Local businesses are the backbone of our community, but attracting new customers has never been more expensive. Between social media advertising, search marketing, direct mail and traditional media, businesses can spend thousands of dollars before knowing whether a single new customer will walk through the door.

At Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library, when asked why we and our invaluable collections remain in Florida, our response is as Joe Saunders stated in your interview, because this is where the fight is.

According to the Federal Reserve, the share of wealth owned by the top 1% in the US recently hit a record, the highest since tracking began. The top 1% today holds $55 trillion in wealth, roughly the same amount held by the entire bottom 90% of all Americans. Today’s uber rich enjoy staggering wealth, and they wield control of traditional and online media outlets to keep it that way.

On July 20, 2022, Ricky Green walked into what he believed would be just another court-ordered treatment program—another obligation to complete, another box to check before returning to the life he knew.