Category: Letters to the Editor

Since Trump lost the election, I said at the time in that the Supreme Court would not allow the election to be stolen due to the evidence that Trump’s team presented. Boy,…

For democracy to function, citizens must have the right to know what their elected officials are doing and saying. The right to full and public notice of when elected officials are discussing…

Upon reading the article on Friday, March 19, “School District holds millions worth in properties.” As a new resident on Pearl Street, I am perplexed as to the “why” these properties are…

At a recent Jefferson County School Board meeting it was suggested that the Board have meetings that are not open to the public. In a startling accounting the notion that too many…

In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, God opposes the proud but shows favor to…

It is disappointing when some of our local appointed and elected officials don’t chose to hear the voices of our community and carry on with their own agenda. We are only “stuck”…

When the church comes together to act as the hands and feet of Jesus, amazing things happen. During the past couple of weeks, churches from different denominations came together to assist those…

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful.” When my grandmother became a widow, she moved from Jacksonville to Signal Mountain to…

A folktale many younger Americans have never likely heard of is the Emperor’s New Clothes. The story involves a leader whose vanity is capitalized upon by a pair of swindlers. The swindlers…

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful.” When my grandmother became a widow, she moved from Jacksonville to Signal Mountain to…

Dear Monticello News, Thank you so much for including Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in your newspaper. This organization saves lives! Thank you so much! Anonymously Yours, Greatful!

I read Larry “AKA” Lawrence Berger’s (our local conspiracy theorist) latest letter. Even he could not mount a full throated conspiracy theory about the insurrection. Somebody should take Larry aside and tell…

I frequently visit Monticello to see my family. My uncle, William Bullock, served the community in a variety of public offices, including as a member of the Board of County Commissioners. I…

Doing some reading this week on the Senate website, I saw that the party breakdown is as follows: Democrat: 48 Independent: 2 Republican: 50 Not being the product of either an outcome-based…

I disagree with the recent “Christian Concept” article column accusing Trump of being a Dictator. Castro was a dictator. Chavez was a dictator. Trump was not. Even Obama, with his disregard for…

I would like to present a scenario that is actually in the process of happening. This country I speak of is in the middle of a pandemic, anxiously waiting for vaccines to…

Dear Jefferson County Commissioners, Thank you for coming to the rescue of the homeschoolers, rising above the politics of some elected officials. All students matter in our community and many homeschooled children…

Despite a global pandemic, residents throughout Big Bend/Tallahassee FL Area Team shared the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. At curbside drop-off locations for the Samaritan’s…

I find myself repeating a four word phrase more and more, which is “it is beyond insane.”  I’ve never said this the amount of times I have in the last four years. I was…

Prior to moving to Tallahassee in 2018, I worked for several years at a large, corporate hospice located in a metropolitan area with over 30 hospice providers, the vast majority of which…