Tales from the Mark side: The Tree of Liberty is getting very thirsty
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Tales from the Mark side: The Tree of Liberty is getting very thirsty

mark.young@manateeherald.com In this common sense drought we seem to be in, combined with federal corruption and a movement toward leftist totalitarianism, the Tree of Liberty is parched. It is withering away and is in dire need of nurturing. Many are familiar with the words of Thomas Jefferson in his 1787 letter where he said, “The…

Tales from the Mark Side: Assaulting assaulters assault the word assault
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Tales from the Mark Side: Assaulting assaulters assault the word assault

mark.young@manateeherald.com The latest media and democrat barrage about “assault” rifles and “weapons of war” following the tragic shooting at the private Covenant Elementary School in Nashville had me up all night. I stood vigil over my own firearms all night trying to catch them in the act of leaving my home and hurting people. They…

Tales from the Mark Side: A snapshot of media manipulation over the years
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Tales from the Mark Side: A snapshot of media manipulation over the years

mark.young@manateeherald.com We all know by now how much the mainstream media lies and manipulates, and over the course of our visits, I have shared my own experiences of media bias from my time inside of newsrooms. I thought I’d take a look back at some of the biggest headlines over the past few years as…

Tales from the Mark Side: Indoctrination in our schools is just the tip of the iceberg
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Tales from the Mark Side: Indoctrination in our schools is just the tip of the iceberg

mark.young@manateeherald.com In today’s episode of Captain Obvious, the House Judiciary Committee has determined Biden’s justice department had no basis to target parents who were raising educational concerns across America. How shocking. The report said, “This weaponization of law-enforcement powers against American parents exercising their First Amendment rights is dangerous.” Ya think? It’s pretty amazing common…

Hopefully The Winds of Change are Blowing in the Windy City
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Hopefully The Winds of Change are Blowing in the Windy City

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…

Tales from the Mark Side: The trouble with liberals …
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Tales from the Mark Side: The trouble with liberals …

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…

Tales from the Mark Side: Time to acknowledge “reverse-ism” in America
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Tales from the Mark Side: Time to acknowledge “reverse-ism” in America

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…