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Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

You see them haunting television commercials, old-time stars now hawking all sorts of stuff to make themselves some money and seem relevant. Here’s Shaquille O’Neal peddling medical products, as if we’d ever ask Shaq for advice about anything except how to dunk a basketball. There’s country crooner Kenny Rogers with yet another tired rendition of […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 4, 2015

Candidates mouthed the words “education” a lot in 2014, but it was not a decisive election issue. Still, against the odds, 2015 might be the year the Florida Department of Education makes a sincere effort to make its testing policies reasonable. There has been legitimate concern that Rick Scott, safe in his second term and […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2015

On New Year’s Eve, the Times Union reported that, in response to the imminent legalization of gay marriage in the state of Florida, courthouse weddings are a thing of the past in Duval, Clay and Baker Counties in Northeast Florida. The Tia Mitchell piece contained a treasure trove of horrifying details, such as this tidbit […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 3, 2015

The debate between two Northeast Florida Republicans over who is “most conservative” flared up once again in the Senate District 6 special election. Last week, candidate “Doc” Renuart fired back at his chief GOP opponent in the Jan. 27 special primary saying Travis Hutson was much more than an employee of Hutson Companies, the Jacksonville land […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 3, 2015

The debate between two Northeast Florida Republicans over who is “most conservative” flared up once again in the Senate District 6 special election. Last week, candidate “Doc” Renuart fired back at his chief GOP opponent in the Jan. 27 special primary saying Travis Hutson was much more than an employee of Hutson Companies, the Jacksonville land […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2015

Several days before the White House announced the U.S. would be normalizing relations with Cuba, a high school sophomore from Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood gave a speech that wowed a bipartisan group of state legislators and education advocates at a conference sponsored by the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options (HCREO). In his speech, […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 2, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, one of few bright spots for Democrats in 2014, could be the key to shoring up a dwindling cluster of Democratic lawmakers in Washington D.C. After Murphy’s easy win in November, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Friday moved Florida’s 18th Congressional District – which covers much of the Treasure Coast […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 2, 2015

Jackie Toledo has officially qualified for her Tampa City Council race by petition instead of paying a qualifying fee. Toledo and volunteers gathered 873 signatures. Candidates need to collect a total of 0.25 percent of eligible voters’ signatures to qualify, which equals 868 signatures. To qualify by petition candidates pay 10-cents per signature for verification […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2015

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A.G. GancarskiJanuary 1, 2015

On New Year’s Eve, the Florida Times-Union reported that, in response to the imminent legalization of gay marriage in the state of Florida, courthouse weddings are a thing of the past in Duval, Clay, and Baker Counties in Northeast Florida. The Tia Mitchell piece contained a treasure trove of horrifying details, such as this tidbit about […]

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Mark O'Brien: Jeb and Hillary, please stay home

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: 2015 might bring high-stakes testing reform to Florida

A.G. Gancarski: Unhappy New Year – 1815? – in Duval, Clay, Baker counties

Doc Renuart doubles down, says Travis Hutson “absolutely” responsible for donations

Doc Renuart doubles down, says Travis Hutson "absolutely" responsible for donations

William Mattox: Protect progress in any language

Cook Political Report moves Patrick Murphy CD 18 to "likely Democratic"

Jackie Toledo qualifies by petition for Tampa City Council race

Rock'n & Jam'n

Northeast Florida's leaders need to speak out against ending courthouse weddings