Tales from the Mark Side: Vetting books does not make Manatee County ‘Nazi Germany’
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Tales from the Mark Side: Vetting books does not make Manatee County ‘Nazi Germany’

mark.young@manateeherald.com I was a little surprised when the lone liberal on Fox News’ The Five mentioned Manatee County this week regarding complying with the new Florida law that school districts must ensure reading materials don’t contain the continued moral attack on America. I wasn’t surprised to learn that some of our teachers had attempted to…

Tales from the Mark Side: The curious case of the 40 percent and flat earth believers
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Tales from the Mark Side: The curious case of the 40 percent and flat earth believers

mark.young@manateeherald.com Honestly, when it comes to the lunatic left I don’t know why I still get surprised. But surprised I was when I saw that the consistent 40 percent polled who think Joe Biden is doing a good job, also believes that Biden is handling the classified document scandal in a trustworthy manner. Wait, what?…

Tales from the Mark Side: Politics within politics sees Vern Buchanan on the outside
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Tales from the Mark Side: Politics within politics sees Vern Buchanan on the outside

mark.young@manateeherald.com My early life plan was to get into law enforcement. I wanted to be a cop ever since I was a child watching One Adam 12, and that desire grew deeper as my childhood transitioned to my teenage years with shows like Miami Vice. There was just such an appeal to be the good…

Tales from the Mark Side: Merry Christmas Manatee County and America!
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Tales from the Mark Side: Merry Christmas Manatee County and America!

By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the White House. Only a single creature was stirring and it was a louse. The Biden stockings were hung by the chimney with care, Joe really believed that St. Nicholas soon would be there. Joe Biden was restless in his presidential bed, while…