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Focus on code enforcement begins to sharpen

A series of workshops throughout the county on code enforcement could lead to an unprecedented overhaul of how the county handles the breaking of its rules. Facilitated by the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, the workshops opened Oct. 30 in Eastpoint, with a second one Nov. 3 on St. George Island. A workshop for unincorporated Carrabelle…

Apalachicola OKs Roper historic marker

Apalachicola will be getting a historical marker to honor the legacy of Moses Roper, a leading 19th century abolitionist and former fugitive slave who authored a best-selling narrative that included description of his experiences while serving as a steward on a steamboat plying the Apalachicola River. The 4-1 vote by city commissioners, with Despina George…

A festival revived

If you had only come to the 58th annual Florida Seafood Festival on Friday, you would have likely concluded it was a total washout, as a cold rain and blustery winds spelled doom. But if you had woke up Saturday morning and then attended all day, you would have enjoyed a brisk and sunny day,…

Excitement building for Seahawk soccer comeback

For the first time in several years, Franklin County High School looks to field to robust soccer teams under the direction of experienced coaches. The girls, under the direction of Franklin County Schools’ new physical education teacher Anna Bull, have 19 players, and the boys, coached by Bill McCullough, have two dozen, which is a…

Critical Race Theory further devalues college education

Campuses were once places where ideas were debated. Today they are places where any right-of-center opposition speech is labeled “hate” and is shut down. Liberal schools like Emory, Middlebury and Brown fight to keep right-of-center voices off campus. They do not educate, they indoctrinate. And our country is paying the price. College kids are so…

Buckhead: Come for the shopping, stay to fill out police report

My friend, Tucker Carlson, recently did a masterful piece on what has happened in Atlanta and, more specifically, in Buckhead. For symbolism, I suggested that the Peachtree Road Race this year should have the winner breaking through yellow crime scene tape. My fear is that when the official signals the start of the race with…

Alec Baldwin and actors who play in areas they should not

Beware of actors with guns. The first to realize this, too late, was President Abraham Lincoln. According to the Los Angeles Times, “Hours before actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of ‘Rust’ with a prop gun, a half-dozen camera crew workers walked off the set to protest working conditions….

An update on the Clinton Crime Family Foundation

I have stated over the years that the Clinton Family Foundation was nothing more than a political operation disguised as a charity. It existed to funnel money to the Clintons and to advance their brand. Every money-moving operation must have accomplices and other “muscle” to make the criminal enterprise hum. One of the latest muscle-heads,…