Dear Neighbor,
This week was the last of three busy weeks in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday evening, the House voted to pass a bill to keep the government open and funded. The Senate plans to vote on the legislation this morning to support President Trump’s agenda and keep the government open.
I introduced two pieces of legislation this week, one aimed at supporting our producers with necessary disaster assistance following hurricanes, and the second supporting maternal health. You can read more about each bill below and stay tuned for more legislative updates with more bills dropping in the next several weeks. Continue reading
The news media will go on for days on a subject, saying the same thing hour after hour, day after day. The jet that went down killing everyone. That was a shame, but the first video I saw I remember seeing flames, I said something happened mid air. But the media danced around that subject for the day and finally I heard a pilot being interviewed that said the plane was on fire coming down. So that meant there was a mid air problem. Now they claim the helicopter was not where it was suppose to be, or was it? It was to high and off course. It was not suppose to be over the river! I always feel bad when there is loss of life. This was avoidable.
While I’m writing about the media, I am disappointed in Fox not having the football games on regular TV Channel. You have to spend more money. We the working class is tap out. I don’t anyone that can afford the tickets unless they are on federal relief money. I am disappointed! Continue reading
Ocala Metro Chamber of Commerce: HCA Florida West Marion Hospital hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new, larger operating suite, the first in a series of expanded treatment areas that will open in the hospital’s new tower. This investment in state-of-the-art facilities is a huge step forward in enhancing care and supporting the health of our community. Photo credit: Ocala Metro CEP Communications Team
COMMUNITY CALENDARS AND LOCAL EVENTS:
Friends of the Ocala Public Library is holding its next clearance book sale beginning on Friday, April 4 (for Friends members only, but memberships are available at the door) from 1:30 pm-3:30 pm, and then opens to the general public on Saturday, April 5, 10 am-2 pm. Sale is held in the Ocala Public Library headquarters meeting rooms, 2720 Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala.
Proceeds of the sale benefit children and adult programs, materials, audio and ebooks, and staff development at Ocala main, Reddick, Ft. McCoy, and Sankofa branches of the Marion County Public Library system.
All childrens books and all paperback books are 25 cents each, and all hardbacks are 50 cents each. Cash and checks only.
By TomL
Al Green is doing it again for the fourth attempt! Just a few weeks into the President Trumps elections win they are trying to impeach the president again! The Democrats have nothing to fight with but to ruin Donald Trump. Donald Trump makes a statement about something that can be done with Gaza and Chuck Schumer, Maxine Waters, Al Green and Democrats go crazy! This is Trumps way of negotiating you fools, right now who would want land that has been reduced to ruble and full of land mines? After he announced his idea how many people want to invest in the war torn land? Probably a lot! The Democrats took the bait. Chuck Schumer, Al Green, Maxine Waters and others are trying to incite their followers to burn the place down! I hope they don’t take the bait. The Blacks have been used by the Democrats enough. The only way to stop rioters is by force! The body’s will be piled up in the streets. All because the Democrats lost the election and don’t want peaceful transition. I am not anti-black they just want a better life, the dems promise them that? TO THE DEMOCRATS YOU LOST! The American people wanted you out! You have misused to much of our Tax money to many times.
WHAT SAY YOU? I would like to hear you opinion? tloury@att.net
By TomL
When I look at Columbia and tariffs I see coffee export and the farm / Marijuana by farmers & cartels. A very large portion of the Columbian money comes from drug farming. How do you put a tariff on drugs?
Colombia (COL) Exports, Imports, and Trade Partners
The Observatory of Economic Complexity
The top exports of Colombia are Crude Petroleum ($16.1B), Coal Briquettes ($12.9B), Coffee ($4.15B), Refined Petroleum ($2.64B), and Gold ($2.59B)
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Colombia exports a variety of products, including crude petroleum, coal, coffee, gold, and other minerals, as well as agricultural products (drugs), food, and manufactured goods
Mineral oils, and thermal coal, reaching an export value of 12.4 billion U.S. dollars and 7.65 billion dollars, respectively. Unroasted and not decaffeinated coffee was Colombia’s fourth most exported product, with roughly 2.8 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of exports.
Most exported products from Colombia in 2023 Continue reading
Ocala Metro Chamber of Commerce: Congratulations to the Boys & Girls Club of Marion County, Florida on the grand unveiling of the COX Innovation Labs at the Dr. H.L. Harrell Youth Center! Thanks to a generous grant from Cox Communications and the James M. Cox Foundation, this incredible new space is set to inspire and empower the next generation of creators, thinkers, and innovators. Photo credit: Ocala Metro CEP Communications Team
By TomL
California has never taken responsibly for any of their disasters. Florida has a maintenance program with their forest. In the town where I live the State Park burns the underbrush to prevent a forest fire. They have crews especially trained for that. They watch it close and burn anything under the trees so there is no foliage. It help growth of the tree’s and prevent out of control wild fire. That is half the battle. Why can’t California do that? Why did they not plan for the dry season. Why was the reservoir dry, why did they not have water brought down from the north. It is probably to save a minnow or a frog or a bug something that might go extinct. They have been bailed out to many times. Instead they let whole town get wipe out, people died, animals died and the fat cat politicians say it’s not my fault. YES IT IS! They say ”We need a bail out!” Now California heads are asking what happened to the water? They know what happened they are just trying to save their butt! The people at the top should be charged with neglect.
State Affairs:
by Briggitte Smith
Chairman, Marion County Republican Executive Committee
The Marion County Republican Executive Committee Legislative Affairs committee traveled to Tallahassee for the special session. We have been sending prior emails regarding the immigration legislation, but below is a new rule to vehicle registration that we learned about during our trip.
New Rule 15C-1.015, FAC – Vehicle Registration Information, rule was established to define a “valid passport” when filing an application to register a motor vehicle; when filing an application for vehicle registration, an individual applicant must provide a valid driver license or identification card issued by this state or another state or a valid passport. For purposes of s. 320.02(2)(a), Florida Statutes, new Rule 15C-1.015, FAC, defines a “valid passport” as: (1) An unexpired passport or passport card issued by the United States government; or (2) An unexpired passport issued by the government of another country with: (a) A stamp or mark affixed by the United States Department of Homeland Security onto the passport to evidence and authorize lawful presence in the United States; or (b) An unexpired I-94, or current permanent resident card, or unexpired immigrant visa, issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
I had a number of things going on at once. I received several fraudulent attempts on the internet, then I turned them in and my computer got hacked. I click on something and the computer started DONG DONG a siren I think and a voice saying don’t turn your computer off. I push the button on the side of the mac which stopped everything. The silence was deafening, then I let the computer boot back up and the was no email response. My password was breached, I was sent help emails to click on I did not do that. I got really discourage. Turned the computer off and unplugged it. I thought about it all night. Next morning I tried to create a new password and at about 25 or more attempts I made some head way. My computer and email is back. That was Saturday AM
Sunday AM I get a text from the bank that I have my credit card with and it said we think there was fraudulent attempts to use my card. Sure enough there 5 fraudulent attempts. I called the bank it shut down my card and went over the charges with the bank and I said yes or no to the charges. All done over the phone. They said I would get a new card in two business days. They will investigate the fraud. The bank said I won’t lose any money, it might take a little time. My card came in two business days. One week later they said all my money was put back in my account and will report later with information about the hack or breach.
What do you think? Do you think someone is after me? I’ll bet there is, I have been filing complaints and questioning fraudulent people. One of them is doing this and I hope they catch them. I’ll file charges against them.
