Let there be light

  • February 23, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor, I have friends that visit me from Georgia, and they always want to know why our town is so dark. As I have paid more attention recently, I have to agree. The problem is not that we don’t…

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Truth be told

  • February 2, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: One thing the public should be able to expect from our commissioners and public employees is openness and honesty. Florida's Sunshine Laws under F.S.119 are designed exactly for that outc…

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Alive and well

  • February 2, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: I read the letter from Mr. Smith titled “Parties need young intelligent leadership” in the Jan 18 edition with great interest - initially. Then I discovered that beyond one swipe at the D…

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Order tests, get vaccinated

  • February 2, 2022
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: The Omicron surge in Bradford County has probably already peaked and should ease in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I would recommend ordering free COVID antigen tests either online…

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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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