Opinion

  • The sheriff's advisers

    Early in his 22-year career as sheriff of Manatee County, following a series of stumbles, Charlie Wells recognized that he needed an experienced adviser, a confidant -- someone who had been there, done that. READ MORE

  • Skills vs. squabbles

    Venice, like other cities these days, is facing its share of problems, most of them involving the economic recession. Yet Venice is different in many ways. For one, its population is among the oldest in the nation; because of that, its economy is driven by pensions, savings and government payments READ MORE

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