Guest AuthorJanuary 16, 2019
3min347
It's not just homeowners who are the victims.
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5min471
How was it possible for Amendment 4, the amendment restoring the voting rights of former felons, to get 64.55 percent of the vote in Florida? All statewide partisan races were close. Clearly, this vote was not partisan. I think the reason is one basic human instinct. Redemption. Americans believe in second chances. They believe in […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2019
6min250
On Tuesday, I will raise my right hand on the steps of Florida’s Historic Capitol to take the oath of office in much the same tradition that 45 governors have before me. With my wife, Casey, and our two young children, Madison and Mason, watching, it will be a pointed reminder that to whom much […]
Guest AuthorDecember 20, 2018
4min291
The strength, love and volunteerism exhibited by the Tallahassee community, and all of Florida, over the past few months is not only rare but praiseworthy. Our headline-making, beautiful melting pot of a state — despite its flaws — is still the best place to live, work and raise a family. Florida is a place of […]
Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2018
6min339
For many Americans, the end of the year is a great opportunity to donate to charities and use our finances to do a little good in the world. However, a recent report reveals only 19 percent of people highly trust charities. Unfortunately, there’s good reason to justify this. Look no further than the Armed Forces Foundation, whose […]
Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2018
9min413
From college freshmen to the most powerful politicians in Florida, all called him simply “T.K.” Florida State University President Emeritus Thomas Kent Wetherell, who passed away Dec. 16 at the age of 72, leaves a legacy as one of higher education’s most dynamic and lifelong champions. At the helm of his alma mater from 2003 […]
Guest AuthorDecember 14, 2018
6min284
Last week, the ACLU, the ACLU of Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP filed a lawsuit against Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay for working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to illegally jail and nearly deport a U.S. citizen. Peter Sean Brown, a Keys resident born in Philadelphia and […]
Guest AuthorDecember 13, 2018
7min541
America is undergoing a political realignment. The politics seem crazy because Donald Trump has catalyzed political population exchange that has been decades in the making. The change is simply that working-class white voters are now Republicans and suburban white women are now Democrats. The great untold story of American society for a half-century has always […]
Guest AuthorDecember 13, 2018
24min460
There was once a path to a stable and prosperous life in America that has since closed off. It was a well-traveled path for many Americans: Graduate high school and get a job, typically with a local manufacturer or one of the service industries associated with it, and earn enough to support a family. The […]
Guest AuthorDecember 12, 2018
4min582
Winning an $8.4 million top prize from the Florida Lottery as a Tallahassee man recently learned after scratching a $10,000 A Week for Life game — or even $1 million — makes for big headlines. Behind the scenes, the Florida Lottery’s impressive returns to education are even bigger news. Since 1988, the Lottery has contributed […]