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Guest AuthorMay 18, 2015

Consider all the times you received poorly written emails from colleagues or acquaintances. Did your impression of them change because of their lack of proper grammar and language? How about their misspellings or even missing words? My impression of these people certainly changed because a poorly written email, paper or article shows that the writers […]

Associated PressMay 18, 2015

An unexpected $55 million donation to University of Miami helped lift the school over its $1.6 billion fundraising goal a year early. The donation came from longtime UM supporters the Miller family and will help build a new medical education building on the campus of the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. An additional $5 […]

Ryan RayMay 18, 2015

SaintPetersblog has learned that Democrat Edward James, III is in the early stages of a likely run for the state House in northern Sarasota-based House District 72. “I’m exploring the idea right now,” said James on Friday. “Several people have reached out to me about running for that particular seat. I’m seriously considering it and consulting […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, two of the brightest stars in the Florida Republican Party, came to Jacksonville on Monday afternoon to support another rising star: Lenny Curry, the Republican mayoral candidate who spent the last year rising from a name recognition deficit to a dead heat with incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown. A cavalcade […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 18, 2015

The Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association has endorsed St. Petersburg City Council candidate Ed Montanari in his District 3 race. “The Sun Coast Police Benevolent Association Inc. is proud to inform you of its endorsement of your candidacy for St. Petersburg City Council, District 3,” wrote Sun Coast PBA senior vice president George Lofton in […]

Phil AmmannMay 18, 2015

When Debbie Dooley makes a case for solar power, she isn’t falling back on the same old environmental arguments. The Tea Party firebrand from Woodstock, Ga., talks about property rights, national security, and the free market. To Barry Goldwater Jr., the former Republican congressman, support for solar energy is a conservative stance against power utilities […]

Mitch PerryMay 18, 2015

Last week, a delegation of Tampa area officials visited Cuba in a trip organized by the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce. It was the third excursion to the communist island led by the Chamber in the past few years. It was “certainly the most productive and most historic,” Ronald Christaldi, a partner with the Tampa law firm of Shumaker, Loop […]

Melissa RossMay 18, 2015

Public safety has emerged as a major issue in Jacksonville’s superclose mayor’s race, with incumbent Mayor Alvin Brown defending his approach to this core function of government, while challenger Lenny Curry has hammered Brown’s administration on the issue of violent crime. A recent school bus shooting incident reinforced the narrative. In particular, the Curry campaign has […]

Ryan RayMay 18, 2015

Former state Rep. Loranne Ausley will hold an event at Tuesday evening to launch her bid to succeed Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda in Ausley’s erstwhile District 9 House seat. Ausley — a voluminous fundraiser, particularly for a Democrat — lists several Capitol regulars on her host committee, still in formation. Longtime pol and former Florida State University […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 18, 2015

In an event that was half policy and half retail politics, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was joined by Audrey Gibson and Mia Jones and other African-American Democrats on Monday morning. Their shared purpose: to lambaste the governor for failing to secure federal funding for local hospitals. As well, there was more than a little bit of electioneering going at […]

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Vu Tran: Amid rush to STEM, remember to practice writing and editing

Family’s $55 million donation helps UM reach $1.6 billion goal

Democrat Edward James “seriously considering” taking on Ray Pilon for HD 72

Marco Rubio, Carlos Lopez-Cantera stump for Lenny Curry

Ed Montanari nabs Sun Coast PBA endorsement

Strange bedfellows: Conservative solar supporters funded by traditional green groups

Tampa Chamber of Commerce positioning area to prosper with post-sanctions Cuba

Public safety accusations fly on Election Eve in Jacksonville

Loranne Ausley holding campaign debut Tuesday evening

Mixing politics and policy, Corrine Brown excoriates Rick Scott, GOP at UF Health