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MLB Steroid Era Personalized in Caminiti Book

For so many reasons, Ken Caminiti’s life shouldn’t be forgotten. After reading Dan Good’s Playing Through The Pain – Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed …

Manatee County Commission decisions on land use items don’t usually have a price tag associated with them, but maybe they should. A recent land use approvalby our commissioners could easily be …

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: Is there any proof that recent advances in air quality monitoring and the widespread sharing of the results have materially reduced air pollution?–Mitch B., New Haven, CT …

Letter: A BOCC Christmas

ÔTwas the night before Christmas and what is that Chamber sound? Why it’s seven commissioners plotting to run Manatee County into the ground. Dr. Hopes held the …

Another Turbulent Week at the Big Building Downtown

This week, yet another wave of chaos rippled through the Manatee County Administration building. On Tuesday, a high-ranking employee was walked out of the facility and put on administrative leave and …

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that a shortage of batteries is slowing down the development of solar and wind power here in the U.S.? If so, what are we doing to ramp up battery production if …

Phosphate Industry Review is Needed

The phosphate industry should not be permitted to externalize the costs of their operations in the form of degraded water supplies, the release of toxic emissions from the processing of phosphate …

Higher Water Quality Standards or Toxic Seafood?

There are a lot of reasons why states have a vested interest in maintaining high standards for water quality. Florida, with all of its coastline and interior lakes, rivers, swamps, and marshes, just …

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: Why are coyote sightings so much more common in urban areas these days? Should I be worried about kids and pets outside? Is this a bad sign for the environment at large and is there a …

Letter: Midterm Elections and Our Democracy

"Maybe then, I'll fade away and not have to face the facts." So many sighed in relief as the "Red Wave" broke against the Blue across the country. It didn't break. The House still has 150+ election …

County Commission Quietly Purchases Park Space from Developer

During Tuesday’s stacked Manatee County Commission meeting, an item regarding a county purchase of private land for a future park needed to be pulled from the consent agenda before being passed …

Letter: A Lot to Watchdog in New BOCC's First Meeting

Hello Friends and Concerned Citizens. First, I want to give a shout-out to all who are willing to invest their time and attention to what is happening with your Manatee County Government. Without …

Dredging Midnight Pass

On September 13, the Sarasota County Commission voted unanimously to ask the County Administrator to research dredging open Midnight Pass. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) …

New BOCC Looks to Move Fast Out of the Gate

This past Tuesday, the Manatee County Commission seated its new board members . This coming Tuesday, the new board will hold its first meeting. The agenda is choc full of major items, signaling that …

EarthTalk

Dear EarthTalk: Why are coyote sightings so much more common in urban areas these days? Should I be worried about kids and pets outside? Is this a bad sign for the environment at large and is there a …

Phosphate National Policy

Adequate phosphate mining policies cannot be developed based on the hope, and that is all it is, a hope, that technology will give us the means to develop presently undevelopable resources or find a …

Teen Mental Health Crisis Demands Much Greater Attention

By just about every metric available, America is being forced to confront a terrifying reality: our adolescents and young adults are in severe crisis. If our society does not marshall the will to …

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