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Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 21, 2015

A group of four journalists from Uzbekistan traveled to the United States this past week for a series of seminars and meetings with local journalists. World Partnerships Inc., an organization based in downtown St. Petersburg, brought the journalists to the U.S. to further their educations in various media and to learn about U.S. journalism practices. […]

Shannon NickinsonJuly 21, 2015

It’s time to look at the BP glass as half full. The federal judge who was to mete out financial punishment to the British oil giant for its part in the Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010 has made his ruling. Now it’s up to us to make what we will of it. Generally, the […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2015

Jacksonville’s Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfasts have been a tradition for almost three decades. In recent years, speakers have included Marc Morial, Soledad O’Brien, Andrew Young, and Bernice King. As many major cities have MLK Birthday Breakfasts, planning has already started, and there’s a short list of candidates emerging. According to public record emails, three candidates are undergoing […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2015

Luther Campbell is best known globally for his work in 2 Live Crew. As it happens, though, he’s reinvented himself many times over: as an entrepreneur, and now, as a columnist for the Miami New Times. Tuesday’s column calls attention to “a rash of homicides” in the Miami area, after which “there have been no marches or […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2015

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An Inverness gun store has received global publicity through a recent video that went viral. Posing in front of a Confederate flag, the owner held forth with very controversial thoughts on subjects ranging from President Barack Obama and political correctness to jihad and the recent mass shooting in Chattanooga by a Muslim extremist. “The leaders […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

Although east Hillsborough County has been the graveyard for Democrats in legislative races for awhile, the party came awfully close in 2012 to winning the House District 59 seat. That’s when Gail Gottlieb fell just short of beating Republican Ross Spano for the open seat, ultimately losing 51-49 percent. The district covers Brandon, Riverview and Valrico. […]

Peter SchorschJuly 21, 2015

The popular ridesharing service Uber has announced plans to set up a Miami headquarters. The company announced Monday that it has signed a lease for about 9,300 square feet of office space at Brickell City Tower, located in Miami’s financial district. The company didn’t say how many people would be working in the office. The […]

Mitch PerryJuly 21, 2015

I was going to opine on John Kasich entering the GOP presidential contest this morning, but let’s get to that Wednesday. Instead, let’s talk about Florida’s U.S. Senate race, now that David Jolly is officially is in the race, along with Congressman Ron DeSantis, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera and retired CIA contractor Todd Wilcox. Lately […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 21, 2015

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As expected, the Duval County Republican Party elected two new officers on Monday night, while moving closer to clarity in the eventful race for Party Chair. Alexander Pantinakis replaced Lenny Curry as committeeman, while Mellanease Clark replaced Bill Spann as secretary. In a sign of his esteem within the state party, within minutes after being elected by acclamation, the […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 20, 2015

None of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices has ever had the gut-wrenching experience of looking another person in the face to say, “I sentence you to die.” They have passed on or passed up hundreds of capital appeals, but that’s far removed from having to impose a death sentence at trial. “It’s hard to […]

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Janelle Irwin: What this American blogger learned from her Uzbek counterparts

Shannon Nickinson: Find that silver lining in BP settlement

Jax considers speakers, including Henry Louis Gates, for its 2016 MLK breakfast

Luther Campbell decries the Stop Snitching culture

Despite potential DOJ investigation, Inverness gun store remains “Muslim-free” zone

Hillsborough Democrat Naze Sahebzamani to take on Ross Spano in HD 59 race

Uber to open Miami headquarters

Mitch Perry Report for 7.21.15 — Bill McCollum isn’t seriously thinking of running for Senate. Is he?

Duval GOP elects committeeman, secretary

Martin Dyckman: Looming narrow point of law could clear death row