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Guest AuthorApril 16, 2018

If you are reading this during the morning hours, currently 20,000 (or so) runners are sitting in a high school baseball field in Hopkinton, Massachusetts about to embark on what for many will be the fulfillment of miles upon miles of dreams. With all due respect to those who will run later today, as a […]

Guest AuthorApril 15, 2018

This week members of the Florida Constitutional Revision (CRC) will meet to examine proposals to amend the Florida Constitution and make recommendations to voters. The constitutional revision process is unique to Florida. No other state has such a body, one that meets every 20 years and takes recommendations for amendments directly to the voters, without […]

Guest AuthorApril 13, 2018

Over the past four years, our company has purchased millions of dollars in Facebook advertising on behalf of clients. In general, Facebook advertising accounts for 40 to 60 percent of a political campaign’s digital ads budget. In recent weeks, we’ve been asked by clients and political observers alike how the new Facebook changes may impact […]

Guest AuthorApril 12, 2018

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One of the biggest takeaways from watching several hours of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony was the sheer lack of understanding among many lawmakers about how Facebook actually works. The latest controversies surrounding this global social network, from Cambridge Analytica to Russian election meddling, have been twisted and misconstrued by pundits and politicians — […]

Guest AuthorApril 12, 2018

The week of April 16, 2018, the 37 members of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) hold the unique power to approve or not approve what proposals will go on the 2018 ballot this November for voters to consider adding as amendments to our state’s constitution. Given the substance of a number of the remaining proposals, […]

Guest AuthorApril 9, 2018

Florida voters will be asked in November to decide the fate of the work product of the third Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC) since the 1968 Constitution that created the CRC process. Currently, this CRC has produced perhaps as many as 13 additional ballot questions (total of 18 on the ballot) effecting up to 25 changes […]

Guest AuthorMarch 30, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet have a chance to right a wrong of their own making. They can – and should – comply with a court order to create a reasonable process to restore voting rights to ex-prisoners. U.S. District Judge Mark Warner ordered the state to develop a new method of deciding […]

Guest AuthorMarch 19, 2018

I adopted my first greyhound in 2003, a decision that changed my life forever. I offered to take the dog that had been waiting for a home the longest, and was introduced to a four-year-old dark brindle dog named Leroy. He had suffered a back injury and his owner, a large greyhound breeder from Colorado, […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2018

In the final weeks of the 2018 Legislative Session, immense tragedy struck a quiet community right here in our state. Our elected officials rightfully focused their remaining time and energy on ensuring school safety and addressing mental health issues in the wake of the Parkland school shooting. While legislators appropriately turned their attention to addressing […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2018

Florida lawmakers adjourned last week without taking action—for the second session in a row—on two issues that threaten Florida communities: distracted driving and assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse. Two issues that, without action, continue to hurt Florida motorists and Florida homeowners. Vehicle crashes and fatalities are rising sharply nationwide and in Florida. The National Safety […]

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Kevin Sweeny: Happy Patriots Day!

M. Stephen Turner, Leonard Collins, Christine Dorchak: Let Florida voters decide fate of dog racing

Joe Clements, Matt Farrar: How to handle Facebook changes

Ryan Cohn: Unmasking the Facebook controversy facts, truth

Major Harding: Protect our constitution from unnecessary clutter and logrolling

Jeff Kottkamp, Paul Hawkes: Greyhound amendment does not belong in our constitution

Perry Thurston: Gov. Scott should show leadership and comply with court on voting rights

Sonia Stratemann: Time for greyhounds to have a voice

Jennifer Frankenstein-Harris: Fight to protect property rights far from over

Logan McFaddin: Stop distracted driving & AOB abuse