Grateful for giving

  • December 24, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week 2024 has come and gone. Another amazing year of shoebox collection transpired at the Trinity Baptist drop-off location in Keystone Heigh…

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Group praises tobacco policy

  • December 24, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: In a display of commitment to student health and well-being, the Union County School District has adopted a very strong policy that covers 13 of the 15 criteria recommended by the Bureau…

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Remember his legacy

  • December 4, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Bradford and Clay Counties recently lost one of their finest, Jason Wyatt Bennett, a man who, even at a young age, touched the lives of so many with his kindness, his dedication, and his…

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Helped her nephew

  • November 20, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: On Thursday, Nov. 7, my nephew was riding his street legal scooter to Walmart. Someone driving a “big, black truck,” according to my nephew, sideswiped him, sending him into the emergency…

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Pray for better

  • November 20, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: After all of the infighting over the last 18 months politically, my belief is that we are all glad that it is over. Our citizens have voted, we have a president-elect, and both Kamala Har…

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Vote no and keep races nonpartisan

  • October 1, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: Florida’s closed-primary loophole is one of the worst abuses of voter rights in the country today and a key reason why a move to partisan primaries for school board elections would be a d…

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Postal worker remembered

  • August 20, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor, On Monday, Aug. 26, the Melrose Post Office will be renamed in honor of Pamela Jane Rock. Pam was a letter carrier who died after being attacked by dogs while delivering mail in Interlach…

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Union responds to school grades

  • August 14, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: The state of Florida recently released school and district grades for the 2023-24 school year.  This year’s grade calculations re-introduced learning gains and bottom quartile learning ga…

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Be honest about assessment

  • July 30, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

Dear Editor: One thing the County 5 is certainly not afraid of is being voted out of office. Who else would impose new taxes during an election year, especially now with inflation and economic uncerta…

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