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Our local newspaper, Giving “Kudos” to the Charlotte County Commissioners, for “having shown the ability to work out most differences, acknowledge the public while not bowing to the whims of a few and making the tough, sometimes unpopular, decisions when needed.”  This, followed by, “But, despite all the good things that have happened, perhaps the number […]

Concerns about fairness and consistency in leadership decisions can quickly erode public trust—especially when policies appear to be applied unevenly. In recent discussions, attention has been drawn to actions taken by Joseph Tiseo in relation to a situation involving Christopher Constance. Observers have noted that Policy #3.45 was reportedly applied in this case, while questions

The crisis of child and human trafficking is no longer a distant or abstract issue—it is a rapidly expanding, deeply embedded criminal enterprise impacting communities across the United States. Often described as modern-day slavery, human trafficking is one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the world, generating billions of dollars while exploiting the most vulnerable

My part of a “Plan” is no different from all the others doing their part.   Some designated to play the part of strivers, are good people being marginalized and failing to reach the pinnacle of life because of “affordability.”   Others, by force of nature, DNA and lack of “amenities” became divided into clans and tribes,

There’s a predictable pattern that emerges whenever politicians are confronted with uncomfortable facts: instead of addressing the substance, they attack the speaker. One of their favorite tools is the accusation of slander—a word they deploy quickly, loudly, and often inaccurately. Let’s be clear about what slander actually means. By definition, it is “the act of

The Use of People as Political Tools Politicians are notorious for using—and abusing—people on multiple levels to advance themselves. When running for office, you will often hear self-advancing politicians—especially the very wealthy ones—use people’s stories, whether they are true or not, to push their campaigns forward. Pay attention to their speeches and interviews. They weave

“Ah, how I love the smell of burning credit scores  in the morning.”   While this is not something meant to be a joke, it is something that concerns all, with no one exempt, including those with a zero balance on their credit cards.   We all bear the costs of unpaid balances and the reckless spending

Something very interesting and a bit unusual occurred today at the Charlotte County Board of Commissioners Meeting; an inadvertent admission of guilt took place. Somehow Chairman Tiseo walked right into the lion’s mouth. After five residents, during the public speaking time, had criticized Chairman Joseph Tiseo for the manner in which he has given preferential

Elected officials tend to meet the world with an overinflated self-image and a high dose of entitlement—often to no benefit for the people they are elected to serve. They feel entitled to information and expect people to be at their beck and call for the sole reason that they are elected. The title, whether it

The Washington Correspondents Dinner, an annual meeting where we presume to congratulate the “correspondents” or whatever they prefer to be called, turned to chaos as another one of their class, using his brand of “correspondence,” in this case, guns, attempted to shoot the president of the United States.   The left has to have a conversation