Podcasts and Column Reads

Mike Wright reported a strange incident with emails this morning as the commission is set to vote on how to handle the exit of County Administrator Randy Oliver. Bobby puts it all into context in today's show. 

Everyone wants to be a critical thinking yet the concept is so misunderstood. Today's show applies critical thinking to solving how to deal with the problem of the administrator knowingly burying relevant information from the county commission. 

Topic 1 discusses what the most important thing is in the search for the next administrator - and it's not qualifications.  Topic 2 discusses the difference in commentary stakeholders between Gerry Mulligan and Mike Wright's Sunday columns. 

Life is not a struggle between good people and evil people. The more we work to reject this framework and instead see those we disagree with as a reflection of our own righteous flaws, the more understanding and less tension we can create for our community. 

Guest Harold Walker floats ideas for how to decrease costs of residential road resurfacing rather than increase budgets.

Community leader Jim Green joins the show to talk about CORE and explain a new initiative that the business center is launching.

This episode explores a kind approach to arguing against raising the impact fees again. The President of the Citrus County Building Alliance Melissa Sutherland joins the show.

What is the role of cities in a county of mostly unincorporated territory? The former city manager of Inverness joins the show to help explain.

This episode talks about what you do when you decide to run for office and how the demographics of Citrus County put the emphasis on different strategies.

Our most competitive race in Citrus is for state representative. But what does a state legislator actually do? Today's episode explains separating the difference between power and wealth. 

This episodes uses Plato's Republic to discuss why people entering the Citrus media landscape need to take more personal responsibility for their actions.  The second topic reacts to the Sunday Chronicle commentary which had a good editorial and not much else. 

Thanksgiving Special Episode

Personality Contradiction Hampers Commissioner Kitchen from being an Effective Chairman

This episode switches topics to address the Chronicle Sunday commentary first. The second topic relates moral licensing to principles of utilitarianism and explains why the leaders of some local organizations should be more like the superhero Batman. 

Grudges, Moral Licensing Not Enough to Justify Call for New BOCC Chairman

Recognizing Personal Hypocrisy, Veterans' Sacrifice Through Service in Calling for New BOCC Chairman

Today's show lays out a blueprint for what the Commission would have to do to pass the sales tax increase. This information can be given even as someone who opposes the sales tax because it is an unattainable standard for the Commission to reach given the current trajectory.  The second topic talks about how the Chronicle Sunday commentary section is growing but how bigger doesn't always mean...

Dateline, Dragon Boats Highlight Best of Citrus East Side

Exploring Power Centers of Citrus County Politics

The first topic explores a busy month ahead for the County Commission and distinguishes between what can be decided and what can't be voted upon. The second topic reacts to the newspaper Sunday commentary and highlights the main point the Chronicle seems to be missing.  

Prosperity Citrus Skepticism Set Aside in Favor of Path to Meaningful Change. 

Separating the Difference between State and Special Project Funds

Today's show puts the decision to purchase Pirates Cove into context but stops short of taking an opinion of what to do before the competing sides are presented. The second topic talks about the missing ingredient in the Chronicle's Sunday commentary. 

Sign Use in Garage Sales and Elections

Disconfirmation Bias Needed in the Business Community