I must confess I have been guilty of distracted driv- ing. Though I never have been brazen enough to text and drive, I have been…
Posts published in “Op-Ed”
I did not have a happy childhood. I grew up in a home where domestic abuse was often part of the day. Daddy had learned…
By: Mike Dorian, environmental activist Gadsden stands on the headwaters of one of the last clean aquifers in the world. Gadsden County residents and officials are…
By Anne Radke, Gadsden County master karate instructor and life skills coach mail@prioritynews.net To get what you want requires change. Change can be difficult. As…
By Billy Blackman, former editor, The Herald mail@prioritynews.net “We were poor growing up in Jackson County. We ate so many gophers that our front yard…
By Sharon Davidson, Big Bend Hospice mail@prioritynews.net The Transitions program from Big Bend Hospice is designed to assist those who have an advancing illness with a…
By Allara Gutcher, Land Use Planning Consultant mail@prioritynews.net Every parcel in the state of Florida has a Future Land Use designation assigned to it. These…
By Anne Harvey Holbrook Staff Attorney, Save the Manatee Club mail@prioritynews.net Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downgraded the West Indian manatee’s status…
One of the questions I’m asked when people discover I bought a home in North Florida is, “Why Quincy?” My answer: It is a charming…
Gadsden County’s economic future depends heavily on the preparation and determination of its elected officials. All local governments and constitutional officers are elected to lead…