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During the Obama years, the State of the Union address was a divisive and arrogantly partisan lecture by a smooth-talking president. He lectured Supreme Court members so much that some stopped attend…

For more than 90 years, Americans have seen the month of February as a time to remember the rich and diverse history of African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.
The achievements of Af…

Gulf Power no longer accepts payments at their offices in Northwest Florida. I have never heard of a utility company refusing to accept payments at their business offices in any state in which I've l…

Because it is largely government-funded, higher education has become an overpriced failure full of left-leaning political cronies. 

Bloated colleges with tenured professors who seek to indoctrinat…

On Dec. 28, Army Pvt. Emmanuel Mensah, an immigrant from Ghana, died rescuing neighbors from a burning apartment building in Brooklyn, New York.
Kwabena Mensah said of his late son: “It was in his …

What a weather rollercoaster we have been on here in the Crestview area, and in most areas of our country.
Unfortunately, as I have gotten older, the cold bothers me more. I am glad I live in Crest…

People can often "misunderestimate" just how hard it is to be a "very stable genius" all the time. So it is with President Trump, battling hyperventilating and relentless media, unencumbered by the t…

ATLANTA — In 1970, Canadian Neil Young told “Southern Man” to “keep your head, don’t forget what your Good Book said,” and some Southern men took offense. Jacksonville, Florida, rockers Lynyrd Skynyr…

If you were going to "sell" Crestview to a potential resident, what would you say about our area?
Would you mention that we are a safe, friendly town in which to live?
Would you mention our great…

You have heard the saying, "Everything old is new again"; well, when it comes to Hub City Barbers & Tattoo, they have that down to a fine science.

My husband first alerted me to this new barber sh…