Opinion

CAPITOL COLUMN: The Legislature approved asking voters to pass what will appear on the ballot as Amendment 1, which proposes to make school board races partisan.

CAPITOL COLUMN: The Legislature approved asking voters to pass what will appear on the ballot as Amendment 1, which proposes to make school board races partisan.

CAPITOL COLUMN -- Education doesn’t need party labels

Bill Cotterell
Friday, October 25, 2024
Can you name any public office that used to be nonpartisan and has been improved by having political parties compete for it?Yeah, neither can I.
Splitting your ticket indicates you have closely examined the candidates and you are voting for persons who will listen to all sides of an issue and will do the right thing.

Splitting your ticket indicates you have closely examined the candidates and you are voting for persons who will listen to all sides of an issue and will do the right thing.

GUEST EDITORIAL — Splitting your ticket

John Richard Schrock
Sunday, October 6, 2024
My Democrat uncle was elected sheriff in an otherwise completely Republican county in Indiana in the 1950s. As a youngster, I saw how he refused to evict a young man and his wife and young child from their rented house when the man’s employer had gone bankrupt and he could not pay the rent.
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 4, 2024

Letters to the Editor — Oct. 4, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Making cancer a top priority

News Staff
Friday, October 4, 2024
Making cancer a top priorityDear Editor:On Sept. 17, I had the honor of representing Florida on Capitol Hill. Along with nearly 750 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates from across the country, I traveled to Washington, D.C.
After 17.25% voter turnout in the Aug. 20 primary, the Supervisor of Elections is expecting the Nov. 5 general election to be more like 70%. Why can't we get closer to 100%?

After 17.25% voter turnout in the Aug. 20 primary, the Supervisor of Elections is expecting the Nov. 5 general election to be more like 70%. Why can't we get closer to 100%?

FROM THE EDITOR — To the candidates, your primary votes were pretty darn important

Ken Jackson
Friday, September 6, 2024
There was quite the buzz around town about the Aug. 20 primary election. A lot of you talked about our local candidates and how it’s the start of another very “interesting” election season.And then, when it came time to cast votes, only 17.
Michelle Woodbrey says that, with Grandparents’ Day coming along on Sept. 8, it is good to be mindful of what you can do now to minimize the burden on your loved ones as you get older.

Michelle Woodbrey says that, with Grandparents’ Day coming along on Sept. 8, it is good to be mindful of what you can do now to minimize the burden on your loved ones as you get older.

GUEST EDITORIAL — Helping your loved ones as you get older

Michelle Woodbrey
Friday, September 6, 2024
I know that everyone is not as fortunate as I am to have several family members who I know love me. I am so grateful, and I love them in return. I will do almost everything I can to make their lives better and they do the same for me.
CAPITOL COLUMN: How voters can "Fend off the ever-rising wave of partisan swill gushing from their televisions, filling mail boxes and popping up on social media pages as summer turns to fall.""

CAPITOL COLUMN: How voters can "Fend off the ever-rising wave of partisan swill gushing from their televisions, filling mail boxes and popping up on social media pages as summer turns to fall.""

CAPITOL COLUMN: Brace yourself, here comes the campaign sludge

Bill Cotterell
Friday, August 30, 2024
Politicians lie more between the party primaries in August and the general election in November than at any other time.Or, more precisely, lies are told on their behalf. That way, they can keep their hands clean and pretend to run on issues, not personalities.
Michael Leach is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and the Public Relations Officer at Drug Rehab Services (DRS).

Michael Leach is a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) and the Public Relations Officer at Drug Rehab Services (DRS).

GUEST EDITORIAL -- Overdose awareness campaigns important in every community

Michael Leach
Friday, August 30, 2024
International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, is the most extensive annual campaign to end overdose. The campaign raises awareness of overdose, which has impacted every community. Too many families have lost loved ones, but this campaign and others like it can save lives.
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