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    Of the people, by the people, for the people

    Of the people, by the people, for the people

    The Lakeland City Commission and the Lakeland citizenship provided a textbook example of the power and purpose of representative...
    The wheels of government must not roll over its citizens

    The wheels of government must not roll over its citizens

    Three-in-one. A good formula for oil but not for operating the machinery of government. When the City Commission decided on Monday (May...
    The unmovable object meets an irresistible force

    The unmovable object meets an irresistible force

    Majority. Minority. These words were a significant part of the public discussion on the subject of the Confederate monument in Munn Park....
    United? or Untied?

    United? or Untied?

    The last entry on this blog was also posted on Facebook and "boosted" in order to reach a wide audience. It did. I have pinned it to the...
    Whose monument is it?

    Whose monument is it?

    Who owns the monument? As a city asset, it is we, the city’s owners. And, as the owners, we can do with it what we will. Most of the...
    Race, racism, monuments, and obstacles

    Race, racism, monuments, and obstacles

    We are not statues. We are not doomed to stand – staring frozen-faced into the past – with stone-cold eyes that cannot see the future,...
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