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GUEST COLUMN: Ensuring jobs, economy take Florida College System's focus
Florida businesses need an academically, technologically prepared workforce to succeed, which makes our higher education system's strength a major factor in attracting new business to Florida.
Bullying: not just a buzzword in Okaloosa schools (VIDEO)
"Progress, not perfection" has been Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson's motto since being elected to represent 30,000 students and over 3,000 faculty and staff members.
EDITOR’S DESK: Politics aside, Crestview's crime rate needs improvement
Crestview's March 10 mayoral race is ramping up, and crime is a hot topic.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Crestview High: a basketball school
Like it or not, many high schools and universities are known for their athletic programs more so than their academics. It has been said that a school’s athletic program is the school's front door. An…
FROM THE PULPIT: God wants the best for you
There's a story about an ill-tempered man who was sullen and silent at the breakfast table.
HUBBUB: Not raising my child that way, bank has odd location
Zero tolerance policy 'shameful'
Bullies are catered to by "no tolerance," because they know you can't do anything about it unless you want to have district-level repercussions for yourself.
EDITOR’S DESK: Time for parents, school board to talk bullying
Often, the corporate world hears a buzzword it loves, adopts the term, and never lets go.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Take me out to the ball game
Sometime in the next few weeks, the 2014-2015 season's final high school basketball game will go into the books. The calendar might tell us that spring is still more than six weeks away, but spring s…
HAPPENINGS: Dental health benefits more than the mouth
When was your last trip to the dentist, and how did it go? Did you receive a great checkup?