Category: Editorials

2021 is here! Hallelujah! I don’t think there has ever been another year in history that everyone in the entire world has wanted to see gone more than the year 2020! Usually,…

By Sylvia Willis Extension Agent Contributor  Who doesn’t love decorating for the holiday season? I know as soon as Dec. 1 hits, it’s time to put up my decorations and set up the…

Food preparation and regional food said a great deal more about a culture at one time than it does today. The reason – all kinds of foods are more prevalent. Who, in…

The countdown is finally over …… Christmas is here! Let the fun begin! Hundreds of glasses of milk and cookies will be left out, with only crumbs and an empty glass left…

Recently I heard the late William Faulkner, Nobel Prize winner for literature, at the height of his popularity was being paid $10 a word to write. One of his fans, for the…

This past Saturday, Dec. 12, at 6:27 p.m., I became a Glamma – again!  Logan Michael Riley entered into this world weighing seven pounds, five ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. …

The year 2020 has given a new meaning to the word “stress.” As we continue to manage everyday stressors, many are doing this in isolation. For our safety and the safety of…

Sunday, Nov. 29, began the season of Advent. For those who may not be familiar with Advent and its tradition, I have included a brief description for you.  The most common Advent…

There are a host of Scriptures that enjoin us to give thanks to God. In the midst of prayer, when we are asking Him for things, we should always be mindful of…

“Politicians compete for the highest offices. Business tycoons scramble for a bigger and bigger piece of the pie. Armies march and scientists study and philosophers philosophize and preachers preach and laborers sweat….

So many times in life, we take such small incidents and we blow them up into what we believe to be such huge life-altering incidents.  There are so many things that happen…

Ever since my childhood, Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday, and I recall that my mother and maternal grandmother spent many weeks preparing for the festivities. What each of us remembers about…

This Friday, Nov. 27, my oldest daughter Cheltsie will turn 28-years-old. This year her birthday falls on the day after Thanksgiving, just like it did the day she was born.  As a…

As the outpouring of individuals on social network commemorating Veterans on our recent Veterans Day was tremendous, informative and certainly well-deserved, I thought I would share something with you that happened during…

In one week we will gather around our tables, with our family and friends and celebrate Thanksgiving. This is the time of year it is brought to the forefront of our minds…

Emerald Greene Parsons: Publisher A death warrant for small businesses was signed with the approval of Florida Amendment 2 on last week’s ballot. Amendment 2 (Raising Florida’s Minimum Wage) received 60.8% of…

Johnny Bullard: Guest Columnist Time changes all things and when landmarks that have been so much a part of our lives are torn down, all we have are memories. At times, we…