Marianne Barisonek

6 days ago | wslr.org | Josh Salman |Derek Gilliam |Marianne Barisonek

‘Community Development Districts’ have mushroomed on the Suncoast. By Josh Salman and Derek Gilliam/Suncoast SearchlightOriginal Air Date: May 9, 2025Host: If you buy a home in the suburbs, beware: Dozens of new local governments have popped up in Sarasota and Manatee Counties recently. They are not led by elected officials but by corporations that make a profit from residents. Josh Salman with Suncoast Searchlight reports.

Jan 31, 2025 | wslr.org | Marianne Barisonek |Tom Walker |Jesse Coleman

Raising girls has never been easy but in the age of social media it’s even harder. According to a 2024 study by the CDC over half of teen girls feel “persistently sad or hopeless.”In this episode of The Progressive Page Turner I talk with Jo-Ann Finkelstein about her book Sexism & Sensibility. She has over twenty years experience helping girls face toxic messages about beauty, sex and femininity and offers advice for parents trying to raise confident girls in a culture that often demeans them.

Jan 16, 2025 | wslr.org | Marianne Barisonek |Jesse Coleman |Tom Walker

After Roe was overturned the abortion ban in Texas included a bounty hunter clause that would allow vigilantes to enforce the law. This is the sort of alliance between private citizens and the state that allowed the reign of terror by the KKK to flourish. But blue states are not entirely without weapons in this war for the soul of our democracy. In this episode I talk with David Noll, author of Vigilante Nation.

Jan 16, 2025 | wslr.org | Jesse Coleman |Tom Walker |Marianne Barisonek

JANUARY 20, 2025 6:00 PM at FogartyvilleZOOM LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88382328237?pwd=ZFAwdWJWYStFais1bVpkeHVONGN4Zz09Meeting ID: 883 8232 8237Passcode: 945232—One tap mobile+13052241968,,88382328237#,,,,*945232# US+16465588656,,88382328237#,,,,*945232# US (New York)ITEMS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MEETING:Please note that we are using a “Consent Agenda” to address our routine business. This will be moved and voted on as one motion.

Jan 14, 2025 | wslr.org | Rebecca Acosta |Marianne Barisonek

Andrew Hudson is a Mennonite pastor and organic farmer currently based in Sarasota, Florida. His work involves leadership at Jessica’s Organic Farm. He puts his two vocations together in “Sabbath Gardening”, supporting congregations in using biblically-informed gardening to deepen their relationship with the land where they worship. He has a grown son and lives in community with chosen family. Here’s a video about Sabbath Gardening