Emails & Opinions

Blake DowlingDecember 14, 2016

When it comes to the home theater experience, we used to rent movies from Blockbuster and Movie Gallery. VHS came and went. Then DVD, which is gone (for the most part). In regards to transportation, there are still taxi cabs out there, but everyone I know contacts Uber to get a ride. Have you bought […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 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. TRIAL LAWYERS MUST BE HAPPY WITH SENATE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS It will come as no surprise that trial lawyers are looking to shoot the moon this Legislative Session. They already made a power […]

Peter SchorschDecember 13, 2016

A highlight of the Florida Times-Union Sunday and Monday: Tia Mitchell’s two-part piece on “dark money.” The articles were aggressively promoted, taking some big swings at what Mitchell calls “a robust cottage industry of campaign consultants and accountants who set up and manage political committees.” “Florida’s biggest dark money committees are frequently interrelated, passing money […]

Florence SnyderDecember 13, 2016

Anyone who has ever dressed a toddler knows that “consumer choice” has its limits. “Empowering” the little ones to “shop the marketplace” of their own closet predictably ends up in tantrums, tears, cranky goodbyes at daycare and late arrivals at work. Florida’s “repeal and replace” crowd spends little time dressing toddlers, and no time plowing […]

Mitch PerryDecember 13, 2016

Now that Donald Trump has selected Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of ExxonMobil, as his Secretary of State, perhaps we can take a moment in recent history to look at how influential – or not- these men and women have been in presidential administrations. When I think of Madeleine Albright’s tenure with Bill Clinton, I think of her impassioned advocacy for […]

Florence SnyderDecember 13, 2016

Senate President Joe Negron was a kindly headmaster at this week’s orientation for committee chairmen and staff directors, offering excellent time management tips that everyone in #TheProcess should take to heart. “Don’t pass flawed bills” seems like something that should go without saying. But in recent years, legislative committees have gotten into the annoying habit of advancing half-baked bills as a […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2016

Bill Edwards’ effort to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to St. Petersburg may have received a major boost from MLS Commissioner Don Garber. Last week, the Miami Herald reported that Garber put a time limit on the prospective MLS stadium in Miami set up by superstar soccer player David Beckham. “There is a deadline […]

Joe HendersonDecember 12, 2016

In 2003, then-Gov. Jeb Bush punished reporters from the Tallahassee bureau of the Palm Beach Post by canceling their invitation to his year-end interview session. His staff cited the “unprofessional behavior” while dealing with some of Bush’s officials, but the paper suspected it was in retaliation for critical reporting on Bush’s pet school vouchers program. I’m betting […]

Peter SchorschDecember 12, 2016

Harris Corp. is casting doubt on the future of its public-sector business in Florida after reports emerged of plans to sell one of its key satellite communications companies. Last month, the Melbourne-based communications firm announced it would sell CapRock Communications to SpeedCast International Ltd. for an estimated $425 million. According to SpaceNews.com, Harris explained to investors earlier this […]

Florence SnyderDecember 12, 2016

Facts may have died in 2012, but the obituary has yet to reach a handful of plucky high school kids who know that local news is important, and work hard to bring it to their classmates. The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Erica Breunlin takes a deep dive into the shallow pool of secondary school resources for kids […]

Emails & Opinions
Buccaneers QB Teddy Bridgewater. Image via AP.

Blake Dowling: Amazon Go storefront, the next big disruption in retail, society

Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 12.13.16

Jacksonville Bold for 12.13.16 – ‘Let there be light’

Randy Fine’s consumer choice: Let us pay for his doctors

Mitch Perry Report for 12.13.16 – It’s Rex Tillerson at State. Now what?

Timely advice from Joe Negron: Don’t waste time

MLS Commissioner’s deadline on Miami stadium could be good news for Bill Edwards, Rowdies

Joe Henderson to the Palm Beach Post: Are you freaking crazy?

After $700M Florida deal, is Harris Corp. looking to sell its government radio business?

Plucky kids and dedicated teachers work to save school news