Tom Tryon
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Tryon: Fill out your census form so Florida leaves no money on the table
We’re number 31!Those words are never chanted by sports fans in celebration of their favorite team’s ranking. That’s because sports are → Read More
Tryon: While you’ve got some time, fill out all-important census
Today there is a great divide between Americans.There is the huge gap between the elite rich and the working poor, and the partisan differences between → Read More
Tryon: Bashaw's crucial role in Manatee history
Once upon a time, no one would have thought that the death of William H. Bashaw would go largely unnoticed. His name was synonymous with public education → Read More
Tryon: Sanctuary city bill is all about the base
Every time I read about a specific proposal by Sarasota's state Sen. Joe Gruters, my mind drifts to the song that gave Meghan Trainor her 15 minutes of → Read More
Tryon: Accept bayfront terms without undue delay
The Sarasota City Commission is obliged to diligently protect the public interest while negotiating with the leaders of a citizen-driven initiative to → Read More
Tryon: Social media began at Grin & Beer It
The advent of social media, or at least a demonstration of its potential impacts, occurred more than 40 years ago, before Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg → Read More
Tryon: 'State of the Arts' is one Hot Topic
What do Denise Davis-Cotton, Rebecca Hopkins, Joseph McKenna and Brendan Ragan have in common?Each of them plays a prominent role in our region's arts and → Read More
Tryon: Let prisons copy jails in diverting inmates
A county jail is a microcosm of a state prison.So, since those responsible for county jails are looking for safe, cost-effective ways to lower inmate → Read More
Tryon: Taking steps to prevent needless incarceration
Two important groups will meet Monday at high noon in Sarasota to discuss, among other things, "strategies to prevent unnecessary incarcerations. → Read More
Tryon: Offended by razor ad? Critics need to man up
If there is any irony left in our culture, it's exemplified by this: A new ad from Gillette razors sends these messages — it's not right to → Read More
Tryon: DeSantis backs voters on medical marijuana
For more than two years, after 71 percent of voters endorsed a constitutional amendment allowing medical marijuana, former Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature denied Floridians with debilitating illnesses or similar conditions their constitutional right to smoke regulated marijuana for medical purposes.That's not just my view; it was the conclusion of an independent-minded circuit judge who… → Read More
Tryon: Did communities get growth plans backward?
It’s that time of the year, when the roads clog — thanks, in part, to an influx of tourists and snowbirds — and folks increasingly gripe about overdevelopment.On top of the seasonal change, several controversial, large-scale developments near the coastlines have been approved — in various venues — in Manatee and Sarasota counties. The pendulum has swung back toward the anti-growth sentiment… → Read More
Tryon: Start a discussion about the county jail
One of the great lines of Seventies sitcoms was uttered by Flo, the sassy, Southern waitress behind the counter at Mel’s Diner.When someone suggested an absurd idea, Flo replied that it would only happen “When donkeys fly.”Well, donkeys will fly before Sarasota County builds much of jail anywhere other than the environs surrounding the downtown area dedicated to the justice system.A proposal in… → Read More
Tryon: It's right to name places after living people
The time to honor them is while they are alive and able to embrace and enjoy the recognition. → Read More
Tryon: Humanities class opened world beyond Palmetto
Donal O’Shea’s recent column in the Herald-Tribune was headlined “In praise of the humanities.”The president of New College of Florida, O’Shea wrote about research demonstrating that the humanities advance the critical thinking of physicians, economists, corporate executives and internet-era entrepreneurs.One would expect the president of a liberal arts institution to advance those studies. But… → Read More
Tryon: Let governance reflect divided electorate
Even before vote-count totals narrowed in three major statewide races, it was clear that Florida is politically divided. Since some of the final outcomes → Read More
Tryon: Not the time to argue with voters
One of the early lessons my predecessor, Waldo Proffitt, taught me was this: State your opinions before an election but, once the ballots are counted, → Read More
Editorial: Facts should guide transgender discussion
Following extensive public input and discussions by the Sarasota County School Board, the superintendent recently released "Gender Diverse Student Guidelines."The product of a task force that included students, school principals, assorted administrators and representatives of organizations that deal with equity laws or assist "gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and questioning… → Read More
Tryon: School district shows police work is hard
My first assignment as a reporter with the Herald-Tribune in 1981 was the police beat. That meant, among other chores, walking to the Manatee Sheriff's → Read More
Tryon: Change-the-date idea: Encourage city voters
When the Decide the Date campaign announced it had exceeded the requirements for having an initiative placed on city of Sarasota ballots, I told Larry → Read More