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…

Shakespeare Had the Solution For Florida’s Property Insurance Problems
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Shakespeare Had the Solution For Florida’s Property Insurance Problems

Shakespeare, in Henry VI wrote “the first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Now before our local ANTIFA hooligans grab their face-masks, knives and guns, let’s make it clear that we are using the quote as a metaphor.

Elton John and the Rocket Man Musk are Fighting on a Saturday Night
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Elton John and the Rocket Man Musk are Fighting on a Saturday Night

Over the past decade, Twitter has become the de facto public square. What became apparent in the last few years was the similarity between the Twitter public square and the Chinese public square. Voices opposed to the authoritarian leftist or communist powers were squashed.

Van Ostenbridge Reelected to Second Term as Manatee County Commission Chair
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Van Ostenbridge Reelected to Second Term as Manatee County Commission Chair

MANATEE COUNTY, FL (December 7, 2022) – Manatee County Commissioners have reelected District 3 Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for 2023.  “I’d like to thank my colleagues for their continued confidence in my leadership,” said Commissioner Van Ostenbridge. “Your new and improved Board of County Commissioners looks forward to delivering taxpayers a leaner,…

Good Changes In Manatee County
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Good Changes In Manatee County

Sam Cooke once sang “A change is gonna come.” In Manatee County county politics the change has finally arrived. The process started two years ago when George Kruse, James Satcher and Kevin Van Ostenbridge joined Vanessa Baugh on the conservative wing of the Manatee County Commission. The change was abrupt and Commissioners Misty Servia and…