May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) encourages all Americans to be aware of the need to keep a check on your…
Category: Editorials
Emerald’s Gem Box: Respect For Parents And Adults – And The Lack Of It
It totally amazes me the lack of manners being taught to our youth. Manners that I so affectionately call “home-raising.” I have always teased by saying that I learned how to say…
National Security: Skin Cancer
Every now and then, I’ll write about a topic that isn’t national security oriented, and this is one of those times. I’ve been thinking about the issue of skin cancer from personal…
From the sunny side… Leave ’em laughing
I heard something the other day that made me raise an eyebrow. I heard that First Lady Melania Trump was excoriated for smiling once during Barbara Bush’s funeral. The nerve of some…
Passing Parade: The Greatest Generation
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist At the end of May, the New York Historical Society will celebrate President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Jan. 6, 1941, Four Freedoms speech to Congress, which was given…
Employment matters: Trends and Economics
Since early February, I’ve been offering job seeking advice to the locals slated to graduate from college, no matter if they attended a tech/trade school or a four your university. Topics have…
From the sunny side… Lima Beans
Today is Lima Bean Respect Day. I bet most of y’all (I love the way I can say “y’all” and no one think it’s odd. If I worked at a big city…
Passing Parade: FLORIDA The Forgotten State
Nelson A. Pryor: Guest Columnist It looks like there’s going to be a contest in Florida for a U.S. Senate seat. The seat is now occupied by Bill Nelson! What on earth…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
Matthew 22:34-40 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment…
National Security: IG
Often in the news, the term ‘inspector general’ or IG will pop up with reference to an internal government agency investigation. This isn’t common in the private sector, but in government circles,…
From the sunny side… Lucky
Today is Friday the 13th. Today is one of only two Friday the 13ths this year, the other being in July (In all the other months, Friday the 13th occurs on a…
Take Charge of Your Money
When it comes to money, you’re in the driver’s seat, and it is up to you to manage it. Where does your money go? Do you let it slip out of your…
Christian Concepts: What is a spiritual advisor?
Just what are the responsibilities of a spiritual advisor? To whom are they accountable? Tony Perkins, when asked about President Trump’s indiscretions, said the president deserves a “mulligan.” He used a golf…
From the sunny side… Front porches
This past weekend, I had the chance to go down to Perry and visit with my sister. I always enjoy going down for a visit, just to touch “home base.” Often when…
It’s Financial Literacy Month
April is National Financial Literacy Month, a designation passed by the U.S. Congress to raise public awareness about the importance of financial education. Everyday, Americans make financial decisions that affect long term…
National Security: Advice and consent
With barely a year in office, President Trump is shuffling his cabinet and other key officeholders. Given that he hosted a prime-time reality show on NBC for nine years highlighted by the…
Emerald’s Gem Box: The Pledge of Allegiance
One Nation Under God “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and…
From the sunny side… A small town Friday night
Rick Patrick: Greene Publishing, Inc. There are times when a feeling hits me, and I take it upon myself to attempt to use my words to paint a picture of what I…
Letter to the Editor: Senator Montford reflects on 2018 legislative budget
The State of Florida experienced many trials in the past several months. Hurricanes swept across the state leaving unprecedented destruction in their wake. A school shooting devastated families in Broward County and…
Emerald’s Gem Box: Gun laws didn’t save Jaelynn Willey
On Tuesday, March 20, another tragedy occurred; this time in Great Mills, Md. At 7:55 a.m., 17-year-old Wyatt Rollins walked into the school hallway and shot his ex-girlfriend, Jaelynn Willey, in the…