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Bob SparksSeptember 22, 2014

The latest blowup between Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic “establishment” poses the greatest danger yet to the Broward County congresswoman’s continued employment at the DNC. This hit is nothing less than a political Seal Team mission. It was a stealth operation conducted by well-placed, unnamed sources designed to inflict maximum […]

Bob SparksSeptember 16, 2014

The audacity of Republican politicians is limitless. Someone wants to be president of a prestigious Florida university and this person has no experience in academia? Faculty is apoplectic. Students want to be heard. If this man becomes president, the school will lose prestige, grants, and perhaps a few members of the hyper-agitated faculty. But this […]

Bob SparksSeptember 9, 2014

Campaigns begin long before Labor Day each year, but the attention span of millions of voters is short prior to September. What is said and done during the fall by incumbents and challengers runs a great risk of defining a candidate and his or her party. The results can be devastating. Republicans painfully remember Todd […]

Bob SparksSeptember 1, 2014

On Thursday night, the National Football League season officially opens in Seattle while the remaining NFL teams begin play on Sunday. Not all players will take part in these games. The Cleveland Browns will be without Josh Gordon, a premier wide receiver, while the Baltimore Ravens must go on without star running back Ray Rice. […]

Bob SparksAugust 28, 2014

A few weeks ago this space looked at 10 Florida counties that will ultimately decide this fall’s election for governor and Cabinet. Former Gov. Charlie Crist is widely expected to dominate the vote totals from these counties, with the only question being by how much. The theory, supported by history, is the candidate that can […]

Bob SparksAugust 20, 2014

Many significant issues confront us daily, both in Florida and around the country. Thank goodness for distractions like football, whose season is only two weeks away. Larry King said it best: “If you are a sports fan, every day is different.” Over the past 30 years, no state has played championship football better than Florida. […]

Bob SparksAugust 5, 2014

This week marks two rather grim anniversaries that few in this country will mark. They are significant events in U.S. and world history, but they have either faded over time or were events many wished to forget. On Aug. 6, 1945 the city of Hiroshima, Japan nearly ceased to exist after the first atomic bomb […]

Bob SparksJuly 21, 2014

Aug. 26 is primary election day, but this event may or may not take place on time, depending on a ruling, or rulings, yet to come from Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis of Leon County. First, a little background. On July 10, Lewis ruled as unconstitutional two of Florida’s 27 congressional districts drawn and passed […]

Bob SparksJuly 14, 2014

An international scandal is playing out before us on our televisions, radios and newspapers. Not Benghazi, the IRS or Fast and Furious. This one involves children. Each day the media report on the tens of thousands of undocumented Central American children pouring across our border with Mexico. To be certain, thousands of adults are crossing […]

Bob SparksJuly 7, 2014

One week has now passed since the United States Supreme Court decided the case officially known as Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. (Hobby Lobby). A long explanation is unnecessary because if any reader is unfamiliar with this case, that reader will look no further anyway. The court created quite a dust-up. Most of the […]

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Bob Sparks: Debbie Wasserman Schultz administration winding down

Bob Sparks: Thrasher’s critics should reveal their choice for FSU presidency

Bob Sparks: Democratic candidates must overcome flaws of party leadership

Bob Sparks: A thank you and a suggestion for the NFL on domestic violence

Bob Sparks: After primaries, dynamics of governor’s race remain unchanged

Bob Sparks: FSU is still waiting for White House invite

Bob Sparks: Before criticizing Israel, let’s look at our own history

Bob Sparks: Judge Terry Lewis is back in the election spotlight again

Bob Sparks: Most Floridians support the right immigration reforms

Bob Sparks: Rhetoric aside, Hobby Lobby workers still get contraception coverage