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Editorial: Endangered Species -- May We Ask Why? May 2nd, 2007
Editorial: Editorial: a Free Press April 21st, 2007
Editorial: Airboat Noise April 7th, 2007
Editorial: Another Delay in Dock Repair March 5th, 2007
Editorial: Are Some Technological Wonders Economically Impractical? February 27th, 2007
Editorial: Editorial: Weakest Tax Link Examined December 22nd, 2006
Editorial: A New Year`s Resolution -- For the Levy County Commission December 10th, 2006
Editorial: Political Tides November 17th, 2006
Editorial: Blue Pencil Needed on Levy County Budget October 30th, 2006
Editorial: Fiscal Incompetence? October 2nd, 2006
Editorial: Paddlers May Get Hit in Pocket September 18th, 2006
Editorial: Time for Another Cedar Key Tea Party? August 30th, 2006
Editorial: Automotive Turning Point August 11th, 2006
Editorial: Are There Limits to Southern Hospitality? July 24th, 2006
Editorial: Armadillos and Anthros July 9th, 2006
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Do We Need Another Hero? | Do We Need Another Hero?Robin McClary All of the comments that I hear on the street are about this new commission member or that new mayor, as if one person is going to overcome all the dilemmas that we face in the community of Cedar Key. What we should have, instead of a new hero, is a commission and a citizenry who pull together. Do clammers have problems finding launching ramps? Sometimes. Should residents expect not to find a boat trailer blocking their driveway? Always. What about the business owners? Granted, some of them are not residents of Cedar Key, but they contribute to our general welfare and they obviously have problems, too. Should the retired schoolteacher, who pays $400,000 for his quiet retirement spot, be jolted out of a sound sleep by a pre-dawn airboat? No. And, what about the continuing tension between the "Old Cedar Key families" and the "Newcomers?" Who gets first place in line? The list goes on and on. But, turning all of our attention to any one group is not going to help us with Cedar Key's common problems. We need the City Comprehensive Plan for direction and the Community Redevelopment Act to provide the funding. But none of this is going to ultimately work unless we really do plan and really do use the money in a purposeful way. Unfortunately, the City Commission is forced to spend a great deal of time trying to figure out which screeching seagull to feed first. Cedarkeynews.com would like to provide a neutral ground for a gathering of diverse interests in our city by presenting unbiased news reporting and allowing the free exchange of ideas. In this way, we all might finally be able to see that another new hero is not the answer. Getting our city together is. |
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