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Editorials
How to win the war in Iraq
There is a solution to the war in Iraq that no one seems to have thought of, one that could resolve our interest in the area and resolve a lot of other problems for us and the rest of the world.We have to make oil obsolete.Imagine what it would feel like...
30A signs represent a no-win proposition for TDC
If you ever entertained the thought of a seat on the South Walton Tourist Development Council, you might reconsider the notion at least until the 30A sign fiasco blows over. And that could be a long while.The TDC's intent with the signs was admirable....
Loss of Jazz Fest says more about us than we realize
We find it sad that South Walton is saying goodbye to the Seabreeze Jazz Fest. On Tuesday, the Bay County Tourist Development Council voted to pay $10,000 to help Jazz Fest organizers move from Walton County to the new Pier Park shopping village in western...
Money, time or both, Relay for Life needs you
Everyone has been touched by cancer. It can be the soft tap on the should when you learn a someone you know or love has been diagnosed. Or it can be a chokehold on your own body, a predator that takes over your body and mind and forever changes your life.Florida...
Some observations on some folks' reality: Sound like anyone you know?
We have come to the conclusion the reason reality shows are such a great hit is because Americans no longer have personal lives. Instead, they have appointments, workshops, quality time (versus time that isn't so great like when "Mommy and Daddy are going...
Local doctor's arrest points up the folly of our war on drugs
Freeport doctor Robert L. Ignasiak Jr. faces a 54-count indictment including charges of healthcare fraud and illegally dispensing drugs which resulted in the death of two people.His arrest points up the rising popularity of drug users to obtain powerful...
Party politics is the facilitator for bad government
Partisan politics has made some people loyal to some very wrong people.Take for instance a recent discussion on a local message board speculating whether long time school board member Mark Davis is going to run for school superintendent.Everyone agreed...
Growing our market to everyone’s benefit?
We laud the initiative of a number of business leaders in putting together a new and improved economic work group, Coastal Vision 3000 Committee. Their objective, “to grow our market to everyone’s benefit” by attracting more and better air service...
Trickle down economics, up close and personal
How do you want your parents or grandparents spend the last part of their lives? How do you want to spend your last years of life? We all know the horror stories about nursing homes. They’re understaffed and underpaid. Now because of recent state...
Sheriff Johnson thumbs nose at BCC
Sheriff Ralph Johnson once again demonstrated he believes himself personally to be above the law. Several people at the Feb. 26 Board of County Commissioners meeting wanted to hear Johnson’s comments on his office’s financial affairs. The specific...
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