Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Having observed people helping one another in friendly, social, and trusting communal ways on the Internet, while feeling isolated as a relative newcomer to San Francisco, Craig Newmark decided to create something similar for local events. So in early 1995, he began an email distribution list to friends. Soon, word of mouth led to rapid growth. The number of subscribers […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 21, 2016

Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera told us he would “bust his ass for Florida” this past summer at the state GOP’s Sunshine State Summit. Several weeks ago, business mogul and presidential candidate Donald Trump pledged to “kick the hell of ISIS.” During the New Hampshire primaries, Trump called his fellow presidential contender Ted Cruz “a […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2016

If it weren’t so sick, twisted and perverted, the “security concerns” exemptions to Florida’s public records law would be downright hilarious. Consider the case of Steven Zerbe’s mom. Bonnie’s Zerbe’s 37-year-old son was sent to Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in 2013. He soon began to tell prison officials, and his mother, that he had been […]

Dominic CalabroFebruary 21, 2016

With four of Florida ports among the nation’s top 25 container ports and three among the top cruise ports in the world, the economic vitality of Florida’s ports should be an important focus of our state leaders. Our ports are hubs of commerce and tourism that generate high-paying, sustainable jobs for Floridians while cementing our […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2016

In the manner of Socrates, a wise man on campus recently posed the question: “What removes youth? Is it time? Or is it apathy and cynicism? Other?” The question caught my interest since, at age 72, I’ve yet to lose my youth. Implied in the question is the thinking that sooner or later everyone loses […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Jebio — described by the Tampa Bay Times as its guide to the 2016 presidential campaign — died Saturday night evening after the first three letters of the effort, Jeb Bush, suspended his campaign for president of the United States. Jebio had not yet reached its first birthday. Launched in March of 2015, Jebio was part […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee for president, will endorse Florida Senator Marco Rubio‘s White House bid, reports The Huffington Post. “Details of Romney’s endorsement were still being worked out as of Sunday morning. The sources said that the former Massachusetts governor had been eager to provide his backing to Rubio for days but had […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 21, 2016

Borrowing from the Bard: “To (fill in the blank), or not to (fill in the blank), that is the question.” The week-that-was was filled with a fair amount of false starts, delays and Hamletian indecision. To name a handful, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham still hasn’t decided whether to run again for her 2nd Congressional District […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 21, 2016

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers: Tampa Bay Times — Florida’s rotten record on helping jobless A report this month cements Florida’s standing as the worst provider of unemployment insurance in the nation. The state’s shameless attempt to save money at the expense of one of its most vulnerable populations is responsible […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 19, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has long positioned Florida as a formidable foe to Texas when it comes to job creation. For years, he has pushed his “jobs, jobs, jobs” agenda by holding up the Lone Star State as a model for Florida to emulate. But a new measure making its way through the Legislature should help […]

Emails & Opinions

Legal notices system needs to be reformed, just not the way the House is considering

Chris Timmons: Sober rhetoric would produce better government

Florence Snyder: Prisons use “security concerns” to hide abuse

Paul Anderson and Dominic M. Calabro: Ports are vital to Florida’s economy

Rich Sloane: Our youth is to keep or surrender, as we choose

Obit: Jebio, the bizarre marketing effort of a Florida newspaper, dies unexpected death

Report: Mitt Romney to endorse Marco Rubio for president

Takeaways from Tallahassee — the “Hamlet, Magna Carta, and MMA” edition

A roundup of Sunday editorials from Florida’s leading newspapers

William Mattox: Legislators should let high-school athletes attend school of their choice