OUR POSITION: Charlotte County’s investment in the Parkside neighborhood is paying off.
OUR POSITION: Local boards propose, the public weighs in and the county commission decides. It’s a healthy, open system.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican legislators promote spending millions in tax dollars on tuition vouchers at unregulated private schools as providing opportunities for more choices for students. What they don’t mention is some of those private schools have policies that say they will not acc…
OUR POSITION: Heroes at Ground Zero are dying from cancer. They need our support.
OUR POSITION: North Port can’t be overlooked as a force in the region.
OUR POSITION: Here we go again.
OUR POSITION: There seems to be no favoritism in doling out bed tax funds to prop up new events that are capable of drawing business to Charlotte County in the offseason.
OUR POSITION: Can Sarasota County overcome the appearance of gerrymandering? Will North Port have one of its own on commission?
OUR POSITION: Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell should take action to either void the contract with Corizon for health services at the jail or force the provider to do its job.
OUR POSITION: Despite all the indecision that surrounds the Tampa Bay Rays possible split season with Montreal, Charlotte County must do all it can to protect its spring training attraction.
OUR POSITION: Difficulties enforcing a new texting-while-driving law should not be an excuse to look the other way.
The Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World is going to ban shark fishing from its municipal pier, located next to a restaurant named “Sharky’s.”
OUR POSITION: North Port has to focus on a realistic plan to retain preschool and community services of the YMCA. ASAP.
OUR POSITION: It’s our birthday. Light a sparkler and enjoy.
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has banned the citizenship question from the 2020 Census for now, and that’s good news for Florida.
OUR POSITION: North Port girl brings down the house with “America’s Got Talent” performance.
OUR POSITION: Enough foot-dragging. Sarasota Memorial needs to move forward with planning for a southern hospital, or an alternative option must be found.
Sen. Rick Scott and several other Florida Republican leaders are way off base in their mistaken belief that citizenship should determine how many seats states get in the U.S. House. The Constitution itself, in Section 1, Article 2, says they are wrong: “Representatives and direct Taxes shall…
OUR POSITION: The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is hiding behind Marsy’s Law to seal the identity of deputies involved in a fatal shooting.
OUR POSITION: It’s encouraging that Charlotte County Commission members seem to be dedicated to bringing more affordable housing here.