“The Office” was a place where most people went to work their entire lives. If something had to be done, the employee would drag himself in early to complete the task or stay late to complete the mission. Those were the good old days. One of my daughters hasn’t been…

What do Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of Florida and Governor Kathy Hochul (D) of New York have in common? They are tied for having the 10th lowest approval ratings as governors in a recent Morning Consult poll. Both won re-election last year, DeSantis by wide margins and Hochul by lesser…

On November 3rd, I and other media outlets received a copy of a letter to Town Manager Robert Garlo from Ethan Loeb. Loeb is an attorney representing lot owners who have been in litigation with the town over the waterfront setback line. The letter accuses a town resident and town…

I have been a licensed real estate broker for more than 50 years. In that time, I was a member of different realtor boards in three states. I am now retired, but the last time I acted as a broker in a single-family transaction was in the mid-1970s. I became…

You don’t have to be a genius or a seer to know where the best spot for the Brightline station is. You just have to look at demographics and the company’s own RFP. It gives a clear picture of where the station will be…. which is in Stuart. More than…

An email to Pal Mar Manager Michael McElligott from Martin County Sheriff’s Office Legal Advisor, Bernard Romero notified the district that they would no longer provide an off-duty detail, paid for by the district. That doesn’t mean they won’t respond if called to Pal Mar it just could take several…

St. Lucie County recently approved a project for 8600 new homes. Here in Martin County, we would never approve that many new home starts. If a project with a hundred homes comes forward, the pitchforks come out. How can two counties sitting side by side be so different? St. Lucie…

Ron DeSantis in the role of President Rufus T. Firefly of Freedonia, (Groucho Marx originated the role in the 1933 film, “Duck Soup”) has declared a state of emergency in Florida because of the attack of Hamas against Israel. By DeSantis doing so by executive order he wrote Floridians need…

Certain subjects never seem to go away. One of them is parking. We see parking as a problem every time we can’t find a space. When we are charged to park, we believe we are being fleeced. Some refuse to go to a store or restaurant if a space is…