MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (March 21, 2025) – Veterans and/or their spouses residing in Manatee County are invited to attend one of five Veterans Services’ annual meetings this April to receive updates on eligible Veterans Affairs benefits.
Come join us for the Jacaranda EcoPark Planting Day on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. We will be planting The Jacaranda Living Wall and the Woodland River Forest.
Planting trees is the singularly most powerful way of intervening against increased flood risk, urban heating, and other ecological threats associated …
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Florida Veterans for Common Sense fully endorses the National Security Leaders for America’s statement on the firing of senior military officers.
National Security Leaders for
America Statement on Firing of
Senior Military Officers
February 22, 2025
Washington, DC, National Security Leaders for America (NSL4A) Founder and President, retired Rear Admiral Mike Smith, issued the following
Manatee County Commissioner George Kruse will be the featured speaker at the 2025 FLVCS April meeting. He will speak on development and the environment.
About George Kruse: Commissioner Kruse grew up in Sarasota and moved to Manatee County in 2008. George has made a lifelong career in commercial real estate finance and affordable housing. …
Dr. David Tomasko, Executive Director of the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program, will be the featured speaker at the 2025 FLVCS March meeting. He will speak about the quality of bay waters, red tide, and how the DOGE cuts have affected the Estuary Program.
Dave Tomasko has more than 30 years …
Did you ever wonder why hard it is so hard for to convey the facts about climate change to family, friends, and neighbors? Then come to the 2025 FLVCS February meeting to hear Micheal Barbour speak on Communicating our Science to Make Informed Decisions.
Summary: Perhaps the biggest challenge of scientists and engineers, no matter …
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The FLVCS November 2024 monthly meeting has been rescheduled. It will now be on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 7:00 PM EST at the Unity of Sarasota Church. See the calendar event on November 18th for more details.
Return to the FLVCS calendar.…
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Please attend the FLVCS November 2024 Meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to hear Members and Supporters thoughts on initiatives for next year. All are welcome.
Meeting details are below. If you can not attend in person, then please join us on Zoom. You must register to attend the Zoom webinar. Click on …
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Senator and former Governor “Red Tide Rick” Scott set Florida back years in our battle to combat climate change and protect our environment. Now, he confirms that he is also a bigot and an authoritarian sycophant.
It is bad enough that’s he’s proud to be endorsed by a grifter, …
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On November 5 we become the bosses that hire employees to represent us at all levels in our government. Considering that task, I realized I really don’t care much about the beliefs, opinions, fictions or fantasies of possible employees. I care about their knowledge of real problems and whether they …
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