GUEST COLUMN | Smart local government in Manatee requires teamwork, compassion, not Yertles

By Misty Servia / Special to The Bradenton Journal

My good friend recently reminded me of the Dr. Seuss book, “Yertle the Turtle,” a story of rhymes about a turtle who thinks he is he king of the pond. Yertle demanded the other turtles stack upon each other’s backs to build a tower so that he could sit on top and see for miles and declare himself the ki…