OUR POSITION: Human trafficking is a problem we all can help solve.
OUR POSITION: New safeguards aside, Florida is still under the siege of phosphate mining years after some operations have been shut down.
OUR POSITION: The public, that means you, may often unknowingly have information that can solve a cold case.
The Sarasota County School Board deserves credit for deciding Tuesday to bring in Kroll, a risk management firm, to review its sexual harassment policies and conduct training.
The Atlanta Braves became America’s Team, Major League Baseball edition, thanks to having their games carried on the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), owned by team owner Ted Turner.
There is good reason for the Republican National Committee (RNC) to bring its winter meeting to President Donald Trump's Trump National Doral Golf Club this week.
OUR POSITION: Local communities are making good things happen even if it’s not always the biggest news of the day.
This could be the year of the teacher in the Florida Legislature. For more than two decades, Republican governors and legislative leaders have micromanaged their classrooms, evaluated them using factors they could not control and failed to adequately reward them for educating the state’s chi…
OUR POSITION: A national organization with strong advocates in our area has a palatable, bipartisan plan to attack climate change.
Finally, some good news on the proposed Lost Lagoon waterpark and entertainment area.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to distance himself — at least environmentally — from his predecessor, Rick Scott.
OUR POSITION: Let’s stop the annual fight over funding Visit Florida and give them a five-year guarantee at the current funding level.
OUR POSITION: New legislation passed last year has failed so far to put the brakes on homeowners insurance costs which are rising with no end in sight.
OUR POSITION: The state’s teacher pay plan is a good one. But let’s make sure it’s done fairly.
Saturday, a celebration of the life of Dan Boone drew a huge crowd to Grace United Methodist Church.
OUR POSITION: The sand so many Manasota Key beachfront homeowners have been waiting for may be on its way soon.
OUR POSITION: The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is asking for a $31.6 million allotment of penny sales tax money if the surcharge passes — a generous but reasonable amount considering its intended use.
OUR POSITION: The 2020 Florida Legislature opens for business Tuesday with 60 days to tackle a myriad of concerns that impact constituents.
Talk is cheap, and time is running out for Florida to get on with the difficult and expensive task of protecting its citizens from rising seas along its 1,197-mile coastline. So, it’s welcome news that lawmakers are getting behind Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pledge to prepare Florida for the environm…
OUR POSITION: The Florida Legislature has developed a penchant for pushing laws that take decision-making away from counties and cities and giving lawmakers in Tallahassee more power to tell local governments what to do.