Emails & Opinions

Guest AuthorAugust 7, 2017

The Purple Heart, created by General George Washington on August 7, 1782, and first known as the Badge of Military Merit, is one of the most respected and well-recognized medals one can receive. On Purple Heart Day, we’re called to remember and celebrate America’s wartime heroes who have been injured or killed while serving our […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2017

Rather than adding yet another specialty license plate to the state’s plethora of tags, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is coming out with a new twist on an old favorite. The department on Friday announced it was releasing a “newly redesigned Florida Panthers (hockey club) specialty license plate,” to be “delivered to […]

Blake DowlingAugust 5, 2017

Uber, Netflix, Amazon Go, Legal Robot, Watson, Einstein, Starship … all examples of disruption and the artificial intelligence that is changing the legal, medical and business world every day. Maybe you have heard of some (or all) of them; they all have an interesting story. Whether it’s a smart grocery store, robot doctor or automated […]

Guest AuthorAugust 4, 2017

Just one day following the conclusion of the shameful Constituent Assembly aimed to empower Nicolas Maduro’s regime, the dictator and his gang of thugs have struck again. This time, during a cowardly overnight raid to seize two members of the opposition party, Leopoldo Lopez and Antonio Ledezma. The world saw the devastating images from Venezuela […]

Guest AuthorAugust 4, 2017

Make no mistake. Our country is divided. There is anger. It is palpable. No one side is fully to blame. The anger exists on all sides. Sadly, the most divisive areas of American life today are now in politics and religion. But it doesn’t stop there. We now live in an age where we can […]

Peter SchorschAugust 4, 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. Attention, Florida shoppers: Be prepared for a busy weekend at mall. The 2017 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday kicks off today and runs through Sunday. The sales tax holiday — which was included […]

Guest AuthorAugust 3, 2017

So far, seven states have opted-in to the FirstNet network. It is my hope that Governor Rick Scott will soon have Florida join them and give the members of the public safety community access to advanced tools available to protect our cities and towns. FirstNet is the long overdue result of the communications barrier first […]

Peter SchorschAugust 3, 2017

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

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 2017

It’s a swing and a miss for The Naples Daily News and its man in Tallahassee, Arek Sarkissian, as state ethics commissioners tossed out a case against Sen. Aaron Bean stemming from his hand in a $1 million special appropriation. The Florida Commission on Ethics found “no probable cause to believe that Senator Bean misused his position to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 2, 2017

Some in delegation call for harsher sanctions against Nicolas Maduro Despite the threat of harsh sanctions from the U.S. government, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro went ahead with what many called “sham” elections. The diplomatic term was “contentious.” President Donald Trump and his administration moved swiftly to impose sanctions on Maduro by freezing his assets in the United States. The Trump administration […]

Emails & Opinions

Adam Putnam: Time to honor our Purple Heart recipients

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Panthers prowl with new tag

Blake Dowling: Disruption and artificial intelligence

Rick Scott: We will not give up until Venezuela is free

Francisco Gonzalez: #ComingTogether, the movement to make America united again

Sunburn for 8.4.17 – Happy Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Weekend

Ed Davis: Opting in to FirstNet is best choice for Florida. public safety professionals

Sunburn for 8.3.17 – Member-driven process?; Aaron Bean in the clear; Richard Corcoran’s impressive July; Jon Killman’s new project; John Thrasher to HOF?

State ethics panel clears Aaron Bean in budget controversy

The Delegation for 8.02.17 — Insights from the Beltway to the Sunshine State