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Our Viewpoint The issue: The county’s search for additional space Our opinion: County leaders should make sure they are meeting the needs of residents in all parts of the county

Our Viewpoint The issue: Gov. DeSantis proposes one-year exemption for insurance taxes Our opinion: We need long-term solutions, not short-term fixes

Our Viewpoint The issue: Legislature’s proposed supermajority for property tax hikes Our opinion: A paternalistic bill that could cripple local governments

Our Viewpoint The issue: Spending tax dollars on tourism Our opinion: Spreading the money around all of Citrus County is a good idea

Our Viewpoint The issue: County Commission issues stop work order on IV4 but then finds out they can’t do it Our opinion: They acted to help with the issue, but

Our Viewpoint The issue: Proposals to loosen gun safety laws enacted after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school massacre. Our opinion: A bad idea.

Our Viewpoint The issue: Storytime and the Tuskegee Airmen Our opinion: Book censorship has gone too far

Our Viewpoint The issue: The state and local road projects Our opinion: We are glad the state is taking a look at secondary road systems

Our Viewpoint The issue: Selecting county advisory board members Our opinion: There might be a better way to select members that would help build consensus

Our Viewpoint The issue: Crystal River’s management problems Our opinion: City needs to learn from the turmoil and move on