Podcasts and Column Reads

Officials Framing Complicated Issues in Unhelpful Ways Read the column here . Watch the column read here . 

How do you talk about a lawsuit filed against the county regarding the behavior of Commissioner Scott Carnahan without talking about it? By being patient with the facts while speculating about timing rather than circumstance.  The two main topics of the show are the Crystal River charrette and a county that is struggling worse than Citrus with an animal shelter project.  Watch the simulc...

Governments are Institutions, Not Family or Friends Watch the column read here .  Read the column here . 

Local Governments Taking Action with Businesses in Appropriate Ways Watch the column read here .  Read the column here . 

Today's show operates like the original idea for the Concurrent, which was to be a digital op-ed page responding to Sunday's editorial section. This doesn't mean disagreement, but it does mean change of context.  Topic one revisits the myth of the binary argument made from the Chronicle: that the only two states of being on the issue are for or against a shelter. The commission displayed thei...

Liberty Park Needs More Time, Not a Beach Read the column here . Watch the column read here . 

Changing Gears on Ft. Island Trail Bike Path Read the column here . Watch the column read here . 

The Chronicle has new ownership officially starting today. What does this mean for the coverage going forward? More likely than not, it is exactly what was seen in an example from the weekend in the fall out of what was journalistically a great story about a commissioner's daughters that instead turned from journalism to public relations.  In topic 2, Bobby talks about why the Chronicle engag...

Chronicle's New Owners Likely to Continue, Worsen Current PR Culture Read the column here .  Watch the column read here . 

Good News Recap and Property Values Explained Read the column here .  Watch the column read here . 

Bobby discusses how omitting certain words may not change how factual a statement is but does change the spirit of what is said. This is as true for a vice presidential tweet about Memorial Day as it is for the Chronicle's fundraiser for the animal shelter.  In topic 2, Bobby talks about the culture of local publications. He argues why recognition and reconciliation is better than moderation...

Distinguishing among Common Ground, Battleground and Hallowed Ground Read the column here . Watch the column read here . 

Animal Shelter Private Contributions Use Needs Clarification Read the column here . Watch the column read here . 

Bobby discusses that companies usually show you the decisions they'll make based on the direction they take about a year in advance. Our county is headed in a direction straight toward an unnecessary sales tax raise.    In topic 2, Bobby talks about the animal shelter and what government can learn from sports gambling.    Watch the simulcast here .

Scorpions, Self-Interest and the Sign-On Bonus Read the column here . Watch the column here . 

School District Stats Indicate Candidates Needed Watch the column read here . Read the column here .

Bobby discusses the outcome of the animal shelter vote. In the second topic, Bobby talks about how you can see the sign-on bonuses as two versions of the same thing. Watch the simulcast here . 

The Culture of Who We "R" Watch the column read here . Read the column here . 

Public Projects Demonstrate Different Approaches Watch the column read here . Read the column here . 

Bobby predicts what will happen with the animal shelter vote then shifts to talking about two competing philosophies in the power structure of our county government. See the simulcast here .

Wrong Appeal in Addressing Language on Signs Watch the column read here . Read the column here . 

Speculative Breaking Point in Asst. County Admin Resignation Watch the video of the column read here . Read it here . 

On this first ever episode, Bobby introduces the show then reacts to the anonymous $100,000 donor to the Citrus County Animal Shelter. See the simulcast here . 

An Animal Shelter and the American Spirit Watch the column read here . Read the column here .