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Author: Gary Beatty

Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Angels and Miracles

Posted on May 27, 2025May 27, 2025 by Gary Beatty

I asked the videographer if he happened to get her name. That’s when things got strange…

Posted in Essays

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Willful Blindness, Part Two

Posted on May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 by Gary Beatty

The finger-pointing is now in full force. Those in the media, who have been exposed for their gaslighting, are blaming officials in the Biden administration for misleading them…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Willful Blindness, Part One

Posted on May 20, 2025May 21, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Hur incurred criticism from both sides of the political spectrum for his conclusion…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Price of Gold

Posted on May 12, 2025May 12, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Unfortunately, the Federal Reserve System is inherently unstable, and must lurch from one self-generated crisis to another…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Changes at the VA

Posted on May 7, 2025May 7, 2025 by Gary Beatty

All that is to say that I am in a position to comment on Mr Duncan’s description of the VA. I agree with much, but not all, of what he related in his column…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Public Schools vs. Parents’ Religious Exercise, Part Two

Posted on May 1, 2025May 1, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Consider what can go wrong if it’s acceptable for teachers and students to keep secrets from parents…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Public Schools vs. Parents’ Religious Exercise, Part One

Posted on April 30, 2025May 1, 2025 by Gary Beatty

According to reporting in the April 23 edition of Florida Today newspaper, an email in support of the teacher was sent by a high school student to members of the School Board…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Identifying the Uneducated

Posted on April 21, 2025April 21, 2025 by Gary Beatty

The problem with the obvious theme of both is the presumption that you can only get educated in schools…

Posted in Opinion/Letters

A DIFFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

Posted on April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 by Gary Beatty

The United States Supreme Court made it clear that the “right of the people to keep and bear arms” is not limited to members of a militia…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Buy American!

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Buy American!

Posted on April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Gary Beatty

In 1767, the British Parliament imposed a tariff on goods imported into the American colonies…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Just a Senior Moment?

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Just a Senior Moment?

Posted on April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Gary Beatty

When I inquired what happened, he pointed to his kid’s basketball hoop in his driveway and said, “Thinking I’m still a young man!”…

Posted in Essays
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Three

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Three

Posted on March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 by Gary Beatty

“Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed individuals…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part Two

Posted on March 26, 2025March 28, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Following the war of independence of the American colonies from England, each colony became an independent state, a sovereignty unto itself…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Speaking of Pigs, and Democracy, Part One

Posted on March 25, 2025March 26, 2025 by Gary Beatty

“Franklin’s ‘a republic, if you can keep it’ line is as memorable as it is catchy. It is a story that appeals across partisan lines…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Measles

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Measles

Posted on March 17, 2025March 17, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Nearly all us boomer kids also got mumps, and chicken pox. At some point one of us would get a childhood illness, and within a week all the neighborhood kids were infected…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It's Almost As If They Like War, Part Two

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost As If They Like War, Part Two

Posted on March 11, 2025March 11, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Now there’s the war in Ukraine. Make no mistake, it was started by Russia’s invasion — so it’s easy to fix the blame for this latest chapter…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It's Almost As If They Like War, Part One

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: It’s Almost As If They Like War, Part One

Posted on March 5, 2025March 11, 2025 by Gary Beatty

Unfortunately, Verdun was not unique. Other battles illustrate a seeming utter disregard for massive war casualties…

Posted in Opinion/Letters
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Gulf of (Your Name Here)

A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Gulf of (Your Name Here)

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025 by Gary Beatty

“The name Gulf of Mexico has been applied to the body of water since at least the late 16th century…”

Posted in Opinion/Letters
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