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Todd Blanche is not fit to serve

To the editor: It is sickening to think of Todd Blanche as AG.  He has demonstrated time and time again that his complete loyalty is to Donald J. Trump, not to the Constitution of our nation.  No president in our history has sought to persecute his perceived critics in the way Trump has and ...

Americans have many concerns

To the editor: Critics often complain that Democrats don’t have one clear message. In a way, they are right — and that is something to celebrate, not apologize for. Americans don’t live single-issue lives. Parents worry about their children’s education, healthcare costs, retirement ...

Don’t ask what a candidate will do; ask what they have done

To the editor: Every election season, candidates tell us what they plan to do. I believe an even better measure of leadership is what someone has already done. I’ve had the privilege of calling Richard Leon one of my closest friends for more than 22 years. We met as teenagers in Cape ...

Good stewardship lacking

To the editor: What do you expect from your county commissioners? Leaving aside personal traits such as morality and ethically, I do not think it is unreasonable for us to expect them to be transparent as called for by law and good stewards of YOUR money as should be expected by you. The ...

Johnny still can’t read

To the editor: Regarding the story headlined “State escalates grade standard, school district gears up.” The superintendent says “we love when the state raises bar.”  Unfortunately, Supt. Dr. Carlin and board have ignored the literacy test scores from State of Florida FAST Test ...

Devil is in the details

To the editor: Buried on page 55 in the Crown RFP for Bimini East are the following expectations for taxpayer subsidies: “Public incentives and support for a transformative project like Bimini East will be critically important. The support is anticipated to come from federal, state and ...