Emails & Opinions

Mitch PerryJune 13, 2016

So, what now? America suffered through yet another gun shooting massacre over the weekend in Orlando, and by now you know all the relevant details. The question is: as a society, do we just stay sad and then move on stoically? “This massacre is, therefore, a further reminder of how easy it is for someone […]

Joe HendersonJune 12, 2016

(Editor’s note: We bring this column to highlight an important viewpoint on Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando.) The sermon Sunday morning in my house of worship was about love. In light of current events that seems odd, doesn’t it? We woke to the news that a gunman with apparent ties to radical Islam murdered at […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2016

It was the lone comment on a story we posted. And it made my spine shudder. A local blogger in Palm Beach (his name is Fred Hadley, and he runs a community/political blog in Century Village) found an old story about Irv Slosberg allegedly stealing a voting machine right after the infamous Gore-Bush election/debacle. County […]

Peter SchorschJune 11, 2016

Say what you will about the ideological leanings of the state’s highest court, but they have been Elvis-like (Elvisesque?) in the amount of business they are taking care of. Lawmakers, take note. In short order, opinions have struck down as unconstitutional two different parts of the state’s worker’s comp law, causing business interests to virtually […]

Guest AuthorJune 11, 2016

From Congress came stunning news this week of a mutiny on the “Trumpy.” After Donald Trump recently judged Mexican-American U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel unable to adjudicate impartially a lawsuit involving Trump University, his latest bid at political self-immolation made Republican Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk want to holler and throw up both his hands. “I […]

Diane RobertsJune 10, 2016

The great Muhammad Ali is dead, but that won’t stop Donald Trump trying to make political hay out of him. Trump, who famously doesn’t like Muslims or Black people (except Dr. Ben “Sleepy” Carson and that poor dude Trump called “my African American”), allowed as how Muhammed Ali, a Muslim and a Black man, was […]

Phil AmmannJune 10, 2016

On Tuesday, in the atrium of Jacksonville’s City Hall, Mayor Lenny Curry held the first of 10 town hall meetings with city employees expected in coming months. The aim of the meetings is to sell the pension tax referendum, which Curry called “one of the most important votes Jacksonville has faced in its consolidated history.” Curry is not wasting time […]

Peter SchorschJune 10, 2016

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. By Peter Schorsch, Phil Ammann, Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster, Mitch Perry, Ryan Ray and Jim Rosica. OPPOSITE AND EQUAL REACTIONS Going on seven years, the most consistent storyline in Florida politics — beyond the sheer craziness of #FloridaMan — is the linked, often inverted fates of Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. […]

Guest AuthorJune 10, 2016

One of the responsibilities of living in the paradise of Florida is annually preparing for hurricane season. After a 10- year run with few hurricane impacts in Florida, it is important that we all prepare a plan. We certainly had a wake-up call with the heavy rains across the state from Tropical Storm Colin this […]

Martin DyckmanJune 10, 2016

Assume that Pam Bondi were a judge. That’s a dismal prospect but bear with it. Assume further that she asked for a campaign contribution from a big shot businessman who was being sued in her court — and that after getting the money, she dismissed the case. If she was a judge, instead of Florida’s […]

Emails & Opinions
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Mitch Perry Report for 6.13.16 — What happens now?

Joe Henderson: Love is perfect message on day of horror

Did Theresa LePore just say what I think she said?

Takeaways from Tallahassee – The Florida Supreme Court TCoB

Darryl E. Owens: GOP revolt — too little, too late to stop Donald Trump

Diane Roberts: Donald Trump is no Muhammad Ali, and never will be

Jacksonville Bold for 06.10.16 — Pass? Or Fail?

Sunburn for 6.10.16 – Opposite and equal reactions

David Mica: Oil, gas industry prepare for hurricane season to keep supply flowing

Martin Dyckman: Pam Bondi’s mess too pungent to ignore