Category: Editorial

Congressman Jerry Carl Last week, the effort to disassemble the giant wall around the United States Capitol Building began. While this is an important step as our nation returns to normal, the Capitol itself remains closed to the public with no signs of reopening soon. Since pandemic shutdowns in the United States began back in March of 2020, the Capitol has been completely closed off to the public. Never in…

The Greater Escambia Council for the Arts will present “The Sound of Music” in late August. Every show will most likely be a sellout. With that in mind, the GECA board voted to change the way we do business for the upcoming show … and it may carry over to future shows. The most recent production, “The Beverly Hillbillies,” was a runaway success and all shows, except maybe one, were…

Congressman Jerry Carl This past weekend as we celebrated Independence Day, many of you likely travelled to visit friends and family, or maybe even spent a relaxing day at the beach. If you travelled any distance, whether short or far, you probably noticed we have significant infrastructure needs as our region continues to grow and tourism traffic increases.As a former county commissioner, I know firsthand how important it is to…

Congressman Jerry Carl Like many of you, I have lost several friends to COVID-19, and I know of countless others who fell seriously ill, lost their job, or lost their business because of the virus. Unfortunately, virtually everybody in the United States and across the globe has been negatively impacted by COVID-19.From the earliest days of this virus spreading across the globe, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has actively and…

Congressman Jerry Carl Last week, the world watched as President Biden travelled to the G7 Summit. While oversees, he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss several important issues. I had high hopes for the meeting because there was much on the agenda for the two presidents to discuss, and it was President Biden’s first time as President to meet with Putin.Putin is well known for testing other world…