I attended the first meeting of this Board of Trustees of New College on January 31, 2023. Many thanks to chair Maria Ruiz for conducting a fair meeting and promoting civil discourse. It was obvious, …

There are rare occasions when someone emerges with a clear, unadulterated mission and the almost obsessive zeal to see it through to its fruition. An image uncluttered with unnecessary nuances and …

Has New College’s Board of Trustees made a mistake in approving more than $1 million in salary and benefits for the new president, Richard Corcoran? The board’s Interim …

Florida State Senator Ileana Garcia has introduced SB 100 , a bill that would require the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration. …

As a COVID-inspired federal program that allowed otherwise uninsured Americans to remain on Medicaid even if they were no longer eligible gets set to expire, somewhere hundreds of thousands to …

There was never anything there. There was never anything there. That's what they always say. The developers, the politicians they pay off, and the naive people who purchase the homes. Here's a …

Dear EarthTalk: Do insecticide-resistant mosquitoes jeopardize the progress we have made at reducing malaria cases around the world?–Sue Marchetti, New Orleans, LA Mosquitoes do seem …

I was picking up a few items at the Publix here in Palmetto, wearing my mask, as I do having COPD and a woman walked by with a T-shirt that said "Your Mask works as well as Biden." Now …

I’m sure that my fellow GOT fans know the rest of that line. For those of you who did not read or watch, it concludes, "you win or you die. There is no middle ground." No one dies in politics, …

Dear EarthTalk: How are we going to deal with all the waste when the solar panels everyone is putting up now wear out in 20-30 years?–Paul B., Chevy Chase, MD When …

The Myakka River is an Outstanding Florida Water (OFW) and must not be further polluted. More than 22,000 acres of land have the potential to be mined for phosphate in the Myakka River Basin. …

Why my family moved to Bradenton may be very similar to your personal story. My father was an architect. Dad already lived much of his life in Chicago, where he was good friends with Frank Lloyd …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sure is winning his war on the woke. The only problem is, he doesn’t really have an opponent so much as a bunch of strawmen he props up so that he can easily knock …

Dear EarthTalk: The Endangered Species Act has been around for four decades. How successful has it been in protecting and restoring threatened and endangered species?–A.J. Munson, Bern, NC …

It is the height of irony that, on the very eve of national Black History Month, the Commission would seriously consider re-installing the Confederate monument on, of all places, the county …

Sarasota County once led the state of Florida in progressive comprehensive planning. Our county created the first Comp Plan, and from there went through several community exercises–the …

On Friday, the Florida Commission on Ethics approved a negotiated settlement with Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh who admitted to corruptly abusing her authority in directing staff to rig a …

The ongoing feud between Manatee County Commission Chair Kevin Van Ostenbridge, Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes, and the City of Holmes Beach is quickly becoming a crisis of leadership. …