Podcasts and Column Reads

In the first topic, Bobby highlights some letters to the editor that have expressed frustration with the direction of the Chronicle's editorial page. 

Topic two turns to law enforcement body cameras and why the commission should let CCSO apply for a federal grant to help pay for the program even as details remain murky. 

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The Difference between Freedom To and Freedom From

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Inter-Agency Missions Should be Encouraged, Not Sensationalized

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Bobby responds to Gerry Mulligan's Sunday commentary in agreement that plans are an important thing but can't be the only thing. 

In topic 2, Bobby talks about why it's understandable for commissioners to want to help when times get bad, like in the case of what's going on in Crystal Manor, but why government shouldn't take short cuts at the expense of personal liberties. 

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Boards Discount Prior Experience of Fellow Members

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Officials Framing Complicated Issues in Unhelpful Ways

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How do you talk about a lawsuit filed against the county regarding the behavior of Commissioner Scott Carnahan without talking about it? By being patient with the facts while speculating about timing rather than circumstance. 

The two main topics of the show are the Crystal River charrette and a county that is struggling worse than Citrus with an animal shelter project. 

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Governments are Institutions, Not Family or Friends

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Local Governments Taking Action with Businesses in Appropriate Ways

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Today's show operates like the original idea for the Concurrent, which was to be a digital op-ed page responding to Sunday's editorial section. This doesn't mean disagreement, but it does mean change of context. 

Topic one revisits the myth of the binary argument made from the Chronicle: that the only two states of being on the issue are for or against a shelter. The commission displayed their ability to cut projects costs last Tuesday with dog parks, which begs the question why is this not happening with the shelter? 

Topic two talks about why Prosperity Citrus is a worthy cause led by smart people, but that a growing imbalance between spending projects and the discouragement of business is inevitably going to raise fees on residents - a troubling trend we are already seeing. 

Watch the episode here.