Part of the fallen human condition is the desire to put oneself first. A baby cries when he or she needs food, to be changed, doesn't feel well, or needs to be held.
As they grow, most children qui…
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Recent tax cuts driving debt
I’m so old I remember when conservatives cared about the annual budget deficit and the national debt.
Just kidding, they only care when Democrats control Congress or the White House.
During times…
State of the Disunion 'Americans are Dreamers too'
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…
February is a time for reflection, celebration
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's payment methods come with additional costs
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…
Next on Trump's agenda: address the educrats' college monopoly
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…
Immigrants are our kind of people
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 …
Blanket wars in wintry weather
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…
A week in the life of a 'very stable genius'
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…
How Jimmy Carter changed Georgia and the world
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…