider retrying his hair separately

RON HART

Ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich, the part-time Elvis impersonator and full-time buffoon, seems to have bought himself some time. The Chicago jury in his corruption trial is deadlocked on whether or not to convict him on all but one count. Obviously a "ju... Full story

Guest Viewpoint - August 25, 2010

Shut Up and Eat Your Sugar

JIM HIGHTOWER

Okay, children, homework time. Let's see if we can handle this little lesson in logic. One, America has a rather huge child obesity problem. Two, major food corporations constantly pitch ads to children for such stuff as sugar-saturated breakfast ... Full story

Pro & Con - August 21, 2010

Should we support bio-diesel in Jay?

Pro: Let’s send a message to oil producers   Mat, alternative fuels have been needed by this county since Richard Nixon was in office and the first “oil crisis” developed. You may be too young to remember that. Back in the 19... Full story

Minority Viewpoint - August 21, 2010

Will Republicans Save Us?

By WALTER E. WILLIAMS

Democrat control of the White House, House of Representatives and the Senate has produced an unprecedented level of political brazenness and contempt for the limitations placed on the federal government by the U.S. Constitution. As such, it has rai... Full story

Letters to the Editor - August 21, 2010

Race is a matter of time The word “race,” is a word that has lots of meanings. Here are a few, from my point of view, horse race, dog race, race for time, race against time, and even the race to be President. However, all of the thing... Full story

Our View - August 18, 2010

Just where do our dollars go?

If you don’t have a child in the school system, getting a child ready for school is a bigger pain than you can imagine. Bless Florida for its tax-free holiday because getting all the “stuff” on your child’s supply list can be... Full story

HART TALK - August 18, 2010

All Shook Up

RON HART

The day comes when all the kids are gone. We sent our youngest kid off to NYU, the middle one back to the U of M to see what they can do with him, and our oldest to medical school this week. At times like this parents worry about many things to do wi... Full story

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