Podcasts and Column Reads

The county commission this week and the Sheriff soon will come under fire for taking a hardline stance against illegal immigration. Yet, their positions are correct. This is not a "good people on both sides" debate.

Commissioner Diana Finegan is taking heat in the local media for bringing an organization's resolution to the board for consideration. Bias blinds other media to seeing she is objectively doing her job effectively by doing so.

We all know the power of first impressions but that shouldn't dilute the importance of having second thoughts.

A philosophical thought experiment makes the argument for why Republicans should not elect former President Donald Trump Speaker of the House.

Without a single vote in dissent, the Democrats unity joined by eight emotional Republicans have done something never before done in the history of the country.

Splitting time between two jobs is tough. Giving someone an opportunity to succeed is what the county should be doing - not making someone's already difficult job harder.

Former President Ronald Reagan said that freedom is never more than a generation away from extinction. While that is true, it also applies to decency, and that generation has now passed.

The existing members of the LAB used a blatant falsehood as a reason to appoint their most recent colleague. Their choice was the right one, but today's episode is about why the truth is important.

Yesterday, the board voted to approve an 18% tax increase. But the lead story in the Chronicle was about the libraries. Does the media have a responsibility to cover what is most impactful to us?

Just Wright Citrus quoted an email with several questions written to Commissioner Diana Finegan. I decided to answer.