Letters

LETTER: Sandestin Casino project: Déjà vu all over again?

Eileen Zunich

So, Sandestin residents spoke out at the town hall meeting with owner Tom Becnel regarding his casino project. Lauren Newell's remarks in an article featured on the front page of the Walton Sun (1/14/12) eloquently spelled out South Walton citiz... Full story

LETTER: Don’t sacrifice residential rights for noisy neighbors

By Linda Hodges

After reading recent articles in some of our local newspapers regarding the proposed "noise/nuisance ordinance" for Walton County, I feel a response is necessary. My husband and I are permanent residents in our Miramar Beach neighborhood.  Thi... Full story

LETTER: It will take more than mere hand holding

Barb Coddington

In a recent letter to The Sun, Mr. Shaffer highlights that some of the so-called “hand holders” that are making the issue of offshore drilling center stage, do so without considering the ongoing and obvious. I was stunned (like the dolph... Full story

INLET BEACH — Home run record holder Mark McGwire finally came clean on his steroid use in 1998, the year he broke the record. People were shocked; Sammy Sosa’s face turned white as a sheet when he heard. So, let’s sum up the past deca

Pauline Sutcliffe

I can only imagine the volume of mail you will receive since the last issue of the Walton Sun.  I can also anticipate the content of each "Letter to the Editor" since it has all been said before. I never read the article in the Daily News about... Full story

Debate over gulf drilling misses the real issue

By Alan D. Pierson

In his Jan. 16 column, Mr. R. Shaffer made one thing abundantly clear — that he enjoys marginalizing anyone who disagrees with him. It is, however, unfortunate that he did not take his own advise and use “facts, logic and common sense&rdq... Full story

Letters to the Editor Sept. 5

No library? Thank you for your editorial last week concerning the closing of the Library on Saturdays. Surely there must be a better solution. While I understand about the economy and the need to trim the budget, I do not understand why Saturday wa... Full story

Reader sounds off on handicap parking, beach issues

I feel that I must respond to Christopher Pall's July 4 submission entitled "Handicap parking not needed at Blue Mountain access," in order to correct several inaccuracies. First, for someone who claims to have been a witness, he was nowhere in sigh... Full story

Letters to the Editor

 Noise is everywhere The arrest of Pandora's Manager Sat. April 25, is reprehensible. The arrest and harassment of restaurant managers has got to stop. Are we living in a police state? There is a noise ordinance in effect. If the restaurants a... Full story

Letters to the Editor

  God's work A sermon sharing the importance of community a few weeks ago was well heard. The parishioners of "A Simple Faith" showed their sense of community when assisting in getting a local family back on its feet. Enough money was donated... Full story

Letters to the Editor, May 30, 2009

Medicine not socialism

Previously, Eileen West of DeFuniak Springs wrote a letter to the editor calling for healthcare. In her letter, she recounted how she witnessed the inability of an elderly couple to afford medical aid due to a lack of health insurance. Her solution ... Full story

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