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Someone once observed that “roads are the arteries through which the economy pulses.” Decades ago Manatee County had several commissioners who hoped to thwart growth in our county by refusing to build and enlarge roads. Those “ostrich commissioners” made many poor decisions that set back transportation in our county. Today, we sit in traffic jams…
Sarasota resident Bridget Ziegler is a rising star in conservative education circles.
The leadership at the FBI has sold its soul to the wrong group.
The most dangerous drive in America is I-95 Southbound. The interstate highway is packed with moving vans and automobiles filled with taxpayers and their belongings who are escaping the terrors of the tax-crazed politicians in the State of New York. New York, for centuries, was the cocksure king of the pecking order of states. New…
There was a shake-up in the county as Scott Hopes resigned his position as county administrator. It appears that certain county commissioners had become disenchanted with Hopes and were determined to terminate his contract. The position of county administrator is difficult on a good day as you are responsible for a billion dollar budget but…
The Chinese surveillance balloon that slowly made its way across our country before our Defense Department reacted reminds us that while Vladimir Putin may grab the headlines, our greatest military threat is a resurgent China. Putin blustered and threatened many countries with his military power but he recently overplayed his hand and imitated the Wizard…
Recently, Governor DeSantis exposed an AP African American Studies course that was less about education and more about liberal bias.
Today, we learn from our past but we cannot focus on the past. The nightmare of slavery and discrimination has been defeated but problems persist and they always will. The way to attain the goal of the color-blind society that Dr. King described is not by pouring kerosene on any remaining burning embers of past fires.
Just when we think that Biden and his Attorney General can’t surprise us anymore, we get “Garage-gate.” Following closely on the heels of President Trump’s issues with the National Archives, we have witnessed how the national media deals with similar issues from different political parties.
