Letters to the Editor
In harm's way
My concerns are with the Walton County School Board. I am really concerned about the safety of our kids during extreme weather. As we all know, there were severe weather warnings out all over the Panhandle of Florida because of Tropical Storm Fay, and...
Capitalism 101
The dictionary defines "windfall" as an unexpected gain, as of money. Exxon experienced a large profit from the sale of its products and services this past quarter because of the increase in oil costs, which in turn forced the price of fuels to rise....
Phony 'facts'
This letter will be to the point. When you state "facts" in your letter, such as that Barack Obama had help buying his house from a convicted felon, check your facts first. You can go to factcheck.org. Sen. Obama did not have help buying his house from...
Don't just glance
With so many car/motorcycle accidents happening, and as a former cycle rider myself, I would like to pass on an observation I made several years ago. I was on a main road on my cycle and saw a man pull up to a stop sign and look both ways. I said to...
Vague proposal
The Okaloosa Walton Transportation Planning Organization is reviewing its annual priority list. It contains an innocuous item simply titled "ITS" for $15 million. Inquiry revealed that ITS is a major expansion of the Okaloosa County Computer Controlled...
More insanity
You gotta love the way our government spends our tax dollars. We send billions of dollars to foreign countries whenever they have a crisis, yet we still have thousands homeless in this country in places like New Orleans. We tell Russian officials they...
ACLU is on our side
It amazes me when people assign foul motives to the American Civil Liberties Union. On Aug. 17, one letter writer ("Consent searches") claimed the ACLU is "hell-bent on furthering its leftist agenda." Actually, the ACLU has a very straightforward agenda:...
McCain's houses
Why are the media questioning that Sen. John McCain and his wife (mostly his wife) have seven to eight houses? Isn't this the land of opportunity, where everyone has an opportunity to accumulate wealth, security, peace of mind and happiness? Sen. McCain's...
Out in the cold
We've all heard how great the Okaloosa County school system is, right? Well, our son has been riding a public school bus for three years, always at the same address, and this year the bus doesn't show up. We were not notified. Officials say he is within...
Red scare
George Will's reference to the bloodshed in Georgia as "Russia's war of European conquest" (column, "Russia's war could become McCain's best weapon," Aug. 17) reflects intense befuddlement on his part. This much is known: South Ossetia, a small enclave...
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