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mark.young@manateeherald.com Every generation seems to argue that “their music” is the best, but sorry to tell you that the music of the 60s-80s is the best of all time and there will likely never be anything like it again. It was a time when music fueled – whether good or bad – cultural revolutions, called…
More minority millionaires are created by the deaths of neighborhood criminals in big cities. If you live in a big city and you have a child, a spouse or a parent who is a criminal, you have a fighting chance to have your local government give you millions of dollars. It is a simple strategy….
mark.young@manateeherald.com Ever wondered what happened to serial killers? We really haven’t seen a national media frenzy relating to a serial killer since Ted Bundy. Estimates today say the number of serial killers operating in the U.S. have gone from several hundred in the 1970s and 80s to a few dozen today. But we don’t hear…
mark.young@manateeherald.com If you’ve been following this journey for a while, you know my worst nightmare is playing out in front of me with this showdown between our great former president and our great governor. It’s like watching your two best friends fight. It’s hard to root for either one and you just hope that neither…
We hear much discussion today about equity. This seemingly innocuous word is leading our country into a frightful future that may affect your health. Someone might ask: Why should we not pursue equity? Doesn’t equity mean being fair and impartial? The problem begins when you ask two people: What is fair? A lawyer might think…
Chicago is a cautionary tale for Bradenton and Manatee County. Our local Democrat Party, the League of Women Voters and the local Planned Parenthood organization all support the viewpoints that led to the disaster that now defines Chicago.
Zzzzzz. Another slow news week. All we’ve had this week – so far – is actual banking evidence of Joe Biden’s financial corruption and the selling out of America, California’s insane slavery reparations recommendation and the equivalent of another Salem witch trial against President Donald J. Trump. Oh, and Tucker Carlson announces he’ll do his…
mark.young@manateeherald.com I admit that I wonder from time to time in the midst of today’s global insanity if we are nearing the end of days. “The end is near,” has been a warning cry dating back to the beginning of recorded history. There was even a doomsday prediction involving a hen in 1806 where the…
The silly political season has arrived as various political figures begin jockeying for the chance to occupy the Oval Office for 4 years. Bill Clinton once said of the White House: “I don’t know if it’s the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system.” No matter how much…
