Getting over the hurtle our politicians have put in place to prevent citizens from determining that they have clean water has to be supported by the voters by signing petitions to get it on the ballot for a vote. Getting the question on the ballot is the real hurtle. Voters must make it possible to vote on it by making sure their petitions will be counted to get it there and getting others to do the same.
I suspect the accounts of the victim are true that's why the governor is calling for his resignation. Zeigler is a pervert and hipocrite of the highest order and is tonedeaf not to resign. I hope Manatee County Commissioners are watching this and paying attention. They claim to be conservative Republicans just like Ziegler and just as obstinate. The fate of this POS is not going to be good.
Not sure that America could survive yet another egomaniacal businessman who thinks their limited skill set could effortlessly translate into all that an effective Presidency requires. (Although, President Elon Musk telling, say, poor people to go f- themselves could be amusing).
And this is the caliber of people Manatee County is hiring with our tax dollars. No thank you. Not only should he be let go- but so should the HR person who did not do a simple background check along with the new County Administrator who is opening the door to more lawsuits. This is NOT acceptable!
This is a HUGE DEAL, and a tremendous victory for transparency and police accountability. Police officers claiming to be the "victims" of the often unarmed people they kill or injure by excessive force is a fraud and an insult to the justice system.
The polarizing and negatively oriented marketing that lobbying firms tend towards recently is undermining American society. They celebrate divisiveness, when Americans need to be brought together. The conflict and distractions assure that shenanigans politicians engage in on behalf of those who give them money, don't get noticed as much... And in the wake of marketing campaigns, Americans are left thinking they have enemies within their own community, and are encouraged to blame it on the "other guy," whom they also need to completely shut out.
No one ever solved anything by lack of communication.
Wonderfully stated, Priscilla. Thank you for your letter! People need to not be bound by ideology and realize that corruption comes in all stripes, it's not partisan. Some things are not a matter of left and right but right and wrong, and we cannot continue to allow unelected sociopaths to control the county by proxy.
Thank you, this was a very on target editorial. Things will not change until voters start voting for people that will enact change that benefits the people instead of insanely voting party lines. The worst decision our courts ever made was to recognize corporations basically as a person and allowing them free reign on political spending to corrupt even more our already corrupt political system. There is nothing more frightening to a politician than an enlightened electorate.
There is only one party that is actively supporting an insurrectionist and very likely a criminal. THIS is the greatest threat to our continuing efforts to maintain a democracy. He has already openly stated very clearly how he will end our democratic efforts. Stop with the both sidism!
Thank you Commissioner Schaefer. I would like to hear from Representative Robinson and Senator Boyd if they feel you misrepresented or overlooked anything in your Guest Editorial.
Everyone buying a home in Florida should check the property's Evacuation Zone code. Florida has a very helpful and easy-to-use website to do just this, Know Your Zone. It will identify the Evacuation Code which is an indicator of the likelihood of experiencing storm surge in that location. It differs from the Flood Zone code.
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