Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2017

The indefinite ban on Greek activities at FSU, precipitated by the tragic death of a fraternity pledge, has two intertwined problems — pledges and excessive alcohol use. Nearly all of the recent deaths around America that involved fraternities had two common themes — the first was they were pledges and second was the excessive use […]

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2017

Next month, Florida Democrats will gather to pick up the pieces from the scandal that brought an abrupt and premature end to Stephen Bittel’s chairmanship. Before the Bittel debacle, the Florida Democratic Party did make some headway this year, winning a special election for Florida Senate District 40 and helping Rick Kriseman get re-elected. But […]

Joe HendersonNovember 20, 2017

Sleazy politicians are nothing new and stupidity has no party affiliation. From the infamous dalliances of Alexander Hamilton with Maria Reynolds, to John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton, and now to the seemingly ceaseless string of headlines we see about sexual misdeeds and judgment lapses from members of both major parties, we know the moral high ground is often the size […]

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2017

It’s been a good year for my friend Shawn Foster. This week, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) of the Nature Coast named Foster, president of the Trinity-based Sunrise Consulting Group, as its 2017 Philanthropist of the Year. AFP honors individuals who exhibit and promote integrity, commitment, accountability fairness and trust in philanthropy. In its recognition, […]

Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. First and foremost let me wish each reader a very happy Thanksgiving. All of us who work to produce Sunburn are enormously grateful for your readership. This is what Michelle and I are more […]

Darryl PaulsonNovember 20, 2017

Republicans have controlled the Florida congressional districts for almost three decades. During that time, the size of the Florida congressional delegation has jumped from 23 in 1990 to 25 in 2000, and 27 in 2010. Projections have Florida adding two more seats after the 2020 census, growing the delegation to 29 seats in the House […]

Peter SchorschNovember 18, 2017

The head of the panel now eyeing the state’s constitution for changes says “more than 50 percent of the 103 proposed constitutional revisions filed by (its) commissioners represent public ideas.” Carlos Beruff, chair of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC), this week recounted how his board “traveled the state listening to Floridians and reviewed thousands of […]

Peter SchorschNovember 18, 2017

Dr. Kiran Patel, Tampa’s renowned entrepreneur and philanthropist, has confirmed he was one of the previously anonymous investors in the Tampa Bay Times. Patel, 68, and his wife Dr. Pallavi Patel, 62, are former cardiologists, and natives of India. Kiran Patel is also a health care executive and a real-estate developer. In September 2017, the […]

Blake DowlingNovember 18, 2017

Chip Kelly to Florida as head coach; Jimbo Fischer pursued by Texas A&M. Kevin Spacey is a predator; UCLA Hoops players shoplift in China (way to go, guys, making America look great. (Isn’t there another U.S. athlete still in jail in China?) A mistrial for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, Roy Moore, etc. … crazy, sad, […]

Bob SparksNovember 17, 2017

Carlos Curbelo is a two-term Republican Congressman from Kendall, just a few miles southwest of Coral Gables. He is the son of Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Put those two facts together and you get an Hispanic Member of Congress. Pretty simple, right? Not for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). Based on his demographic provided […]

Emails & Opinions
Image via Rick Scott Senate office.

Pledges, safety and Greek life; time for a culture change

Terrie Rizzo offers Florida Democrats ‘steady hand,’ since she’s seen this movie before

Joe Henderson: Moral high ground can be pretty low

Shawn Foster is having a good year

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 11.20.17

Darryl Paulson: Republican prospects in the 2018 Florida congressional campaign

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Carlos Beruff’s ‘constitutional’ angst

Kiran Patel is no longer ‘anonymous’ as a Tampa Bay Times investor

Blake Dowling: Flying taxis for you and me!

Curbelo incident demonstrates pettiness of Congressional Hispanic Caucus