Editor’s note: Charlotte County’s Teresa Jenkins and Robert J. Taylor, together with the eight other delegates, are at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., representing Florida’s 16th Congressional District, which encompasses parts of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties.

Tuesday was the official opening of the convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Bob and Mary Ellen attended preconvention Progressive, Senior and Women’s caucuses, and received useful information about strides forward on the issues that confronted President Obama’s first four years.