Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday again hammered U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on his claims that Russian agents had hacked the election systems of “certain counties.” Scott spoke to reporters after a Cabinet meeting. “The only conclusion I have is: One, […]

Peter SchorschAugust 14, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. Good morning. Let’s begin the day with two scoops. (Yes, that is a weird gif, but it works!) The first is a big get for the Gwen Graham campaign. Fresh off a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot The Florida Elections Commission will consider a “recommended final order” that Brian Pitts’ Justice-2-Jesus organization be stripped of its political committee status. The matter is on the agenda for the panel’s Tuesday meeting in Tallahassee. Pitts is a longtime legislative […]

Guest AuthorAugust 13, 2018

I was raised as a public school kid. After graduating college, I spent 22 years as a teacher and administrator in the Miami-Dade school district, the fourth-largest in the country. I was a high school principal of a small city, 3,000 students. I wasn’t surviving, I was thriving. How did I end up here, principal […]

Joe HendersonAugust 13, 2018

It’s not surprising that Pinellas County prosecutors decided not to buy the “stand your ground” argument and charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter Monday in the shooting death of Markeis McGlockton after an argument over a parking space. This story had gotten much publicity, most of it negative, after Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri initially declined to arrest Drejka […]

Peter SchorschAugust 13, 2018

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Daniel McAuliffe, Jim Rosica, and Drew Wilson. The story of the weekend is not one of fake news, but of a fake diploma. House District 71 candidate Melissa Howard is being accused of lying about graduating from college and […]

Joe HendersonAugust 12, 2018

I grew up about 40 minutes from Miami University. It is a picturesque place, tucked way off the beaten path in the rolling southwest Ohio hills and home to one of the most beautiful campuses you will ever see. I did not attend school there, but many of my friends did. I did spend a few […]

Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2018

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Charter chalks a win The Leon County School District suffered a bruising defeat this week when an appeal panel unanimously recommended the state overturn the county’s decision to block a new charter school from setting up shop in the county. The Charter School Appeal Commission, composed evenly of traditional public and […]

Blake DowlingAugust 11, 2018

Elections are upon us. Arguments are bound to spring up, especially in our highly charged 2018 world of politics. We are presented with a good opportunity to see who has class — and who doesn’t. The worst (in my opinion) are negative ads. It reminds me of an old quote about college football recruiting: You […]

Guest AuthorAugust 10, 2018

Serving as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families is the second most challenging job in Florida government. Day or night, you never know what agonizing tragedy will confront your staff and community partners. Public servants of Mike Carroll’s high integrity, breadth of knowledge and deep compassion are difficult to replace. We are about […]

Emails & Opinions

Last Call for 8.14.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 8.14.18

Last Call for 8.13.18 – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics

Thomas Halfaker: Catholic school resurgence uplifting thousands of low-income families — and me

Joe Henderson: What’s reasonable? ‘Stand your ground’ trial may provide answer

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 8.13.18

Joe Henderson: For Melissa Howard, truth should matter more than degree

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Charter chalks a win

Blake Dowling: Elections are here. Who has class — and who doesn’t

Jack Levine: With integrity and compassion, Mike Carroll will be hard to replace