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…
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In this Crestview barber shop, everything old is new again
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…
MLK’s lesson — Being American is not a spectator sport
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, and it is not yet understood or believed by some that his work and sacrifice were on behalf of all Americans.
By the…
Celebrity award season begins on a smug, self-congratulatory note
Seth Meyers personified the predictably smug and self-congratulatory Golden Globe Awards Sunday.
The Golden Globes ceremony is the January ritual that kicks off the actors' awards season, when acto…
Let's show kindness to servers and restaurants
Jim, my husband, and I went out to dinner locally the other night, and were shocked by the customers at a table near us.
The woman complained about absolutely everything, from her drink to her foo…
Trickle down or trickle up
The newspapers gave us PEARL HARBOR-sized headlines telling us that we had a new tax law.
In the fine print, it said that the new law would generate a $1 trillion deficit. It was Everett Dirksen, a…
7 tips for corporations in 2018
Lost in the Democrats' lock-step opposition to any tax cuts for individuals, and especially corporations, is the fact that free-market capitalism is a far more virtuous and moral system than governme…
New Year's hopes and dreams
Growing up in Southern California, every year we children would anxiously look forward to the Rose Parade. The floats, the bands and the equestrian units are so exhilarating to watch. I hope that you…
Drug court works, but enrollment is on the decline
Countless state and local government bodies have taken action in response to the opioid crisis. However, the death toll continues to rise.
The New York Times estimated that 59,000 people died of dr…
I’m going to keep being wrong in 2018
Every December brings the entertaining and often inspiring opportunity to consider New Year’s resolutions.
The calendar changes. You get a fresh start.
You get a chance to accomplish all of the t…