Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County FBI raid all but guarantees a Trump reelection By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com I’m surprised the 30 armed FBI agents…

The Dalai Lama once said, “What’s past is past, we can’t change it, but we can learn from it.” As we consider which candidate to endorse in the Manatee County…

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It shouldn’t surprise anyone that…

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It shouldn’t surprise anyone that…

Why is the Biden administration attempting to punish physicians and hospitals that refuse to participate in abortions and gender transitioning surgery? Is President Biden so indebted to the far left…

"Normally I wouldn't waste a lot of space on such an incident, but the way this was handled seems to be a pattern of unfortunate behavior from county leadership.", Mark…

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Thank goodness we are not in a recession By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com Joe Biden’s bizarro world continues to expand…

Criminal Corner 12 Mom Accused of Beating Up Young Son For Stealing Her Marijuana Manatee Herald Staff Report A 35-year-old Bradenton woman was arrested July 21 on child abuse charges.…

Governor DeSantis has taken the gloves off to help Florida citizens in their struggles with rising inflation. One of the causes of inflation is rising fuel prices that impact all…

In 2 years, China has killed 1.1 million Americans. Where is the outrage? Well apparently I goofed and killed off Dick Cheney during our last visit. My bad. In my…

Nancy Armour, a sports columnist for USA Today, has called for a sports boycott of states that put any restrictions on a woman’s right to abort her child. She is…

The recent attack on Congressman and Republican candidate for New York governor Lee Zeldin is outrageous and a wake up call to end private ownership of Hello Kitty keychains once…

Bradenton barstool thief goes on a rampage A 23-year-old Bradenton man is facing multiple counts of felony criminal mischief after stealing a barstool from one business and using it to…

"Americans of all backgrounds are pushing back against the WOKE minority and we will get back to the principles that made our country successful." Bob Spencer

Date: July 20, 2022  Case #2022-005685    The Bradenton Police Department is investigating the burglary of nearly $3,000 in cigarettes from a Shell gas station located in the 3600 block of Cortez Rd.…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $430,000 to Manatee Technical College through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The award funds a Diesel Systems Technology course to prepare a…

Tales from the Mark Side: The Conservative Voice in Manatee County By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com I’m pretty sure there is a group of grungy 20 somethings sitting around somewhere smoking bongs…

Respected water quality expert, David Tomasko, Ph.D. The Executive Director of the Sarasota bay Estuary Program, was contacted by those who are involved with the Piney Point facility, to let him know…

PROJECT SCOPE Widening  Add additional left turn lanes  Add sidewalk  Signing and pavement markings  Lighting and signalization   PROJECT TIMELINE Construction to begin July 2022 Expected completion: Fall 2022 Lane closures…

Manatee County Commissioner, George Kruse weighs in on the upcoming Florida Senate District 22 race.

Men, surprise your wife by bringing her to the Woman’s Club for dancing and wait till Saturday night to make her sit through another episode of the “Tool Man” TV…

"Just for fun, let's look ahead and dive into all the speculation that's out there about DeSantis considering a run and Trump continuing to hint that a run is likely."…

Over the last 7 years, we have seen a greater call of attention to policing and community relations especially in regards to policing in African American communities. While we all…

Bradenton man beats up his grandmother for drug money. Erik Luebbe. Provided by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office

Nancy Armour, a sports columnist for USA Today, has called for a sports boycott of states that put any restrictions on a woman’s right to abort her child. She is…

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The last thing I wanted to do was ride a motorcycle to Vintage Motorcycle Days. At 40, I have only a few years’ experience, and took my first motorcycle trip—a…

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