Category: Letters to the Editor

Over the past few months, I have been talking with groups of people in small-town North Florida about the impacts of climate change and how they might get involved in resiliency efforts….

In the current and ongoing perhaps never ending COVID crisis, many elected and unelected people in authority are pushing the mask mandate as the means of salvation. Our Governor is a notable…

I really enjoyed the play ‘Don’t Trash Your Mother Earth’ that was featured at the Monticello Opera House recently. It was an excellent children’s musical about climate control and protecting our natural…

At 10:00 am on April 10, 2021 I gathered with others at a rural cemetery in Jefferson County to say goodbye to Robert Michael Purvis, DVM of Monticello, Florida. Coming up a…

We now have an entrepreneur from South Florida that has decided to change Monticello into a “South Florida community.” People are continually coming to Monticello from South Florida because of the calming…

“For the Long Haul…” was a saying that I recently saw on a local billboard advertising personal injury lawyers. To me, “for the long haul” evokes feelings of commitment, integrity, strength, and…

The “Constitution Alive!” video series was presented at the Monticello Opera House for 12 consecutive Tuesdays, from May 4 through July 20, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. This free class, on…

I am a person of privilege — not because I am a Caucasian male; but rather because I was raised by both my mother and my father. They taught me right from…

I was in prison for 20 years. I had a long time to reflect and figure out who I really was. I went to prison when I was 19, and the world…

Annually we pay $225 assessment included on our tax statement for Solid Waste. This revenue provides buildings, equipment, staff and tipping fees for household (Class 1) trash and bulk trash (Class 3)…

In our often upside down logic America, we’re now told president Biden ran on funding law enforcement, not defunding it. His press secretary is now claiming that it is Republicans in Congress…

This garbage is one you may not know about, thanks to the fake news cover-up. Hunter did some nasty. According the NY Post, Hunter overpaid a Russian call girl using one of daddy’s…

Sixty years ago, on Sunday afternoon, May 28, 1961 and Thursday evening, June 1, 1961 the Howard Academy High School graduating class held the twenty-third Baccalaureate Services and Commencement Exercise, respectively, in…

At the June 17 County Commission meeting, as often happens the room was packed over a road issue. In this case, it was residents of the Aucilla Shores area, who wished to…

• The EU has 468 and are building 27 more for a total of 495 • Turkey has 56 and are building 93 more for a total of 149 • South Africa…

Several decades ago when I was a new Deputy Sheriff in another county, I had the good fortune to speak to one of the few FHP Troopers assigned to our county. He…

At the June 3 county commission meeting, I learned about a request for up to $50,000 of our tax dollars for a $300,000 jumbotron for the high school. A jumbotron is a…

Scripture tells us, DO NOT FEAR, have faith. How many churches (perhaps one you attend) have conceded much of what they did prior to Covid-19, for most, if not all, of the…

Early child development is a very important part of  a child’s life. It is a fundamental that teaches us, that  while a child is playing they are also learning. At this point…

This is another revisited and realigned article from Emerald’s Gem Box written January 15, 2020, titled “A good attitude is something that can be managed and learned.” Again, I strongly agree with…