The Year of the Woman
One thing that the City of Sarasota can be proud of is the amazing amount of female candidates that it yields every election. There are now three women at the… Read more »
Author Archives: Susan Nilon
Normile’s Robo Call Ask Outsiders To Stay Out.
Normile’s Robo Call Monday night, city voters received a robo call from a North Port phone number. It was Candidate Eileen Normile telling voters that she did not condone the… Read more »
Dark Money hitting hard again in Sarasota
With all of the hullabaloo that we have heard from the members of Council of City Neighborhoods Association (CCNA) about the Democratic Party staying out the city races, one has… Read more »
Democrats are calling out one of their own
Emails and conversations have been meandering about the Sarasota City Elections that stemmed from an interview that I did with Sarasota Democrat Party Chair Christine Jennings and Treasurer and former… Read more »
Crash Test Dummies
We are in the peak of season in Sarasota, and I don’t mean tourist season. I mean the political season. And it’s very apparent at the City Commission with the… Read more »
Nonpartisan Doesn’t Mean Non-Biased
I wrote about non-partisan elections last month and the value of political parties in the effort to help get a candidate elected. Since then, members of Coalition of City Neighborhood… Read more »
Nonpartisan Races Not What You Think
Nonpartisan races—what should unite us with its core intent—continue to divide us in ways that one would never have thought. Established to control partisanship amongst candidates, the rules dictate no… Read more »
Florida’s Dirty Little Secret – problems with Florida’s Guardianship program
With a home, a nest egg and careful planning, we can orchestrate our retirement to make sure we will live as comfortably and independently as we can for as long… Read more »
The Military Prepares For The War On Our Changing Climate.
With very little fanfare, the Florida Veterans for Common Sense released a report this month entitled, “Why it is so urgent that we take action to reduce carbon emissions; and… Read more »
How About An Amendment To Our Constitution?
This election season, the one thing I heard over and over from our politicians was “we should not amend our state constitution with things like Medical Marijuana and money for… Read more »
The Librarian’s Opus
Spending time in the school libraries was something I cherished. It was the only place I could go to read a book of my choosing. The person in charge was… Read more »
Veterans Day Parade brings Sarasota together to celebrate service
By Matt Defalco Sarasota’s Main Street was filled on Tuesday morning, as the Veterans Day Parade drew a crowd of all ages and backgrounds with one thing in common: reverence…. Read more »
These Things I Know
(Reprinted from SRQ Daily) When it comes to family, I am a traditionalist. I believe in the tradition of loving parents and meals together at the end of each day…. Read more »
The 2014 Florida Amendments. And Why You Should Know Them. Susan Nilon
There are three constitutional amendments that will be on the ballot this November. Both Amendment One, the Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, and Amendment Two, Florida Right to Medical… Read more »
It Doesn’t Always Pay to Run as a Republican
Reprinted from SRQ Daily It has been said for many years here, “If you want to win an election, you have to run as a Republican in Sarasota.” And for years,… Read more »