OUR VIEW: Teachers must share the struggle
April 6, 2011
Manatee schools have waited too long to act. Now circumstances are forcing their hand.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: April Fools' Day 2011
April 6, 2011
Readers respond to April Fools' Day spoof edition.
OUR VIEW: Manatee is open for business
March 30, 2011
What happens when a county building department begins acting like a business and focusing on customer service and cost controls? You get Manatee County and an environment that is prepared for economic recovery.
MY VIEW: Needed: Barbarian with a pen
March 30, 2011
The mask of journalism falls when a Herald-Tribune job posting reveals the type of investigative reporter the newspaper wants — 'reporters of questionable hygiene.'
OUR VIEW: No miracle on 44th Avenue
March 23, 2011
Poor planning and NIMBYism has created an unfortunate collision at 44th Avenue East's expansion running from east of Bradenton through Lakewood Ranch.
TALLAHASSEE: Political pension punt
March 23, 2011
If leadership is best conducted by example, a key Florida Senate committee on pensions is conducting downright pathetic leadership and having real trouble being serious about the state's long-term financial woes.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Drug-monitoring program
March 9, 2011
Readers respond to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to repeal the prescription drug monitoring program.
OUR VIEW: County right, policy still wrong
March 2, 2011
When Ken Sanborn asked Sarasota County for another $500,000 for his startup movie studio in Lakewood Ranch, it just highlighted an ongoing policy problem.
MY VIEW: Anti-growthers reliably wrong
March 2, 2011
Local governments have wisely been reducing or ditching new home taxes known as impact fees to spur the economy. Opponents are spitting mad.
- May
26 Tribute to Heroes Parade - Main St LWR
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm - May
28 Braden River Soccer Club Try-outs
6:00 pm - May
29 LWRBA May Membership Lunch
11:30 am - 1:00 pm - May
31 May YLA Breakfast "Legendary Leaders"
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Gullett student wins speech contest
05/22/13
Gullett Elementary School student Hailey Wahlers took home top honors May 11, after placing first in the Tropicana District Speech Contest. -
Girl Scouts give cookies a new cause
05/22/13
Local Daisy Scouts from Troop 180 are helping Feeding Empty Little Tummies feed homeless school children in the area. -
Dancing group to host fundraiser
05/22/13
Members of KC and the Sunshine Dancers, a group of Manatee County dancers ages 8 to 20, will show off their dancing skills in jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance from 7 to 9 p.m. May 28, as the group holds a show titled "Breaking Ground."
