Editorial: Guns and Violence
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Editorial: Guns and Violence

ByPublisher

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. 

Editorial: DeSantis Showed Common Sense
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Editorial: DeSantis Showed Common Sense

ByPublisher

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.

Opinion: Elections have consequences and for some, consequences hard to come to grips with.
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Opinion: Elections have consequences and for some, consequences hard to come to grips with.

ByVanessa Baugh

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…

Manatee County taxpayers deserve better than this: Administrator must resign
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Manatee County taxpayers deserve better than this: Administrator must resign

ByMark Young

“Taxpayers are tired of having their hard-earned dollars being wasted, stolen and used to line the pockets of over-paid officials.”, Mark Young on Comptroller Angelina Colonneso’s letter in regards to Administrator Scott Hopes. Here are the details.