Emails & Opinions

Joe HendersonAugust 8, 2016

Mosquitoes don’t ask for a person’s political party affiliation before they bite. So now that the bug-borne Zika virus is a certified health emergency you might think this is one time red and blue can come together. (Insert laugh track HERE.) It’s no laughing matter though. If a pregnant woman contracts Zika, her child could […]

Peter SchorschAugust 8, 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. RIO DELIVERS A SIMPLE, BUT SPIRITED OPENING What it lacked in flash, Rio made up for with feeling. With a limited budget, the consequence of a biting recession that roiled preparations for […]

Mitch PerryAugust 8, 2016

When he was running for president, Marco Rubio‘s stance on abortion was an issue noted not just by Democrats as being too extreme, but some Republicans as well. Rubio is opposed to abortion in all cases except to save the life of the mother. “I’m pro-life. The most tragic thing in the world is for a […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016

Pinellas County Republicans who gathered at a “Victory Picnic” mostly avoided talking about their candidate at the top of the ballot this November and focused instead on the importance of keeping Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate and winning local races. “Donald Trump was not my first, second or third choice,” said state Rep. Chris Latvala about his presidential candidate […]

Peter SchorschAugust 7, 2016

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carlos Beruff has not “pulled the plug” on his TV advertising campaign, contrary to a report published on The Capitolist. On Sunday morning, blogger Sarah Rumpf wrote Beruff “suddenly cut off all spending on broadcast and cable television ads this week.” Such a maneuver by Beruff would all but concede the Republican primary to […]

Peter SchorschAugust 6, 2016

In the dog days of Tallahassee summer, there’s nothing like a vendor fight to beat the news doldrums. Throw in a public-records exemption claim for “trade secrets” and, hey, hand a reporter a pen and some popcorn. On Thursday, Delta Dental won its motion to intervene in a records fight involving a company that manages […]

Guest AuthorAugust 6, 2016

Perhaps the most poignant words spoken at last week’s Democratic National Convention came from a heartbroken dad who’d lost his son in Iraq in service to Old Glory. Yet, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s scheme to bar Muslims from entering the nation for which Khizr Khan’s son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, sacrificed his life […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

A new flyer from Republican Dick Kravitz offers House District 16 voters a laundry list of his “accomplishments.” Among them, the former Jacksonville City Councilman and state representative claims he received an “A+” rating from the National Rifle Association. One problem; it’s a bald-faced lie. “Dick Kravitz DOES NOT have an ‘A+’ rating from NRA,” writes […]

Joe HendersonAugust 5, 2016

It may have seemed for the past few weeks/months that the only news was bad, political — or both. But now, a welcome distraction is on the immediate horizon, along with a return to the regular rhythm of everyday living. The arrival of sales tax-free weekend heralds the start of a new school year, much […]

Peter SchorschAugust 5, 2016

What was the brain trust at Miami Dade College thinking? Hopefully you’ve read Jim Rosica’s recent summing up of a high-profile and high-powered duel going on in Miami between two titans of art and business (with kudos to the Miami Herald’s numerous stories). To recap, Miami art dealer Gary Nader has been in a running […]

Emails & Opinions

Joe Henderson: The Zika crisis should be above party politics

Sunburn for 8.08.16 – Americans in Rio, Hillary in Florida and possums in the Panhandle

Mitch Perry Report for 8.8.16 — Will Rubio’s stance on abortion be fodder in U.S. Senate race?

Tidbits from the Pinellas GOP’s ‘Victory Picnic’

Actually, Carlos Beruff has not pulled his ad buy

Takeaways from Tallahassee — Where the summer games began a while ago

Darryl E. Owens: Trump’s Wrath over Khan offers more evidence of unfitness to lead troops

Dick Kravitz lies (again) about NRA rating, as HD 16 race gets nastier

Joe Henderson: After months of bad news, a return to ‘everyday living’

Is Miami Dade College in a bind over development deal?