Tales from the Mark Side: Gen Z could destroy America but Millennials can save it
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Tales from the Mark Side: Gen Z could destroy America but Millennials can save it

ByMark Young

mark.young@manateeherald.com Every generation tends to write off the newest generation as substandard to their own. Boomers certainly took up that stance when it came to us Gen Xers and labeled us the “Me Generation,” simply because we rebelled against the typical patriarchal traditions. Essentially, that was just a bunch of Boomer dads who were constantly…

Democrat Leftist Policies Chase Taxpayers Away
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Democrat Leftist Policies Chase Taxpayers Away

ByPublisher

Over the past decade, the United States has experienced taxpayers fleeing from high-tax blue states to taxpayer-friendly red states. California is one example of a state that attempts to “soak the rich” in order to fund costly government programs. Roughly 100,000 California taxpayers with income over $1 million collectively pay 40% of California’s personal income…

Mike Rahn: A Leader For Manatee County
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Mike Rahn: A Leader For Manatee County

ByPublisher

Mike Rahn has been a breath of fresh air on the Manatee County Commission. Elected last November, Rahn ran on a campaign of conservative values and a business approach to our county government.  I spoke with Rahn recently as he reached the half-year mark in office. Rahn noted that there are many issues that Manatee…

Governor DeSantis Signs Consumer Protection Legislation to Support Florida Policyholders When Disaster Strikes
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Governor DeSantis Signs Consumer Protection Legislation to Support Florida Policyholders When Disaster Strikes

ByManatee Herald Staff Report

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor DeSantis signed three bills that strengthen Florida’s property insurance market, expand the state’s home hardening and hazard mitigation programs, and further protect consumers against bad actors. These actions build on the Governor’s strong record of instituting meaningful reforms to Florida’s property insurance market. Additionally, Governor DeSantis is announcing the approval of an additional $100…

Tales from the Mark Side: Has Manatee Herald gone woke with DEI writer?
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Tales from the Mark Side: Has Manatee Herald gone woke with DEI writer?

ByMark Young

mark.young@manateeherald.com I know the Manatee Herald will take some heat for allowing a Diversity, Equity and Inclusive writer like myself staying on board. But I am a proud Conservative, white, heterosexual older man and I give full credit to the Manatee Herald for being bold enough to keep someone like myself around. I’m white and…

Tales from the Mark Side: Can the left get nuttier? Target: Hold my Bud Light
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Tales from the Mark Side: Can the left get nuttier? Target: Hold my Bud Light

ByMark Young

mark.young@manateeherald.com Can someone please find me a reasonable liberal? I just have not been able to do it despite having – more than I care to admit – democratic friends. These are intelligent people but finding a shred of common sense within them is like finding a pot of gold at the end of a…

Tales from the Mark Side: Transgender nuns selected for ‘community hero award’
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Tales from the Mark Side: Transgender nuns selected for ‘community hero award’

ByMark Young

mark.young@manateeherald.com There are times when I’m pretty sure that Facebook retaliates against me. Not by restricting my account because even their army of 41,000 fact checkers can never dispute the facts I present in my postings. That, by the way, is proof that every unqualified person out there who lacks intelligence and common sense can…

Tales from the Mark Side: ‘Another brick in the wall,’ the battle for justice in schools
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Tales from the Mark Side: ‘Another brick in the wall,’ the battle for justice in schools

ByMark Young

mark.young@manateeherald.com Every generation seems to argue that “their music” is the best, but sorry to tell you that the music of the 60s-80s is the best of all time and there will likely never be anything like it again. It was a time when music fueled – whether good or bad – cultural revolutions, called…