Category: Editorials

Summer time is a great opportunity to bring the kids into the kitchen and start helping make wonderful dishes with the beautiful fruits and vegetables that abound this time of year. Kids…

He was a Seventh Day Adventist, an ordinary man whose extraordinary faith and courage has left an indelible mark on the combat history of our nation. He never touched a gun or…

When an aircraft has undergone major maintenance such as an engine change, it needs to be test-flown to ensure that it works properly before rejoining the fleet. The Air Force calls this…

Memorial Day weekend is here and it marks the beginning of the summer season of backyard grilling. Meals cooked outdoors always increase during the summer months and the variety of food people…

This past May 12, the Pew Research Center published their most recent religious survey titled America’s Changing Religious Landscape. There was an overall fall of Christians in America from 78.4 percent to…

Gardens will soon be overflowing with fresh vegetables and it won’t be long before summer fruits are ready for picking. Whether you are canning food in jars, freezing it, making pickles or…

I’m a very patriotic fellow, and I grieve when I see things like the recent flag stomping incident at Valdosta State and the riots in Baltimore following the death of Freddie Gray….

May is National Osteoporosis Prevention Month; a time to be proactive in food choice and physical activity that makes strong bones. Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that affects 44 million Americans. According…

Florida’s per capita state government tax and revenue collections are at their lowest points in decades, according to the state’s fiscal watchdog, Florida TaxWatch. The group’s latest report, How Florida Compares, shows…

I enjoy interviewing and reading first-person accounts by veterans. As a military historian and strategist, I like to read the ‘big picture’ accounts from generals and the like, but when you read…

Yesterday, April 28, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) convened to hear oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges. At issue before the bar is whether a state must recognize…

April has been designated Springs Protection Month by the Florida Legislature, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Suwannee River, St. Johns River, Southwest Florida and Northwest Florida water management districts….

Smoke alarms save lives! 65 percent of home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms at all or no smoke alarms that work. When there is a fire, smoke spreads…

It was 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee. High school science teacher Thomas Scopes had been charged with violating Tennessee’s ban on teaching evolution in the classroom. He was defended by renowned defense attorney…

Smoke Alarms save lives when properly placed (near or in bedrooms) and maintained (batteries changed when needed) and tested monthly. A recent house fire in New York City claimed the lives of…

Congressman Ted Yoho has taken a position on Right to Life. Do you know what it is? Let’s see what he told the Congress, according to the January 21, 2015 Congressional Record,…

The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most pivotal event in Christianity and human history. Christianity is founded upon it and human history is divided by it. This truth…

Statement from Dominic M. Calabro, President and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, the independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute and government watchdog: “Recently, the Florida House Finance and Tax Committee unveiled their plans…

Easter is this weekend and that means many of you will be dyeing eggs for decoration and egg hunts. These days, there are so many interesting ways to dye and decorate eggs….

Even with a shrinking budget, Florida’s mental health treatment system provides positive outcomes for Floridians with mental health issues, according to an independent analysis from the Florida TaxWatch, however, the watchdog group…