Nilon: Change the date to boost turnout
Reprinted from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune In a year of striking differences and arguments on social media, we have an amazing movement occurring in the city of Sarasota that was built… Read more »
Category: Politics
Castle In The Sky Or Just Another Missed Opportunity?
Update: Arbor Village will proceed as planned and provide low-income housing to the City of Sarasota residents. A 3-2 vote to allow it to go forward on Monday night at… Read more »
The Valentine’s Day Massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School
Valentine’s Day, 2018 The headlines read: “PARKLAND, Fla. — A former student went on a shooting rampage at a Florida high school Wednesday, leaving 17 dead while panicked students barricaded… Read more »
As a Journalist, My Confidence is in the FBI
All Leads come with a Bias For every lead that I was given as a journalist, it came from someone who was motivated to get the information out into the… Read more »
Historic Political Decision on the Way
Our political future is now in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. What was a watershed moment for Wisconsin could now be a watershed moment for the nation. We hold our breath. If the ruling favors the voters and not the politicians who draw the district lines, Florida’s Fair Districts will finally have the weight behind it that it needs to redefine Florida to look like its voters and not some politician’s dream.
The Bias of a Judge
Reprinted from the SRQ Daily Alexander Hamilton wrote: “The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be… Read more »
Money to Burn and the Cost of the Homeless
Reprinted from SRQ Daily, Nov. 5, 2016 PBS – A report on the Homeless It was a year ago this week that PBS came to Sarasota to report on the… Read more »
Deceptive Practices Of Amendment 1
Reprinted from the SRQ DAILY SATURDAY PERSPECTIVES EDITION | SATURDAY OCT 8, 2016 Over $21 million have been donated by the Florida utility companies to the PAC called Consumers… Read more »
Silent Protests
Reprinted from the SRQ Daily 09/10/16 Silent Protests – Next month marks the 48th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics when two US Olympians received their medals wearing just socks and a… Read more »
Sarasota’s Shell Game
Originally published for SRQ Daily A photo was posted on social media this week that showed the bicycle racks out in front of the Selby Library. It was actually hard to… Read more »
A Day at the Races
If you are a political junkie like I am, then the biggest races to watch are not on the national stage but the local ones. Let’s jump right in. House… Read more »
Another Attempt To Weaken Access To Public Records
In what appears to be an effort to substantially weaken Florida’s public records law and make it more difficult for citizens to gain access to public records, Representative Greg Steube has introduced HB 1021 and Senator Rene Garcia has introduced SB 1220. These bills will amend Florida Statute §119.12 to make the award of attorney’s fees discretionary even when a judge has made a finding that a public agency has wrongfully withheld public records from inspection.
The Human Condition
On December 21, during the Longest Night, the Salvation Army honored our homeless citizens that died this past year. That list numbered 57 people—the largest number of deaths on record… Read more »
When a Bench is Much More than a Bench
In August of 2011, the city of Sarasota removed the five park benches in Selby Five Points Park. It was the beginning of a long effort to rid the city… Read more »
When Discrimination is Your Religion: Florida House Bill HB 401
It was January 2013 when an Oregon LGBT couple filed a complaint against an Oregon baker for refusing to allow them to purchase a cake for their wedding. The case… Read more »