“All politics is local”
Tip O”Neill, Speaker of the House, 1977-87
O’Neill’s dad told him “All politics is local” after Tip’s only election loss – a run for the Cambridge City Council. Tip’s dad pointed out he had taken his own neighborhood for granted. Tip never forgot the importance of working hard for and staying in touch with voters in his own backyard.
If you live in Sarasota, FL, this blog is about your backyard. I I write about what is working and what isn’t in local government. The Detail provides information you may not find anywhere else.
The Detail is written by me, Cathy Antunes. I’ve lived in Sarasota County since 1999, and moved to the City of Sarasota in 2003. My opinion columns have appeared in The Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Pelican Press, The Observer, The Venice Gondolier, The Brechner Report, SRQ Daily, The North Port Sun and Florida Voices. I have served on various local civic boards and organizations, including the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations and the City Coalition of Neighborhood Associations. My work also includes facilitating local debates and town halls with candidates and public officials. I present to groups about planning and development issues, protection of public assets and elections finance issues. I currently serve on the Advisory Board of Rank My Vote Florida, and the Board of First Responders for Democracy.
If you vote in Sarasota, FL, this blog can help you make informed local choices. Ever walk into a voting booth, look at the local races, and feel like you didn’t know as much as you wanted to know? Read The Detail and you’ll know more. Don’t live or vote in Sarasota? The Detail may be interesting to you for it’s information on local Florida politics. Sarasota is considered a breeding ground for right wing extremism. What happens here has been a case study of extremism for the nation.
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Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.
Thomas Jefferson
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