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COLUMN: For Ray Sansom, judgment day is getting closer

Pat Rice, Florida Freedom Newspapers

Maybe state Rep. Ray Sansom will finally and officially face judgment. It’s long overdue. Last week, a House committee denied the once-powerful Destin Republican’s motion to dismiss legislative misconduct charges against him. The commit... Full story

Lo, there shall come an ending .... and a fresh start

Fraser Sherman

I think it’s fashionable to start good-bye columns with “I never thought I would be leaving Destin,” but that wouldn’t be quite true. During those horrific hurricane seasons in 2004 and 2005, I thought about leaving Destin qu... Full story

MAYOR'S COLUMN: Challenges of the past position city for a bright future

Craig Barker, Destin Mayor

Asked whether or not the city of Destin met the goals of its original incorporators over its first twenty-five years in existence, my studied opinion would have to be “I’m not quite sure.” To say the least, the answer to this quest... Full story

COLUMN: Disagreement does not justify bombs, bullets

Fraser Sherman

“We all have a First Amendment right to speak out, but we don’t have a right to force people to listen. Terrorism, whatever the ideology, is about forcing people to listen to your message.” — FBI Agent Mike German.Too many Ame... Full story

COLUMN: Help, hope and the homeless man

Mary Ready

At any given time in the United States, there are more than 700,000 homeless per night. Thirty-one million Americans live in hunger or on the edge of hunger. One in five of them is a child. Forty percent of the homeless population consists of militar... Full story

There's never enough power to go around

Fraser Sherman

 If our leaders were infallible and incorruptible, I could write fewer columns.Take President Obama’s recent statement that he’d like a “preventive detention” policy for holding terrorists we know are guilty, but can&rsqu... Full story

On our toes at Cinderella’s ballet ball (with PHOTOS)

Linda Bennett

The Fresh Market of Destin was the place to be seen on Tuesday evening, Feb. 24, hosting a fund raiser for the Northwest Florida Ballet. As you read this article, the fabulous performance of Cinderella will have passed with reviews that I am sure wil... Full story

Pro-torture president prepares place in history

Fraser Sherman

Pundit David Broder’s famous comment on Bill Clinton’s time in the White House was that “he trashed the place ... and it wasn’t his place.” Bush would prefer his presidency have a better epitaph.A list of talking points ... Full story

New device continually monitors blood sugar levels

Dr. Nitin Bawa

It is almost like science fiction.  The nurse pressed a button and a button-shaped object was attached to my body. No, it was not controlling my actions or thoughts but it was continuously monitoring my blood sugar.Even though I do not have diab... Full story

"Fashionably yours"

Linda Bennett

I can’t believe that a year has gone by since the Destin Woman’s Club sponsored its Fall Luncheon and Fashion Show that fulfilled its three-year commitment to the Sacred Heart Hospital Women’s Diagnostic Center.So many women from th... Full story

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