To the Class of 2023; you are graduating into a hyper-polarized society but that doesn’t mean you have to follow the crowd. Learn to listen to opposing opinions, then strengthen your argument or modify your position. Question the prevailing world views; disagree if you must, but don’t be disagreeable. Remember that leaders lead (from the front), they don’t point from behind.
-John Allocco
Chairman
Hernando Board of County Commissioners