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The City of Chicago is facing one of its most important elections in decades and the outcome will impact our whole country. Brandon Johnson, a “defund the police” activist has made the runoff after a bitter primary race. Lori Lightfoot, the current inept mayor, failed to reach the runoff after 4 years of rising crime…
mark.young@manateeherald.com The trouble with liberals … Liberals continue to confound me. I have tried so hard to understand them for so long. I tried to sympathize with them because we’ve learned that they suffer from a mental disorder. Conservatives are a compassionate people after all, but we do have our limits. I’ve tried to engage…
Speaker McCarthy seems more interested in governing than showboating. The American taxpayers will be the beneficiaries of his new standard.
mark.young@manateeherald.com For most of us, the origins of the COVID pandemic was pretty obvious from the onset. For us, the only real question was whether or not it was deliberate on the part of the Chinese. I think I’m not alone in believing that it was. And to put that into perspective, Nazi Germany murdered…
The most infamous line in history is: “I’m from the government and I am here to help you.” History has shown us that government aid often leads to dependency and economic instability. The worst part of the equation is the inability to trust government information.
mark.young@manateeherald.com We’ve reached a point in this country where the need to attach an “ism” at the end of every word in order to attack others has become something of an addiction. Ford and Chevy owners will probably start calling each other Fordists and Chevyiests. As a NY Giants fan, I’ll Cowboys fans will call…
Someone once observed that “roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses.” Decades ago Manatee County had several commissioners who hoped to thwart growth in our county by refusing to build and enlarge roads. Those “ostrich commissioners” made many poor decisions that set back transportation in our county. Today, we sit in traffic jams…
What’s happening in Ukraine is our problem, especially if Russia wins. For those saying that money can be better spent here, how about focusing more on ending the funding for shrimp on treadmills.
mark.young@manateeherald.com I was watching live when EPA Administrator Michael Regan tried to tell the residents of East Palestine Ohio to, “Trust the government.” I had the same reaction as if watching my beloved NY Giants driving down the field only to throw an interception in the endzone. I came out of my chair and somewhat…
