OUR POSITION: When the Florida Legislature convenes Jan. 14, 2020, we should be paying attention to how lawmakers handle the millions of dollars in the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund.
The idea of an expanded stretch of Kings Highway as it enters DeSoto County from Charlotte County is both exciting and puzzling.
OUR POSITION: On Veterans Day, let’s resolve to watch the backs of veterans the way they’ve watched ours.
OUR POSITION: We urge lawmakers to support Sen. Joe Gruters’ bill to allow counties to ban smoking in some public areas.
Superintendent Bowden has to go.
OUR POSITION: Hats off to area high school sports teams who are still competing for state championships this weekend.
Florida’s power companies should not be setting energy policy for the state.
If money talks, some have said, in politics it shouts.
Last spring freshman state Rep. Melony Bell introduced a bill to help raise awareness of the risk to Florida’s honey bees — a vital link in our food chain.
Sarasota County School District Chief Operating Officer Jeff Maultsby resigned Monday rather than challenge Superintendent Todd Bowden’s decision to fire him.
It’s any parent’s nightmare.
Pretty unbelievable.
OUR POSITION: There are avenues to turn to for help, but caregivers still find themselves in difficult and challenging situations in deciding best course for their loved ones.
OUR POSITION: Homeowners upset over fees they’ll be charged for sewer hook-ups are paying the price for years of passiveness.
OUR POSITION: Readers had strong reactions to our recent story about people arrested while riding bicycles.
OUR POSITION: The plea deal Lee Coel worked out with 20th Judicial District prosecutors is surprising.
Just as Florida faces its most daunting invasive species challenges, the Trump administration has killed the federal panel that coordinated efforts to identify and eradicate them. That saves a mere $30,000, but it will cause untold damage to the state’s native flora and fauna. It’s a bad dec…
OUR POSITION: Cold case units have proven to be beneficial in crime solving, and the creation of one for the 20th Judicial Circuit’s State Attorney’s Office should pay big dividends.
OUR POSITION: The Alzheimer’s Association has until December to meet its fundraising goal. Let’s make that happen.
OUR POSITION: The Charlotte Community Foundation’s generous donations each year to nonprofit groups is a sorely-needed source of income that is transformed into many good works.
