A letter from the editor: This is a lot of fun

Bradenton Journal is all about local news in Bradenton and Manatee County

Wow, this past week was a lot of fun, a reminder that journalism and covering local news is not only vital to our democracy but a blast to do. That I get to do it my own way, informed by more than three decades of experience, makes it even sweeter.

Most of my journalism career have been spent as an editor in an office, but my roots, laid in communities a…