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mark.young@manateeherald.com This December, I’ll hit over 30 years of matrimony. It’s taken four marriages to reach that milestone, but I still count it. Some say I’m a quitter because I’ve been divorced so many times but I counter that argument in saying that you aren’t a quitter if you keep trying. Truth be told, my…
mark.young@manateeherald.com I’d really love to believe that most people understand the old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.” But in today’s wacky and wild world within the Ununited Banana Republic of America, it’s pretty self evident that liberals can fool other liberals over and over and over again….
Life in our part of Florida has changed dramatically in the last four years. “Growth on steroids” is a phrase used to describe the surge of Americans relocating to our part of the country. We are dealing with more traffic jams and longer waits for appointments with physicians. We have often discussed the driving forces…
mark.young@manateeherald.com As the GOP primary field grows, it’s just proof that if a politician runs for office you are either a narcissist, one in the making or have the narcissistic tendency lying dormant, ready to be awakened. We see that in our local politics a lot where the candidate comes off as a genuine everyday…
During the depression of the 1930’s, President Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to help young men survive the economic troubles. The program was set up for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18-25 but was later expanded to ages 17-28. The young men would do manual labor in rural areas around the country. They would…
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…
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 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…
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…
