Editorials

A Lesson in a Life

Next week the nation pauses to celebrate the life of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and more importantly the ideals for which he stood. How difficult it seems now to look in the rearview mirror and consider a Birmingham jail cell or a march from Selm... Full story

Sunshine State

The brouhaha over requested public records that broke out a recent county commission meeting is something from which commissioners can take a lesson. In Florida there is this pesky thing known as Statute 119 that mandates open government meetings an... Full story

Health care reform, Franklin County style

During this sticky summer weather in Washington, politicians are dealing with a sticky challenge. Senators and congressmen have before them the monumental task of reforming the nation’s health care system. Drug companies have promised to retur... Full story

Climbing High into the Sun

            The Apalachicola community buried a legend this week, born of the "Greatest Generation" and steeled in the Cold War whose accomplishments as an aviator reverberated around the world n... Full story

Lessons from the Losing Side

Let's face the undeniable fact right up front: Mike Mock is a loser. So is Temolynn Wintons. Both big losers. And add Renee Shiver Griffin to the list. One, two, three strikes you're out, and there's goes the ball game. As harsh as this all soun... Full story

Grade A

There were plenty of winners last week as the Franklin County School Board agreed to a new contract and pay structure for teachers. In agreeing to an immediate pay increase of 10 percent, retroactive to July 1, and increases over the next two years ... Full story

Lessons from Fay

That was a close one, literally. Tropical Storm Fay managed to drench most of Florida, save for the central Panhandle, including Franklin County, as the area seemed to bathe in the eye of the storm for much of its passing. This was a tropical storm... Full story

Wrist Slap

The case of the "missing money" from the county Tax Collector's office ended recently with an agreement that common sense informs as unusual. The agreement is a deferred prosecution; essentially the case will be expunged from the records as long the... Full story

Open Waters

The case involving the distribution of water from the ACF system had fresh air breathed into by a federal judge last week. The judge, in what is surely a dismaying decision for Georgia, said he should decide Atlanta's rights to the waters of man-mad... Full story

Spending it Right

The Board of County Commissioners recently approved a tentative budget and millage rate, accomplishing a modest, at best, decrease in spending and property tax collections through what could only be termed questionable means. By socking away a chunk... Full story

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