In modern America, it’s become acceptable to go with the flow of defunding the police. Doing so is biased, illogical, and most importantly has dire consequences. I’ll note up front that as…
Category: Letters to the Editor
Technology Meets Hospice Care
At Big Bend Hospice (BBH) we believe it is critical to focus on safety while doing our part to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Hospice Care in the time of COVID-19…
Shriek of the Anarchist
Everything must go Declares the anarchist logo In the store front looking glass A hypocrite’s fantasy As looters reap the riots wreckage To destroy what you desire only then to pilfer Despising…
The meaning of Confederate Memorials
Confederate memorials may have unintended meaning to some while others feel deeply attached to them. They remind me of my grandmother. A gracious and loving Christian woman born in a small town…
CDBG- The “Gift” that continues to take
This letter deals with government involvement in the housing sector. The federal government oversees the Community Development Block Grant or CDBG program, a part of which is used by local governments to…
Open letter to the Governor
Governor DeSantis Executive Office of Governor 400 S Monroe St Tallahassee, FL 32399 (850) 488-7146 Dear Governor DeSantis, I have lived in Florida since 1962. My Dad (a pilot for *Eastern Airlines…
I’m confused
I can’t keep up. I just can’t. I’m exhausted trying to figure out what we’re all supposed to do, believe, and be offended and outraged by next. Two months ago, First Responders…
The Moral Decline of These United States: No Film at 11
Do black lives matter? They do to the God that created them. To the media and too many in the black community, they do not. Recently my pastor spoke and he said…
Appreciating the good
With COVID 19 deaths in the USA approaching 100,000 media is reporting every angle 24/7 and political pundits are pulling hard one way and then the other. The dilemma is to stay…
Looking at the bigger picture
I’d like to begin today by sending my prayers to all Floridians , that we have a healthy and speedy recovery from this foreign virus that has so greatly affected all of…
Lovely Monticello
Lovely Monticello, a sleeping relic from the olden days. You can imagine the horse drawn wagons, of a century ago, plying the dirt streets. They say some houses are haunted. But there…
Fear mongering and propaganda
We can all probably remember an incident at school when a rumor was spread. It propagated fast and wide from person to person and the more it was repeated the more it…
Just thinking…
Are not we under self isolation order? Why is it that the viral pathogens of so many corridors trying to invade our house. We did not give our permission nor have we…
Florida Aquifer’s Exploitation and Future
March 15 The Palm Beach Post ran an article on the front page of their Sunday Business Section about a situation in High Springs. A family that owns land with springs on…
Why so urgent?
Why couldn’t they wait and give the public more of an opportunity to voice their opinion? Despite the virus, a thunderstorm with lightning and tornado watches, bad reception, and most importantly three…
Where you stand depends on where you sit
For those of us “sitting” in Jefferson County by choice, we like the rural community lifestyle and county landscape. We want to protect and preserve it for ourselves and future generations. NextEra…
Sunset Over Corona
The world knows not when this virus will end. Our country longs to return to what was. We, as a people, need to be careful to what we are willing to return…
The real threat
I wrote a letter about a month ago that spoke about conspiracy theories. Friends of mine believe the Democrats are conspiring with China to initiate this horrible virus. As I observe the…
Context is everything
In her “Letter to the Editor,” published April 23, 2020, regarding the financial audit completed by Florida’s Auditor General of the elected Jefferson County School Board, Superintendent Marianne Arbulu stated, “Context is…
Did you know?
Dear Editor, Context is everything. Did you know that the district received the best financial audit for FY18-19 that it has had in years? Did you know that the Jefferson County School…