Manatee County: Budgeting for Inflation
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Manatee County: Budgeting for Inflation

As President Ronald Reagan famously stated, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” For the past 18 months, the Federal government has been printing money as fast as their printing presses can pump it out. The plan to “fix” the perceived short-term problems has fundamentally broken a once thriving United States economy. We are all now left to deal with the consequences.

Editorial: High IQ Stupid People
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Editorial: High IQ Stupid People

America’s urban area inhabitants are the victims of “high IQ stupid people”. We have seen beautiful cities become uninhabitable because social studies and anthropology majors from northeastern colleges have been allowed to unleash their favorite professors’ theories on the unsuspecting inhabitants of what used to be well-run cities.

Editorial: False Accusations of Racism in Manatee County
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Editorial: False Accusations of Racism in Manatee County

One of the few certainties in today’s highly charged political environment is that when one side in an argument is losing they will accuse the other side of being racist. My argument does not make sense so obviously my opponent is racist. We find this label often used by Democrats to accuse Republicans of racism. …

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) announces the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity
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American Enterprise Institute (AEI) announces the Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity

The Neal Chair is made possible by a $5 million gift from Patrick and Charlene Neal. Mr. Neal is the founder and chairman of Neal Communities, and Mrs. Neal is president of Charlene Neal PureStyle and vice president of design at Neal Communities. The Neal Chair will support a scholar whose research communicates the benefits…

Tales from the Mark Side: Biden leaps into action, but on the wrong thing again
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Tales from the Mark Side: Biden leaps into action, but on the wrong thing again

Tales from the Mark Side | Column #77 The Conservative Voice of Manatee County By Mark Young I’m sure you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law where if anything can go wrong, it will. Joe Biden’s administration is the definition of Murphy’s Law. However, typically in the case of Murphy’s Law it’s a case of having a…

Manatee County  names new Deputy County Administrator 
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Manatee County names new Deputy County Administrator 

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (June 7, 2022) – Courtney De Pol has been approved unanimously by the Board of County Commissioners as a Deputy Administrator for Manatee County Government. In this new role, Courtney will continue to oversee Development Services as Director while also now having Utilities Director Mike Gore, report directly to her in her…

Editorial: Guns and Violence
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Editorial: Guns and Violence

The issue of guns in America has floated over our political landscape like cumulus clouds on a summer day.

Many opinions on firearms can be correlated to where a person lives. Many people living in urban areas have had little experience with guns and are uneasy when they are exposed to firearms. Many people living in rural areas have had extensive exposure to firearms and consider them a normal part of everyday life.