Emails & Opinions

Blake DowlingOctober 12, 2016

I made a strategic decision Sunday — to sit out the second round of presidential debates. Instead, I enjoyed a fascinating expose on artificial intelligence (AI) on “60 Minutes.” We all have pre-conceived notions about AI. Stephen Hawking has said when machines are smarter than us, it will bring about the end of the world. […]

Joe HendersonOctober 12, 2016

I can’t believe I am saying this, but Donald Trump was right – at least about Marco Rubio. He is “Little Marco.” He is terrified in the face of potential retaliation from Trump’s legion of loon if he publicly abandons the Republican nominee for president. In a statement released Tuesday, Rubio continued trying to have it […]

Peter SchorschOctober 12, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Jim Rosica, and Scott Powers. EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: OUTSIDE GROUPS HAVE POURED $24 MILLION INTO FLORIDA’S U.S. SENATE RACE, MOSTLY AIDING MARCO RUBIO Outside groups have poured nearly $25 million into the general election for Florida’s U.S. […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2016

As the chair-elect of the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar, I believe it is important to correct misconceptions and misstatements made by the head of the Florida Chamber regarding Florida’s workers’ compensation system and the attorneys who represent injured Floridians. In a recent column, Mark Wilson and the Chamber suggest the workers’ compensation […]

Mitch PerryOctober 12, 2016

It’s painful today for me, folks. I stayed up past midnight this morning to see the Chicago Cubs come from behind with four runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the San Francisco Giants, 6-5, and advance to the National League Championship Series this weekend, where they’ll play either Washington D.C. or […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

Remember the “deer dog” case? This is the one where several families were having their lives disrupted because a group of hunters in the Panhandle was allowing hounds-in-pursuit-of-deer to trample across private property. It’s a quirky case. The Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (BWMA) is managed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) and, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 2016

Up until a few weeks ago, one could argue that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee had been doing a reasonably good job in the Sunshine State. One could even make the point that in a presidential year, one most likely to bring a D pickup, the DSCC had positioned themselves pretty well to take back […]

Peter SchorschOctober 11, 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. HILLARY CLINTON ADDS TO HER ELECTORAL COLLEGE EDGE; DEBATE PROBABLY ONLY REINFORCES THE NEW STATUS QUO via Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondick, and Geoffrey Skelley of Sabato’s Crystal Ball — In the broad sweep of […]

Mitch PerryOctober 11, 2016

Bill Clinton comes to Pinellas County tonight, after two earlier scheduled events in Palm Beach County and Fort Myers, and the question is: will he make news? The 42nd president of the United States got himself and his wife’s campaign into all types of hot water when he “blasted” the Affordable Care Act last week, though a […]

Peter SchorschOctober 10, 2016

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott applauded AT&T Monday for a $25,000 donation the telecommunications giant made to the Florida Disaster Fund. “I want to thank AT&T for its incredible generosity. Hurricane Matthew impacted communities from Palm Beach to Nassau [counties] and now thousands of families along the East Coast are focused on recovery and returning to […]

Emails & Opinions
Hurricane Milton satellite imagery as of 5 a.m. Oct. 7, via NOAA via AP.

Blake Dowling: Artificial intelligence — curing cancer, or world domination?

Joe Henderson: Donald Trump was right about Marco Rubio

Sunburn for 10.12.16 — Oh, Marco

Paul M. Anderson: Stereotypes won’t help Florida workers – or produce real reform

Mitch Perry Report for 10.12.16 — Is there still no crying in baseball?

FWCC judicial beat down in ‘deer dog’ case

With Patrick Murphy’s campaign, has the DSCC lost their minds?

Sunburn for 10.11.16 – What do the numbers say?

Mitch Perry Report for 10.11.12 — Bill Clinton comes back to Tampa Bay

Rick Scott praises AT&T for $25K donation to Florida Disaster Fund