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Officials should reconsider need for a mask mandate

Now that the long-predicted autumn wave of the coronavirus pandemic has arrived, I can’t help but think back ...

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Major Milo Thornton: Best for undersheriff

If Sheriff-elect Eric Flowers is as smart and savvy as he wants us to believe, he’ll begin his ...

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Brian Barefoot best to lead the School Board

If the other four members of the newest version of our School Board don’t nominate Brian Barefoot for ...

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Grand Harbor developer, club members in showdown

Whether the command came from billionaire Carl Icahn or the executives running one of his subsidiaries, the development ...

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Chief mosquito fighter paid more than sheriff

As long as we’re not getting eaten alive – and we’re not – nobody pays much attention to ...

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It’s only right wrongful death lawsuit reinstated

It shouldn’t have taken a three-judge federal appeals court to see what was obvious to most: Sheriff’s Deputy ...

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Jury trials to resume for first time since pandemic

Don’t ignore that summons for jury duty. If it’s safe enough to go to crowded bars, restaurants, theaters ...

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Fan failures to take precautions could threaten football season

Let there be no doubt: High school football can be played in the time of COVID. I know ...

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DeSantis seeks details of local pandemic restrictions

Two weeks ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis sent letters to the leaders of all of Florida’s 67 counties and ...

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High school football: Maybe not a big increase in risk

If I were a high school football player today, I’d want to play – and I’m pretty sure ...

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Numbers don’t generate concern about pandemic

By the time you read this column, the number of coronavirus-related deaths confirmed in Indian River County almost ...

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Police, sheriff need to apologize for reckless spa busts

This has gone on long enough. State prosecutors need to stop now, admit they were wrong and – ...