Editorial
The importance of meeting coverage
July 16, 2026
One of the most important tasks of local media is the coverage of meetings. As the number of newspapers has decreased nationwide, and other media outlets disappear, meeting coverage has also diminis…
You can just do things. Sometimes.
July 9, 2026
The phrase “you can just do things” has been hanging out on the internet in recent years.
The phrase may have many origins. In the movie “The Dark Knight,” the Joker compared himself to a dog ch…
This 250th, the rocket’s ‘yellow’ glare
July 2, 2026
It was last Sunday night, on a Breeze Airways Airbus rollicking above thunderstorms up and down the East Coast, somewhere just past Ocala, that one could see the future of America on the eve of her…
The 250th arrives, in a ‘proper country’
June 25, 2026
It is now less than two weeks until the nation’s 250th anniversary. Those of us who lived through 1976, and who are approaching this event, cannot help but think wistfully about how important the Bi…
Founding Fathers: They laid it on the line
June 19, 2026
The founding fathers of America are frequently counted merely as the privileged and the victors. In the common (mis)understanding of American history, they were simply the nation’s wealthiest elite…
All about turf, at the Turf Club in Saratoga and at home
June 11, 2026
Who could be lucky enough to have caught the last few moments of The Belmont Stakes at Saratoga on Saturday? No, it was not in Saratoga, New York, where the Belmont was held this year for the last t…
A property tax referendum this fall, and the lanyard class
June 4, 2026
This week, the Florida legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis came together to put a property tax referendum before voters. The November referendum will ultimately increase the Homestead exemption from $…
Look! What do you see?
May 28, 2026
This week, a particularly welcome sight appeared at the Placida Boat Ramp: a trailer full of blue crab traps, tended by crabbers heading out to Charlotte Harbor and Lemon Bay. It is that season once…
The end of an American news institution
May 21, 2026
Tonight marks the end of a great American institution. CBS Radio, after 99 years, will broadcast its final news program Friday at 11:30 p.m., Eastern Time. CBS Radio News, the last surviving part of…
Business is serious business
May 14, 2026
This Wednesday at the second meeting of the Boca Grande Parking Committee, they heard from a number of business owners and managers who asked for “seasonality” in the enforcement of parking restrict…










