Emails & Opinions

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2017

If you haven’t already seen the “must-read” article from the Naples Daily News linked to in Monday’s Sunburn — check it out now. Here’s why: Arek Sarkissian stumbled onto a big scandal, but not the scandal he wrote about. Sarkissian’s reporting focuses on Miami-based lobbyist Fausto Gomez for his involvement in Education Management Services (EMS), […]

Peter SchorschJuly 25, 2017

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. — SOFLA SPECIAL — It’s been just over three months since Frank Artiles resigned, and now voters in Senate District 40 have their first chance to decide who they want to send to Tallahassee […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 2017

Charlie Crist was born 61 years ago today. That’s not all Crist did on July 24ths through the years. Let’s look back at Crist’s birthdays over the years. On July 24, 2006, Crist – then a Republican gubernatorial hopeful – said that he disagreed with President George W. Bush‘s veto of a bill that would […]

Peter SchorschJuly 24, 2017

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

Bill RuftyJuly 22, 2017

Think you’ve had a bad day from which you might not recover emotionally? Randall Edwards had almost three-and-a-half years of them in a Japanese slave labor camp then went on to finish his naval career and another as an electrical engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Sunday, he will turn 100 years old. Friends, family […]

Peter SchorschJuly 22, 2017

All that’s left now is the crying. St. Petersburg residents woke Saturday morning to the news, as broken wide open by Charlie Frago and Mark Puente of the Tampa Bay Times, that a state report places much of the blame for the city’s 200-million gallon sewage spill crisis on the administration of Mayor Rick Kriseman. We’ll […]

Peter SchorschJuly 22, 2017

A telecommunications company has sued the Department of Transportation (FDOT) and its secretary, Mike Dew, over legislation passed this year that pre-empts to the state the regulation of telecommunications companies putting “wireless facilities in rights of way.” The company, Rowstar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boca Raton’s Vertical Bridge, has exclusive deals with the state that […]

Blake DowlingJuly 22, 2017

Ray Tomlinson invented email in 1972. Tomlinson was an ARPANET contractor and picked the @ symbol to reference digital communications between computers. Since then, things have changed — just a wee bit. In a perfect world, organizations use email to share quick bursts of info with clients, colleagues, constituents, etc. But, in the real world, […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2017

After millions of gallons of untreated water entered Lake Okeechobee this summer, significant algae blooms are now beginning to form – with nary a word from environmentalists. Both the Palm Beach Post and the TC Palm report on new blooms in Lake O, but (unlike last summer) absent any discharges from the lake there are […]

Peter SchorschJuly 20, 2017

Jason Rojas is set to be Jose Oliva‘s chief of staff when Oliva takes over as Speaker of the House for 2018-20. Rojas, recently a staff director in the Florida House, will start August 1 at the Republican Party of Florida, where he will serve in a policy development role that is a stepping stone to […]

Emails & Opinions

Naples Daily News pops lobbyist, gives state universities free pass

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.25.17

Charlie Crist on his birthday, over time

Sunburn for 7.24.17 – The Trump effect on Fla.; Matt Gaetz draws an opponent; Alex DLP’s big loan; Fausto Gomez’ big payday; New ‘Justice League’ trailer

Former POW honored ahead of 100th birthday

The St. Petersburg mayor’s race is over

Takeaways from Tallahassee — A row over wireless

Blake Dowling: The almighty email

New Lake O algae blooms reported, so why are environmentalists silent?

Jose Oliva taps Jason Rojas for key staff position, putting him on track for chief of staff