Did Manatee School District grade the border effort?
Mark Young gives Homeland Security Director Alejandro Mayorkas a grade on the border crisis that not even the school superintendent can inflate. Do you agree?
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‘If not me, then who?’ A belated Veterans Day message
Mark Young departs from his normal political op ed as he opens up about his father and his own military history while answering a question, “If not me, then who?”
Veterans Day Salute 2021
To each service member in the armed forces, it’s because of you that each of us can enjoy the safety and freedom we have today. Happy Veterans Day! God bless each one of you and God bless America.
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A different kind of liberal mandate is unfolding at the gas pump
The progressive push for a Green New Deal in Biden’s so-called Build Back Better legislation has rightfully received a lot of push back. Mark Young shares how Biden has other ways to push that agenda at the cost to the working family.
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‘The racist and xenophobic voice in Manatee County’
Have you ever sat and watched your robot vacuum make 30 passes across the living room floor and still somehow miss the one visible clump of dust over and over again? Here is how Mark Young relates that to liberal thinking in his column.
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Conservative values win the day … except in Manatee County?
It was a stunning Tuesday election night victory for Conservatives, but not in Manatee County. Mark Young shares why.
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Trump: Make America Great. Biden: Make illegal immigrants rich
Mark Young works on the difficult question related to Biden’s latest immigration debacle. Do Biden’s plans stem from corruption or incompetence?
Groundbreaking for workforce housing community The Met next week
The Met is being built by Pearl Homes, which promises to create “a new urbanist, workforce community geared towards sustainable, modern living” on the site of the former Manatee Inns.
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Mandates, masks, vaccines and the hypocrisy of COVID
After some hesitancy, Mark Young shares his thoughts on the vaccine debate and it might not be what you expect.