Former Mayor Kelly Kirschner Embraces Partisanship
A robo call went out the other day with a voice identifying himself as Kelly Kirschner …Democrat. His robo call goes on acknowledging his support of the candidates, Normile and… Read more »
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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 »
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 »