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Mitch PerryAugust 30, 2015

Among those in attendance at the Republican Party of Florida’s summer quarterly meeting in Tampa was former Congressman and FBI special agent Mike Rogers, who spoke at a luncheon that featured Senate candidate Todd Wilcox. Rogers, who served in the 14 years in the House representing Michigan’s 8th Congressional District, was a regular on the Sunday morning […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 28, 2015

Florida Politics has learned that Kerri Stewart, chief of staff for the Lenny Curry administration, and representatives for the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality are slated to have a meeting in the near future regarding expanding the Human Rights Ordinance to the LGBT community. On Monday, Jimmy Midyette of the JCE emailed Stewart. “Leaders of the Jacksonville Coalition for Equality […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2015

It’s been all over the news. Hackers went after the notorious “Life is short. Have an affair.” website, which enables married or otherwise attached men and women to pursue relationships outside their union. Hackers are exposing Ashley Madison customers and emails, not for money but for “moral” reasons. They believed the idea behind the site […]

Guest AuthorAugust 26, 2015

Honestly, the main thing I can remember was the color of the news car. It was burgundy, inside and out. Merlot. When we heard the shots, we jumped inside and sped off. I threw my purse onto the floor and it stood out against the winy carpet. Then it pressed onto the simple two-way radios […]

Guest AuthorAugust 26, 2015

I found myself facing some epic declarations and accusations recently: “How do you even have the job that you have?” “And you have a Ph.D. in English! How? How did that happen?” “Should you even be a librarian?” I laughed in the face of everyone’s reactions to my seeming disgrace. I like to laugh. I […]

Marc YachtAugust 26, 2015

Poverty’s narrow definition relates to income and consumption but a much broader meaning is necessary to understand America’s poor. Federal guidelines qualify individuals and families by addressing income, but don’t provide an accurate depiction of needy families and their living conditions. The better understanding of the poor must look beyond income and at the larger […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 25, 2015

Florida lost one of its oldest and best citizens when Elston Edward “Steve” Roady, a professor emeritus of political science at Florida State University, died at Tallahassee last week, four months into his 96th year. He was one of my favorite professors there, long ago, and a good friend. He did more than inspire two […]

Guest AuthorAugust 25, 2015

On the opening day of the 2014 Session in the Florida House of Representatives, then Speaker of House Will Weatherford spoke at length about an issue that few leaders in government talk about — generational poverty. During his remarks, Speaker Weatherford noted “There will always be poverty — the kind that results from temporary setbacks: […]

Guest AuthorAugust 25, 2015

While I was having lunch with Tallahassee banker Ben Graybar recently, we had an open dialogue on cyber security, cyber threats and how we can make sure our customers were protected. We discussed common threats such as boss phishing, identity theft, crypto-locker, password protocols, and then some new threats came up. One I had never […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 25, 2015

If you’re looking for hot-button issues, you likely won’t find them at Tuesday night’s Jacksonville City Council meeting. As the Finance Committee works through the budget in all-day sessions ahead of the Sept. 21 Council meeting, those on hand in Council Chambers will hear debates on a number of uncontroversial measures. The handful of third-reading […]

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Former House Intel Chair calls Barack Obama’s foreign policy “an unmitigated disaster”

HRO meeting imminent between Jax Coalition for Equality, Lenny Curry administration

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Life is short, try on some tolerance

Melissa Ross: I can’t remember his name …

Yolanda Hood: I don’t control a lot of things – but I can control what I read

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Our country’s shameful legacy of poverty

Martin Dyckman: A good friend, an inspiring teacher passes on

Jeff Kottkamp: Breaking the cycle of generational poverty

Blake Dowling: Beware cyber-skimming at the pump

Quiet Jacksonville City Council meeting on tap