During controlled burns, an all-consuming fire clears underbrush, giving trees a better chance of remaining healthy; it also allows new growth to quickly come back as food for small animals.
Such …
Category: opinion
ROBINSON: Remembering the Gulf War
Editor's Note : This originally appeared in the Destin Log in 2001 and the News Bulletin in 2010.
The writer, the News Bulletin's circulation manager, has since updated it.
I arrived in Dhahran, …
LETTER: Do Florida Lottery ticket holders know they're supporting this?
Yesterday I was watching the Daytona 500 from my home. (I would have gone but I spent all my money on the Florida Lottery Tickets last week.)
Great race, but saw car No. 38 is sponsored by the Flor…
BROADHEAD: Weigh temptations against scripture
During Lent, Christians can reflect on ways we have given in to temptation and put a barrier between us and God.
Everyone deals with various temptations, and Satan tailor-makes temptations for each…
DICKSON: Playing sports is worth the risks
People often raise concerns about dangers associated with some sports, especially football. They talk about concussions and other life-changing injuries.
At times, it seems as if we want our athlet…
CROSE: Considering the road not taken
Throughout our lives, we make decisions.
For many people, critical decisions — our friends, what college to attend, what major and career to choose, our study habits — come in the teenage years.
…
HELMS: How does your garden grow?
A long-time local tradition is music to many residents' ears. It is the sound of tractors, tillers and other machines working hard before Valentine's Day to plant peas, potatoes and other crops.
C…
BROADHEAD: This Lent, learn to forgive yourself
King David wrote Psalm 51:10 and 11 amid a difficult time. He had grievously sinned.
One day, he spied the beautiful — and married — Bathsheba bathing on her rooftop. Consumed with lust, he had he…
CROSE: 15 Lenten praying suggestions
We are now in the season of Lent, the 40 days beginning with Ash Wednesday leading up to Easter Sunday when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus.
This period has traditionally been a tim…
HUBBUB: Readers' thoughts on Crestview traffic, unified fire district
Editor's Note: These featured comments are the most thoughtful or eloquently stated comments from our Facebook page and crestviewbulletin.com and do not necessarily reflect the newspaper management'…