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Tom Sullivan, District 4 County Commissioner candidate, answers Charlotte Dems’ questions

On August 23rd in the primary election, all Charlotte County voters – including more than 35,000 Democrats and 43,000 Independent voters – will have the opportunity to choose the County Commissioners to represent Districts 2 and 4. In an effort to inform the voters of the candidates’ positions on critical issues, Charlotte County Democrats asked

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Health Care

Professionals as targets in the culture wars

[Editor note: This article is relevant to Florida’s “Don’t say gay” law.] By Scott E. Hadland, M.D., M.P.H. When Mx. E. told me, “It’s hard being an LGBTQ professional in America right now,” I knew what they meant. A 26-year-old who identifies as gender nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, Mx. E. is a patient in

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Economy

Refuting Republican lies about the Inflation Reduction Act

President Biden signed this bill into law on August 16th….and the lies just keep on coming!  Republicans are lying about the Inflation Reduction Act to try to distract from the fact that they sided with entrenched special interests instead of voting to lower costs. Here’s facts that you can use to fight back against their

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