Tales from the Mark Side: Manatee County Republicans show signs of unity
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Tales from the Mark Side: Manatee County Republicans show signs of unity

ByMark Young

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Manatee County Republicans show signs of unity By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com Republicans can fight with one another like nobody’s business whether it’s on the national stage or even more so, locally. Those disagreements and personality conflicts have been fairly intense through this election cycle….

Criminal Corner 14: Man arrested for raping 4-year-old
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Criminal Corner 14: Man arrested for raping 4-year-old

ByManatee Herald Staff Report

In the only court document currently unsealed, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has charged Michael Shawn Simmonds Aug. 10 for capital sexual battery involving the rape of a rape 4-year-old boy. Simmonds was already under investigation for lewd and lascivious behavior when deputies also discovered that Simmonds was investigated on similar crimes he is suspected…

Tales from the Mark Side: FBI raid all but guarantees a Trump reelection
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Tales from the Mark Side: FBI raid all but guarantees a Trump reelection

ByMark Young

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County FBI raid all but guarantees a Trump reelection By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com I’m surprised the 30 armed FBI agents who swarmed the home of President Donald Trump didn’t arrive inside a small car and piled out like a bunch of circus clowns because that…

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County Commissioner District 4 Endorsement

ByPublisher

The Dalai Lama once said, “What’s past is past, we can’t change it, but we can learn from it.” As we consider which candidate to endorse in the Manatee County District 4 commission race we must examine the past. Recently we have watched government officials use a pandemic to enact over-reaching rules and regulations that…

Tales from the Mark Side: Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too
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Tales from the Mark Side: Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too

ByMark Young

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the Biden administration is willing to trade a notorious Russian arms dealer who is responsible for an untold number of deaths, in exchange for an…

Criminal Corner 13: Man Kills Girlfriend’s Father, Says He Did It For Her
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Criminal Corner 13: Man Kills Girlfriend’s Father, Says He Did It For Her

ByManatee Herald Staff Report

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Dear Russia: You can keep Griner and take Biden, too By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com It shouldn’t surprise anyone that the Biden administration is willing to trade a notorious Russian arms dealer who is responsible for an untold number of deaths, in exchange for an…

Biden’s War on Morality
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Biden’s War on Morality

ByPublisher

Why is the Biden administration attempting to punish physicians and hospitals that refuse to participate in abortions and gender transitioning surgery? Is President Biden so indebted to the far left wing of his party that he must attempt to require medical practitioners to participate in procedures they deem morally offensive? Even the most ardent believers…

Tales from the Mark Side: Thank Goodness We Are Not In a Recession
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Tales from the Mark Side: Thank Goodness We Are Not In a Recession

ByMark Young

Tales from the Mark Side The Conservative Voice in Manatee County Thank goodness we are not in a recession By Mark Young mark.young@manateeherald.com Joe Biden’s bizarro world continues to expand and the rest of us are just along for the dizzying ride. If you are someone who recently started paying attention to politics, your head…