It’s not smart to give your boss the one-finger salute his first week on the job.
OUR POSITION: Venice is now due for two new hospitals. Next up, at last: North Port.
If you went to sleep when Rick Scott was governor, and woke up in the past week, you may think you are in a Bizarro world. Or an alternate universe.
OUR POSITION: Despite questions, elections supervisors uphold, respect results of amendment vote.
OUR POSITION^p: Extending the hours of the Florida Elder Helpline would be beneficial to the state’s most vulnerable residents.^p
Florida’s delegation to Congress is proving Democrats and Republicans can find common ground.
They just keep coming.
OUR POSITION: Oh, the high price of fame and glory.
OUR POSITION^p: Journey to the Future was a well-planned, well-organized event that accomplished its purpose: Create a positive atmosphere.^p
OUR POSITION: North Port’s vision for Warm Mineral Springs comes into perspective.
OUR POSITION^p: Florida has a new governor and he deserves a chance to prove himself without tying him to past administrations or stereotypes.^p
OUR POSITION: The intent is right, but a more realistic option may be to give local governments authority to enact bans if they choose.
OUR POSITION: The conversation on Punta Gorda’s future began with the Journey to the Future Conference.
OUR POSITION: Reform should bring needed changes to jails, criminal justice system.
OUR POSITION: After months of planning, the vision of the new Military Heritage Museum is coming into focus. It will be something worth seeing.
OUR POSITION: Master plan revealed today.
OUR POSITION: Intentional or not, Punta Gorda City Council has taken the first step toward removing pickleball from its current location in Gilchrist Park. It’s a good move.
OUR POSITION: Last week’s announcement of $1.7 million state grant to fund a planned aviation mechanics training course in Charlotte County is a win-win for a lot of people.
Word reached us last week of the recent death of longtime Sun colleague, Howard James, at his home in Norway, Maine. He was 83.
In the dead of night, April 11, 2014, inmate Matthew Walker was awakened by a Charlotte Correctional Institution guard.
They just keep coming.
OUR POSITION: Oh, the high price of fame and glory.
OUR POSITION^p: Journey to the Future was a well-planned, well-organized event that accomplished its purpose: Create a positive atmosphere.^p
OUR POSITION: North Port’s vision for Warm Mineral Springs comes into perspective.
OUR POSITION^p: Florida has a new governor and he deserves a chance to prove himself without tying him to past administrations or stereotypes.^p
OUR POSITION: The intent is right, but a more realistic option may be to give local governments authority to enact bans if they choose.
OUR POSITION: The conversation on Punta Gorda’s future began with the Journey to the Future Conference.
OUR POSITION: Reform should bring needed changes to jails, criminal justice system.
OUR POSITION: After months of planning, the vision of the new Military Heritage Museum is coming into focus. It will be something worth seeing.
OUR POSITION: Master plan revealed today.
OUR POSITION: Intentional or not, Punta Gorda City Council has taken the first step toward removing pickleball from its current location in Gilchrist Park. It’s a good move.
OUR POSITION: Last week’s announcement of $1.7 million state grant to fund a planned aviation mechanics training course in Charlotte County is a win-win for a lot of people.
Word reached us last week of the recent death of longtime Sun colleague, Howard James, at his home in Norway, Maine. He was 83.
In the dead of night, April 11, 2014, inmate Matthew Walker was awakened by a Charlotte Correctional Institution guard.
OUR POSITION: Florida’s weak texting law should be strengthened.
Talk about a new year’s gift!
Osama bin Laden predicted it and his prophecy appears to be coming true. In his book, “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” Lawrence Wright quotes bin Laden as saying: “Look at Vietnam, look at Lebanon. Whenever soldiers start coming home in body bags, Americans panic and retre…
OUR POSITION: Punta Gorda city officials deserve a nod in their pursuit of providing bathrooms to the refurbished Gilchrist Park. Who knew it would take so long?
OUR POSITION: Governments reach a sensible compromise in disagreement over river withdrawals.
OUR POSITION: May your day be merry.