Category: Letters to the Editor

“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…

So what happened to cause all the problems we had? Well for one thing, Broward County found 75,000 new ballots that had been lost somehow, somewhere. Well now, I thought that strange…

Dear Editor: The picture of thousands of invaders trying to forcefully get into America is frightful. Especially to those living along the border with Mexico. For years, many have had their homes…

I would like to introduce you to a dear friend of mine. Her name is April Haas. For the last several days she has taken her time to volunteer to help the…

Last week as my wife and I went to early vote we were asked by the election officials to produce a valid id, we used our Fl drivers license. We also were…

Thank you to all public services organizations I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to the organizations that worked around the clock to help keep our Keystone County prepared, re-operating…