Category: Letters to the Editor

I would like to begin by acknowledging Ashley Hunter’s great column in the last issue of the Jefferson Journal, “Who Speaks For You?” Ms. Hunter’s insightful piece motivated me to re-examine who…

I just saw on national TV that thousands of our children across the country walked out of school to demand legislators do something about climate change and in support of the new…

The Democrats are notorious for making other people’s problems their own. Shortly, perhaps minutes, after New Zealand announced prohibitions against semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) tweeted the “U.S. needs…

I am a Jefferson county resident. I have been a victim of hit and run while biking on 19N. I still ride thousands of miles around north Jefferson County on my bike….

At a time when states like New York are placing the right to murder an unborn baby in their constitution even to say that the procedure does not have to be performed…

“If socialist understood economics they wouldn’t be socialist.” Friedrich Hayek The greatest threat facing the United States today doesn’t come from China, Iran, or even Russia; it’s the growing number of Americans,…

Pedro has a job, a ’59 Chevy, a home, a farm where he grows sugarcane and has all kinds of animals, including a donkey. Pedro has worked hard all his life to…

Venezuela is about to explode, Israel is on the verge of war in the Gaza with Hamas, China is building islands for fighter aircraft and building aircraft carriers with the aim to…

February 22 is George Washington’s birthday and February 12 is Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. As all Americans should know, Washington was America’s first president. His amazing unselfed service to God and our country…

When I moved to Jefferson County in 1973 there was a railroad running from Lamont to the Georgia line. I could hear the train and was taken in by the romance of…

As a Jefferson County resident , am I the only one who thinks that spending another taxpayer dime on the “restoration” of Building A of the old Jefferson High School is a…

I’d rather spend $20,000 on a bike trail we all can use than $200,000 for the misadventures of an elected official that benefits only him. I’m all for a second chance, but…

A friend that did political work at the Legislature once observed that if you were not at the table for an issue, your issue may end up on the table, or die….

20 years and still on-going. Me wonders when you ‘Comissioners’ will have enough. What right do you have to keep on spending Taxpayer $$ on the Jefferson County ‘White elephant’? At what…

Dear Editor, I’ve just returned from Two Sisters – our local haven for artisans in Jefferson County – to pick up my share of the sales for December. I was pretty excited…

The more I think about the Solid Waste Department Head and the County Commission for stopping the dumping tree debris at 2 of its sites. I have been using the new Monticello…

Understanding is that the Jefferson County School Board is considering leasing the abandoned former Jefferson County Elementary School property for 20 — 25 years for $1.00 a year. Has the property ever…

I just returned from Philadelphia where I attended the 119th Army – Navy game in frigid weather! Although I’m not a writer by any means, I felt compelled to write this letter…

In the December 6 county commission agenda packet, the North Florida Economic Development Partnership has a request for a $150,000 grant from state taxpayers. The request lists the amount local governments have…

Dear Mr. Sparkman, On behalf of our administrative staff and teachers at Jefferson K-12 Somerset School, I want to thank you for donating $3299 to help with our teacher and student positive…