Longboat Key News columnist Richard Hershatter leaves behind a 50-year career and a life full of passionate pursuits.

For those who take politics seriously, the current campaign is unlike any other in the history of the country.

Call it “politics” or call it “art of the deal,” the Donald has already shown himself proficient at working with rigged or crooked systems.

His misstatements prior to Wisconsin regarding abortion and his priorities for the federal government revealed a shallow understanding of national issues important for a candidate for the leadership of the free world

The rancor between the two leading candidates has reached such an unbelievable low that it would be an insult to grammar school children if one were to compare it to a school cafeteria food fight.

It takes more than an ability to “make a deal” to keep the peace in a complicated world.

On Thursday, March 6, 2016, the Republican Party, founded on March 20, 1854, and nurtured by Abraham Lincoln through a bloody civil war, committed suicide.

Recent polls indicate that Trump is running 15 to 20 points ahead of Rubio in the latter’s home State. If he cannot take his home state, he is all finished politically.

Whether you’re a political junkie, an interested citizen, or a poker player, relax and enjoy the coming months. The show is something you can’t make up.

The commissioners need to buckle down and pay closer attention to the consequences of their inefficiency.