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One of the few certainties in today’s highly charged political environment is that when one side in an argument is losing they will accuse the other side of being racist. My argument does not make sense so obviously my opponent is racist. We find this label often used by Democrats to accuse Republicans of racism. …
Tales from the Mark Side | Column #77 The Conservative Voice of Manatee County By Mark Young I’m sure you’ve heard of Murphy’s Law where if anything can go wrong, it will. Joe Biden’s administration is the definition of Murphy’s Law. However, typically in the case of Murphy’s Law it’s a case of having a…
The issue of guns in America has floated over our political landscape like cumulus clouds on a summer day.
Many opinions on firearms can be correlated to where a person lives. Many people living in urban areas have had little experience with guns and are uneasy when they are exposed to firearms. Many people living in rural areas have had extensive exposure to firearms and consider them a normal part of everyday life.
Fox and Friends devoted three straight days of full coverage to an event that everyone got to see the queen for a grand total of a few minutes.
Four years ago the voters of Florida nearly elected Andrew Gillum as their governor. Gillum was a Tallahassee politician with a history of questionable ethics. He did not mind using taxpayer dollars for his personal benefit. The Florida Democratic Party and Charlie Crist campaigned for Gillum and warned the voters that DeSantis as Governor would be a disaster for the state.
Elections have consequences and for some, those consequences have been hard to come to grips with. Our meeting May 24th was no surprise to anyone who watches the business of our county. I watched, veiled and not so veiled, politically motivated, and completely coordinated attacks levied against our County Administrator in a poorly executed attempt…
Today marks our 75th visit together, which is a little surreal in and of itself, and it also marks our first official visit under the new ownership at the Manatee Herald.
As the first publisher update since Manatee Herald started, there are updates in here you don’t want to miss.
There is a big difference between the two days. Veterans Day honors all those who served. Memorial Day honors the fallen. It’s the one day living veterans don’t like to hear, “Thank you for your service.” Mark Young shares his thous on Memorial Day.
