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Within a crazy world, find what you are thankful for

ByMark Young November 25, 2021June 12, 2022

Thanksgiving was once my favorite holiday because it’s all about family and friends without the commercialization associated with Christmas.

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The curious case of Kyle Rittenhouse and another epic media fail

ByMark Young November 22, 2021June 12, 2022

Mark Young take a look at how the Rittenhouse trial relates to much larger problems in America.

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Aaron Lake Apartment Fire GoFundMe Help And First Responders Recognized

Bymanateeherald November 18, 2021June 12, 2022

“It’s important to recognize first responders but this press conference is also to remind people that there is an aftermath of these families.”, Commission Kevin Van Ostenbridge says in his effort to help the families impacted by this terrible tragedy.

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‘If not me, then who?’ A belated Veterans Day message

ByMark Young November 15, 2021June 12, 2022

Mark Young departs from his normal political op ed as he opens up about his father and his own military history while answering a question, “If not me, then who?”

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Veterans Day Salute 2021

Bymanateeherald November 11, 2021June 12, 2022

To each service member in the armed forces, it’s because of you that each of us can enjoy the safety and freedom we have today. Happy Veterans Day! God bless each one of you and God bless America.

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A different kind of liberal mandate is unfolding at the gas pump

ByMark Young November 11, 2021June 12, 2022

The progressive push for a Green New Deal in Biden’s so-called Build Back Better legislation has rightfully received a lot of push back. Mark Young shares how Biden has other ways to push that agenda at the cost to the working family.

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‘The racist and xenophobic voice in Manatee County’

ByMark Young November 8, 2021June 12, 2022

Have you ever sat and watched your robot vacuum make 30 passes across the living room floor and still somehow miss the one visible clump of dust over and over again? Here is how Mark Young relates that to liberal thinking in his column.