OUR POSITION: Florida lawmakers and Congress need to step up their oversight of guardianship programs while investigating and properly funding the state office responsible for protecting our elderly.
Every time Venice makes another “Best places” list, we like to mention it in the paper. This is a special city and its residents are proud of it, whether they’re natives or recent arrivals.
OUR POSITION: As goes California, so goes Florida?
OUR POSITION: Credibility depends on eventual response.
OUR POSITION: Hemp is a great opportunity for Florida farmers and a potential replacement crop for lost citrus acreage.
OUR POSITION: Finally, steps are being taken to stop the modern inconvenience of robocalls.
OUR POSITION: The Sarasota School District failed to address sexual harassment allegations in a timely manner.
OUR POSITION: Participation not only determines political representation but provides a picture of who we are.
Gideon John Tucker, a 19th-century lawyer, newspaper editor and politician, seems to have the best claim to have created this classic quip: “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session.”
OUR POSITION: A major, bi-county beach restoration effort officially goes forward.
Tonight, look up at the moon. Neil Armstrong’s footprints are still there, undisturbed by the passing of half a century. Two-thirds of today’s Americans weren’t even born when he hopped down the last rung of the lunar module’s ladder and quietly declared, “That’s one small step for (a) man, …
Last week the Atlantic hurricane season got a running start as Tropical Storm Barry moved north into the Gulf of Mexico.
A few weeks before the scheduled launch of Apollo 11, which was intended to land the first humans on the moon, presidential speechwriter William Safire got a call from Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman. He suggested that the White House might want to have a speech ready in case the mission went awry.
OUR POSITION: Can Sarasota County overcome the appearance of gerrymandering? Will North Port have one of its own on commission?
Raising a child isn’t the only thing a village can do. It can also put a family in a new home.
OUR POSITION: Libraries are an important service to our communities.
The Shark’s Tooth Capital of the World is about to ban shark fishing from its municipal pier, located next to a restaurant named “Sharky’s.”
OUR POSITION: Florida’s new drug importation law won’t be a panacea for high prices but might eventually offer relief.
We published an editorial a few weeks ago about the Venice City Council’s decision to install surveillance cameras to record activity downtown and at the airport.
OUR POSITION: Florida must pay attention and do a better job of assuring its retirees can look forward to their golden years being just that.
