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Sunday, September 27, 2026
On Monday, the New College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to discuss 2026-27 spending plans and a lease agreement.
Tom Walker
This Wednesday, September 30, at 9am, Tom will spend the hour talking to Melissa Morsli, a local activist and fundraiser for the nonprofit Heal Palestine.
Marianne Barisonek
Friday, September 25, 2026
The myth of the welfare queen vilified women caregivers who dropped out of the paid workforce. But our civilization can’t function without womens’ unpaid caregiving. In her book, Carolyn McConnell looks at the historic roots and current impacts of this system.
Previous decisions forced their hand, one county commissioner says.
But Kelly Bauman suggests this may not be the end of opposition against the developer-initiated project.
Trump-endorsed Sydney Gruters, Democrat Kelly Kirschner and independent Mark Davis face off in what could be their only direct public exchange.
But gentrification fears accompany the talks.
Coming up this Sunday: Dawn Kitterman and Mitch Maley are joined by Sari Lindroos-Valimaki to discuss her campaign.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
But an El Grito celebration in Bradenton gets cut short by police.
At a city-county meeting, the city floats a plan to fund its parks.
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