Emails & Opinions

Florence SnyderNovember 15, 2016

Death really does come in threes. This week, people who care about journalism are mourning the loss of Paul Hogan, Gwen Ifill, and J.T. Rushing. Hogan was one of our last links with an era when a kid could volunteer at the Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal, bypass college, and rise to become the editor of […]

Mitch PerryNovember 15, 2016

Mike Evans is feeling the heat today — and so is his employer, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Evans decision to sit during the playing of the national anthem before Sunday’s game at Raymond James Stadium versus the Chicago Bears to protest the election of Donald Trump as president is predictably receiving negative reviews in Tampa — the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 15, 2016

I was a charter member of #NeverTrump, and, as such, I was a true believer in the justice of the cause and the probability of its success. So no one was more surprised by Donald Trump‘s victory than I. Or more bewildered by it. Or more angry about it. No one. I have been told […]

Florence SnyderNovember 15, 2016

Most of us learned in Sunday School that an insincere apology is worse than no apology at all, yet people keep issuing them, anyway. Case in point: John Browning, member of the Florida Transportation Commission, St. Johns River Water Management District board member, and person who never met a Muslim he didn’t think was packing […]

Peter SchorschNovember 15, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry and Jim Rosica. FLORIDA BUDGET FORECASTERS SEATING THE ‘TRUMP EFFECT’ State officials trying to nail down how much money Florida government will have to spend next year confronted two major uncertainties Monday: Whether and when […]

Joe HendersonNovember 15, 2016

It great to have choices, especially the kind in Pam Bondi’s world these days. If there was any doubt about her clout with President-elect Donald Trump, that was put to rest when she was named to his transition team executive committee late last week. This is as close to being brought into the official Trump family as […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016

Much like how Uber and other ride-hailing apps toppled the taxi industry, home-sharing platform Airbnb has revolutionized the way people travel, and hotel companies aren’t the only ones taking notice. Since the site took off, critics have pointed to the questionable legality of whole-home rentals, which are prohibited in many municipalities for periods less than […]

Bob SparksNovember 14, 2016

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Plenty of congratulations are going out to the Donald Trump campaign, which is well-deserved. Others unhappy with the outcome are expressing other sentiments. Several pundits are in the process of analyzing and pronouncing “winners and losers.” In Florida, the lists on both sides are long, but not necessarily complete. The Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith correctly mentions Trump’s Florida […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016

John Morgan for Florida governor? Such a notion is not only not absurd, but it could, in fact, have surprisingly broad support across Florida. I see it as one part Bernie Sanders, one part Donald Trump, and two parts bourbon. Doesn’t that sound like a cocktail Floridians would line up around the block to drink? If you watched […]

Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2016

In an attempt to bring tourists and young people back to aging downtown districts, many cities have legalized outdoor drinking — and it has been somewhat successful in revitalizing those areas, according to an article from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 2016, cities in Mississippi and Ohio legalized “outdoor refreshment areas,” zones where patrons can […]

Emails & Opinions
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Florence Snyder: Hogan, Ifill and Rushing, rest in peace …

Mitch Perry Report for 11.15.16 — The non-voters speak out

Mac Stipanovich: Bloodied, but unbowed after Donald Trump’s election

Postcard from the ‘sorry-not sorry’ apology files

Sunburn for 11.15.16 – Trump effect impacts Florida’s budget; Rick Scott addresses Gov. colleagues; Jack Latvala vs. Mike Evans; Jeff Atwater’s $$$ lawsuit

Joe Henderson: Looks like Donald Trump insider Pam Bondi is movin’ on up

Claims Airbnb is ruining neighborhoods is more sharing-economy fear-mongering

RNC’s ground game behind Donald Trump deserves more credit for Florida victory

Take seriously the idea of John Morgan running for governor in 2018

Can public drinking revitalize downtowns?