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Argus Dinner Every year, Argus celebrates individuals whose life and work have had a significant impact on our area. This year’s honorees — Dan Baileyand (posthumously) Sen. Bob Johnson — certainly meet that criteria. More than 400 guests came out to the Hyatt-Regency...
The 16th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner was held on Oct. 30 at Hyatt Regency Sarasota. Every year, The Argus Foundation honors outstanding members of the community at its Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards Dinner This year one of those awards went to...
The 16th Annual Argus Foundation Lifetime Achievement Awards was held at the Hyatt Regency, Sarasota Monday October 30, 2017.The awards banquet honored Charles (Dan) D. Bailey Jr. and posthumous awarded Senator Robert Johnson.----Herald-Tribune Photo / Rod Millington
“We need to trust our professional staff.” It is a phrase you hear from a lot of elected officials who put a blind trust into government staff. It is a tough phrase to hear as it is a signal that a policy decision is being deferred to staff and the taxpayer has lost...
"...If you were to ask me if I could impact achievement with $300,000, my answer to you is an honest yes.” Argus Foundation president Jeffrey Charlotte, president of a Venice-based construction company, noted Argus’ support for a November election referendum at the...
I grew up in a closed government environment in New York state. As a teenager, I would attend City Council meetings and shake my head at the process there. There was a conference room behind the dais, where the City Council would meet with the door shut before the...
