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Today's Opinions

  • Thanks for your support

    To the editor:
    We would like to extend a sincere “thank you” to everyone who spoke to us and made a donation at our End the Wait booth at the recent North Central Florida Peanut Festival in Williston.
    Our spirits were uplifted by the many offers of prayers and words of support for our daughter, Tracie Skaggs, who has been on the kidney transplant waiting list for three years.

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  • Appreciates local newspaper

    To the editor:
    Thank you so much for the continued, thorough coverage of Williston School of Dance.
    We had a fabulous show at the Florida Natural History museum and are grateful for the publicity you gave us. We actually got a new student in this week as a direct result of your article, so thank you again!
    The kids and teens adore seeing themselves in print on your pages. I love to pick up the paper on Thursdays and look for students past and present to see what the local youth are all up to. You are a wonderful community resource.
    Sarah Maze

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  • The newspaper myth

    National newspaper week, Oct. 2-8, is a time to celebrate the unique role newspapers play in our society and dispel the myth that they are going away.
    It may be difficult for some to see through the fog of recession and digital disruption, but if you look closely you’ll see that newspapers remain quite healthy.
    Despite the doomsayers, newspapers are actually growing readership as we find new ways to reach consumers.
    While overall revenues are down, so are expenses and most newspapers remain profitable.  

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  • Of course newspapers are Number One

    Newspapers are the number one source of local news. That’s the theme of National Newspaper Week, October 2-8.Well, duh. Of course they are.
    Except for perhaps a few well-known papers that market themselves as national, every newspaper in the land considers local news its bread and butter. Consider all the newspapers in the country. Their combined news staffs dwarf those of any other medium.

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  • Be cautious when sharing road with bikers

    To the editor.
    One of the greatest luxuries we have living in this area is the wide open roads.
    Coming from South Florida, I was drawn to the lifestyle up here-the slow easy, friendly pace. This is a far cry from the hustle and bustle of the mean streets of South Florida. I felt so safe that I went out and purchased a trike motorcycle, an indulgence I wouldn’t allow myself prior to moving here.
    I have not ridden in over 40 years and yet the desire to ride never left me.
    I enrolled in motorcycle courses to help prepare me to be back on the road.

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  • My childhood friends are going away

    Two of my earliest childhood friends were Vanessa Sterling and Joanne Tate.
    I saw them just about five days a week. Most of the time my  mother was present. She and I didn’t say much–Van and Jo dominated all the conversation.
    My mother would sip her coffee and make brief asides. I usually didn’t say anything.
    But then around the time I was eight, we decided to abandon Van and Jo. We were ready for new faces, new friends.

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Seriously, Guys

    To the editor:
    Gentlemen, and I use the term loosely, IF you are going to stop to see if  there are antlers on the fresh hit deer on the side of the road, you might  also check with the person sitting in the car with flashers going near the fresh hit, to see if they need help.
    Three vehicles stopped to see the deer  I hit Tuesday morning on 241, but not one of those men, and yes they were men  because I watch them get out of their  trucks, bothered to check to see if I  needed help.

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  • Letter to the editor

    To the editor:
    How disappointing. But what else is new with our city council?
    How on earth could you decide to bring in a total stranger as Police Chief for the Williston Police Department?
    Obviously making a common sense decision is beyond this city council’s decision making process. Capt. Clay Connaly [sic] has been serving this city for years and now you slap him and other officers in the face by bringing in a total stranger into the department.

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