Who do you represent?

  • February 2, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Is Sen. Jennifer Bradley too busy taking care of $161 billion Florida Power & Light to look out for the voters who put her into office? Bradley introduced Senate Bill 1024 into the Fl…

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He will be missed

  • February 2, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Lucian Bradley was a good man. He did all my air- conditioning work for the past 30 years. I did not know he had passed until yesterday. He will be missed. If I called him with an A/C pro…

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Parties need young, intelligent leadership

  • January 18, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: We live in the greatest country in the world and we have the best political  system ever devised by man. Yes, it is terrible, but until someone comes up with a better idea we need to make…

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OP-ED: Following King’s example

  • January 14, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

“I say to you today, my friends, though, even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one da…

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Substitute got the runaround

  • January 3, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: I recently had the opportunity to attend a meeting in support of a young lady who had questions about her status with the Bradford County School District (BCSD) where she had worked as a…

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Get vaccines, boosters

  • December 29, 2021
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor, I am a pediatrician at UF Health Family Medical Group – Starke.  Our clinic offers the Moderna vaccine to patients age 18 and up to help prevent COVID-19.  As you may have heard, the Omic…

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What a charter school really is

  • December 22, 2021
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor, It has come to our attention that there are some misconceptions about a charter school. We wanted to take this opportunity to explain what a charter school is in the State of Florida. A c…

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Methodist Women are humbled by support of missions

  • December 15, 2021
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: United Methodist Women of Starke are thankful and humbled by the support of the Telegraph and the community of friends and neighbors during our fundraising for missions. The pecan sale pr…

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Thank you, Tenlys

  • December 8, 2021
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Bradford County Fair Association Board of Directors — James Balkcom, Walter Brandt, Tommy Crosby, Chuck Kramer, Bob Milner, Christopher Page, Roxanne Rosier and Tammie Wo…

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