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…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Thank you
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…
Thank you Jefferson County
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…
Icing on the cake
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…
Benefits of a local non-profit hospice
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…
Jefferson County is the best place to live!
I have always thought this and now am sure of it. I just had my first Covid-19 vaccination administered by the Health Department and could not have been more impressed. After submitting…
Congrats to our Health Department and First Responders
This is to congratulate management and staff at the Health Department for the way they are handling the Covid vaccinations. From the greeting staff, the briefing by the EMT, and the smooth…
In the end, peace
I wrote a letter last week talking about global warming.The information given in the letter is one third of the evidence of this marxist movement in our country. I’ve said this before, but…
Florida population growth
We have been hearing for some time that a thousand new residents land in Florida every year. That seems a little hard to believe and to comprehend what that means for state…
If the government won’t follow the law, what example does this set?
I recall many years ago in a civics class learning how the three branches of government were akin to a three-legged stool. Checks and balances. Legislatures pass laws, the executive branch enforces…
Global Warming
I’ve noticed that since the election, the Democrats have begun talk about global warming, part of the Green New Deal. I looked over the foundational arguments for global warming being a fact. They…
Fair representation in elections and election security
One thing the 2020 Presidential election has shown is that in these United States those in rural counties like Jefferson do not have the same voting representation that those in urban areas…
Cancellation of Veterans Day Fireworks
American Legion Post 49 is very sorry for the cancellation of the Veterans Day fireworks display and program caused by the threat of Hurricane Eta. Two days prior to the event, Hurricane…
Where did the Black Jockeys go?
When I was just a young lad around 10 years old, I remember well admiring one of my older brothers, Eddie, as he rode large horses on a local ranch here in…
The highest paid hourly employees in Jefferson County
The members of the school board are still accepting their pay checks as if they were doing their full school duties and everything was normal. Nothing could be further from the truth….
America’s true epidemic
Too many Americans can no longer use any level of critical thinking. Simply defined, critical thinking involves the skill of considering the consequences of doing or not doing something before taking action….
Not over yet
I did not intend to write another letter as I have been a hog with sending them in before the election. However, on Wednesday morning, my daughter called me nearly in tears…
Remember to Honor and Celebrate all Veterans on November 11
Veterans Day is a day when, together, we pause to reflect on American Veterans—the country’s brave men and women who have served and sacrificed while wearing the uniforms of the nation, those…
First Responders
During this turbulent, uncertain time in our everyday lives, we should always be giving thanks, to all the many – First Responders – for their dedicated and committed services – doctors, nurses,…
I’m not willing to give up
I wrote this back on Oct. 14, 2015. If Trump would not have won the election, we would now be living in misery, communism, and not free, or fighting a civil war….