Our favorite writer Craig Pittman goes over in detail the absurd political system made possible our dysfunctional Supreme Court. It explains why petty politicians like Kathleen Passidomo can throw out a little revenge temper tantrum […]
Both local and state governments sometimes fail to notify citizens of dangerous pollution or the risk of dangerous pollution. It is bad enough that our agencies pollute our waters but even worse when they are […]
The following comments are by Columbia Country Observer columnist Stew Lilker regarding the Columbia County Commissioners’ meeting where they discussed Rum Island Park. For years the park was used very little, then a few […]
A popular delaying tactic to avoid action used by so called “leaders” is to request funds and time to “study” the issue, often to discover what is already known many times over. This has […]
Money seekers are relentless and continue with plans to put our waters and food at risk, and Florida’s non-leaders continue to be dazzled with the prospect of money at the expense of the environment and […]
Some of our readers may recall the egregious actions regarding the Split Oaks development. What that shows is that no land in Florida is safe from developers, no matter how sacred or how many environmental […]
As in Florida, developers in the West want to build homes where there is not enough water. As in Florida, the State allows this. As in Florida, others impacted by developers’ greed are suing […]
Few Florida Counties seem to be less caring of their environment than Manatee County. In the past they allowed the phosphate industry to rip up their land and leave a huge pile of radioactive waste […]
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