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Written on Florida poll: Hillary Clinton leads Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio for president:

Oh my! This is what passes for political discourse on Marco? (Folks, "discourse" is a big word meaning "talking about things.") Klaus, you might want to consider taking some lessons on expressing yourself in the English language. Rather than in Germanic-Pseudo-Incomprehensible-English.

26yearsonmarco have you checked the results of the most recent federal election recently? Hint: You lost.

MarcoBob - what if some of the idiots are actually informed? Maybe even more informed than you? I know it's tough to contemplate but listening to Rush Limbaugh every day doesn't lead to enlightenment. You might consider subscribing to the Neanderthal Osprey. Head-bangingly good. It's where I get all my great ideas.

(If anyone has any suggestions about who else I can insult, please forward.)

What does it say about the current state of the GOP that even the Marco Eagle can publish a story about either Clinton that is this positive? Genuinely scary for Old White Guys like me. The Republican Party has lost its way. There are real signs that it might have some young almost-leaders who can navigate it out of the wilderness. But that will mean compromise, and we all know how difficult that is after we're 60. Right Klaus? Did I say 60 ...

Is it at all possible that all you retired, presumably semi-intelligent folks, can have an civilized, cosmopolitan conversation about politics? No? Thought not. Too much fun to type and blast!

Written on Marco Island police report slight crime uptick:

in response to OldMarcoMan:

Maybe if we had more Cops?
Cameras on the Bridge ?
New Police Boat ?
A Chief that lived on Marco? Heck even some officers who lived here?
More Police Cars ?
New Paint schemes for the Police cars we have ?

Just some ideas from a guy who pays taxes.

So by my calculation about one crime every two months per cop. Seems intense. Must be a lot of burnout in the Department. Do we pay for counselling to help with that? Thought so.

Comments from another guy who pays taxes.

Written on Aqua Construction and Development completes Marco Island model :

Does anyone in SW Florida check out architectural trends from anywhere? Even staid old Architectural Digest???? Anything? Apparently not.

This home absolutely fits in with the faux Tuscan, faux Spanish, faux ANYTHING dreck that gets built in Naples/Marco. I'm sure it will sell. Will customers not buy original architecture? How can anyone who calls him/herself an architect look in the mirror when this is what they have to design/build?

If you have any interest at all in checking out what people (like us) appreciate elsewhere, take a look at www.a-cero.com. Why does no-one in SW Florida build anything even vaguely like this????

Written on Speed limits studied, will change on some Marco Island roadways:

So if I drive from Joey's Pizza to the Marco Marina (something I do regularly since I live near Joey's) there will be speed limits of 35, 30 and 25 mph. In about 2 miles of continuous driving in a built-up area. Can we not adopt the approach that the rest of the world takes - you know, those communities that don't have bureaucrats with too much time on their hands - and have a single speed limit for the Island? Say 30 mph if you want to slow everyone down a bit, like the city manager tried to do last year.

I agree the road design at Collier/Tigertail is appalling - really bad sightlines because of the curve and landscaping, fairly high volume, a difficult left turn out of Tigertail. But a speed limit won't fix that as no-one will pay attention to it because it changes so often.

Written on Marco Island crime numbers increase, police chief warns about prevention:

I'm very happy we live in such a safe place. So let me think back to when I was a junior reporter ... 28 reported thefts from vehicles - four guys caught in one fell swoop for 20 of them in January, leaving eight for the rest of the year.... that must mean .... less than one a month??? And 18 violent crimes. Hmmm. What's the story here? Lower crime rate than Vatican City? Police Chief protecting his budget? Move to Marco now it's the safest city in the country? But maybe not "crime skyrocketing."

Written on City Hall renovations, updated website aim to improve customer service:

As a new Marco Island homeowner who bought in the middle of the worst recession since 1929 I am frankly surprised at the continued spending by the City. I can understand that it might be more convenient, but how can we afford it?

I also think it's great to see a police officer parked with flashers every day at the school and at church on Sundays, but don't we have people who could volunteer to do that instead of spending my hard-earned tax dollars on it?

I think our City is yet to face the reality of its fiscal situation. It's a recession. You save, not spend.

Written on Korals on Marco creates every kind of sushi the ocean has to offer:

Based on your story we went to Koral's for dinner tonight. We looked at the total of five kinds of fresh fish available and immediately left. We have eaten in sushi restaurants expensive and inexpensive on five continents - we have never before visited a so-called sushi restaurant that offered only five kinds of fish. The story that ran in the Marco News is, at the very least, grossly misleading.

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