 Happy June! Let’s talk politics.
Ballot qualifying starts a week from today. By noon Friday, June 12, we’ll know for sure who’s on the ballot for statewide and county races. Candidates are blazing the campaign trail, lining up support and explaining their positions. It’s springtime in political land.  It’s about time.
In my fifth year as Just Wright Citrus, I finally took a plunge Thursday that’s been on my to-do list. Just Wright Citrus is now a sponsor of Twistid Arts Initiative, the incredible Inverness nonprofit run by Elisha Belden.  My friend Natalie recently gave me one of those rubber-band type bracelets made popular in the “What would Jesus do?” movement.
I don’t usually wear anything like that. They’re not made for thin arms. But I’m wearing this one. I’ll return to it in a moment.  Haven’t done this in a while:
Watched a County Commission meeting from the press box. That’s what I call the table alongside the wall next to the board dais. The Chronicle’s Mike Bates sits there; he has 120 witnesses every meeting that he’s working his tail off.  Happy short week! Let’s just dive into it, shall we?
The County Commission meets today. A data center moratorium is likely the big topic of discussion. Looming, though, is the emotional hangover from two weeks ago. Things were said. Things were done. Out in public for all to see and witness.  Recent events have me somewhat befuddled.
Politicians at one another’s throats? Allegations of wrongdoing? Citizens calling for the Tallahassee cavalry? This is the stuff of a political reporter’s dream. Why, then, am I so bummed by all of it?  Happy Thursday!
And…that’s all I have. Readers recognize when I hit a writing wall. It usually happens in the middle of the week when I’m slowing the pace. It’s easy to keep hammering on political issues. I could do that all day, every day, every week. Certainly, plenty of material in Citrus County, especially recently.  The bowtie nailed it.
Pretty sure that was Mom’s idea to go rogue for my senior year photo., Also pretty sure that’s the last time I wore one. Citrus County high school seniors are graduating this week. Pomp and Circumstance is the county’s theme through Friday. And incredibly, it just dawned on me that I graduated from high school 50 years ago. Let that sink in.  Well, this hasn’t happened in a while.
I had something all teed up Monday night and ready to go. Hit all the right notes. It said what I wanted to say. And then…I just decided to bag it. Welcome to the blog biz. I’ve learned that trying to do a full rewrite at 9 p.m. is never smart, so today we’re going with the tried-and-true photo page.  Florida Politics image First up, we have to name it.
The political craziness of last week is going to have plenty of life in the coming weeks. Think 491 mess with video. So, we need a name. I thought of it carefully (ha!) over the weekend and came up with this: The “Finegan-Wooten meeting.” Finegan-Wooten for short. Fin-Woo if you’re in a hurry. |
AuthorMike Wright has written about Citrus County government and politics for 39 years. 
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