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Jake Vest
OP-ED: This crystal ball is at least partly cloudy
November 13, 2026
Charles de Gaulle once famously complained, “how can you govern a country that has 246 different kinds of cheese?” He may have had a point, though his…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: We were soldiers once—but it wasn’t our idea
November 6, 2026
The U.S. Army and my 19-year-old self had two things in common. Neither of us was enthusiastic about the idea of me being a soldier; and…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Stand up and holler about this two-bit penalty
October 27, 2026
My vote for attorney general will go to whichever candidate pledges to decriminalize “the flinch.”   An offensive lineman, a guy who weighs in at close to…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: An election should be a race, not a Demolition Derby
October 21, 2026
Would Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson have had more Facebook friends?   They disagreed bitterly about almost everything that has to do with running a country, but…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: The South on Saturday: Separated by a common bond
October 15, 2026
The Civil War started in April and went on for four years. If football had been around, I doubt that the South would have lasted past…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Profanity’s overuse takes away meaning
October 8, 2026
Some people are concerned about the future of public education while others worry about whether Social Security will be around as long as they are. Will Iran get The Bomb? Are the polar ice caps melting? How about identity…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: It’s hard to see why eye doctors can’t tell time
September 29, 2026
If this is not malpractice, it has to be a breach of promise.  Sitting in an eye doctor’s waiting area watching “The Price is Right” for 38 minutes past your appointment time sure…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Latest gas prices fueling déjà vu
September 25, 2026
All the news just repeats itself, like some forgotten dream that we’ve both seen.  John Prine wrote that lyric in 1971, about the time I drew one of…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Dressed to last
September 17, 2026
It seems to be a growing trend for buildings that formerly housed some other kind of retail to convert to thrift shops, which is kind of appropriate: Previously owned…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: The skies are friendlier, but it is a pain to get there
September 10, 2026
Everything about air travel used to be grand and exciting — except the flying.  Admittedly, I got off to a bad start on Trip One, bouncing through a Louisiana thunderstorm…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: This crystal ball is at least partly cloudyThe Apopka Chief
November 13, 2026
Charles de Gaulle once famously complained, “how can you govern a country that has 246 different kinds of cheese?” He may have had a point, though his…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: We were soldiers once—but it wasn’t our ideaThe Apopka Chief
November 6, 2026
The U.S. Army and my 19-year-old self had two things in common. Neither of us was enthusiastic about the idea of me being a soldier; and…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Stand up and holler about this two-bit penaltyThe Apopka Chief
October 27, 2026
My vote for attorney general will go to whichever candidate pledges to decriminalize “the flinch.”   An offensive lineman, a guy who weighs in at close to…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: An election should be a race, not a Demolition DerbySarah Merly
October 21, 2026
Would Alexander Hamilton or Thomas Jefferson have had more Facebook friends?   They disagreed bitterly about almost everything that has to do with running a country, but…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: The South on Saturday: Separated by a common bondSarah Merly
October 15, 2026
The Civil War started in April and went on for four years. If football had been around, I doubt that the South would have lasted past…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Profanity’s overuse takes away meaningSarah Merly
October 8, 2026
Some people are concerned about the future of public education while others worry about whether Social Security will be around as long as they are. Will Iran get The Bomb? Are the polar ice caps melting? How about identity…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: It’s hard to see why eye doctors can’t tell timeSarah Merly
September 29, 2026
If this is not malpractice, it has to be a breach of promise.  Sitting in an eye doctor’s waiting area watching “The Price is Right” for 38 minutes past your appointment time sure…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Latest gas prices fueling déjà vuSarah Merly
September 25, 2026
All the news just repeats itself, like some forgotten dream that we’ve both seen.  John Prine wrote that lyric in 1971, about the time I drew one of…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: Dressed to lastSarah Merly
September 17, 2026
It seems to be a growing trend for buildings that formerly housed some other kind of retail to convert to thrift shops, which is kind of appropriate: Previously owned…
Jake Vest
OP-ED: The skies are friendlier, but it is a pain to get thereSarah Merly
September 10, 2026
Everything about air travel used to be grand and exciting — except the flying.  Admittedly, I got off to a bad start on Trip One, bouncing through a Louisiana thunderstorm…