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Jim RosicaOctober 24, 2017

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Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday he will be “leading an economic development mission to Chicago this week to share why businesses in Chicago should consider moving their operations to Florida.” In a news release, Scott said: “Over the past seven years, we have cut taxes more than 75 times in Florida, saving our taxpayers more than $7 […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 19, 2016

There’s a scene in the musical “Chicago” that could be adopted virtually intact when they make the one I’d call “Trumpistan.” It’s the number in which a cunning criminal defense attorney, Billy Flynn, works the press as a chorus of puppets, dangling from strings, as they dance to his tune and parrot his words. That […]

Associated PressJuly 2, 2016

A suburban Chicago gun shop has canceled a raffle of a semi-automatic rifle to benefit victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida. The Chicago Tribune reports Second Amendment Sports in McHenry, Illinois, called off the raffle following questions about whether it would be legal. Under Illinois law, only nonprofit groups may hold raffles. Bert […]

Associated PressJune 13, 2016

Six airlines won permission Friday to resume scheduled commercial air service from the U.S. to Cuba for the first time in more than five decades, another milestone in President Barack Obama‘s campaign to normalize relations between Cold War foes. The airlines — American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country — were approved by […]

Guest AuthorMay 8, 2016

The next time I get into one of those verbal political brawls that include aging boomers reminiscing about their bucolic lives in a splendid picket-fence of a hometown, I’m hauling out this nugget from Nate Silver: If you want to “get in touch with ‘normal America,’ skip the small towns of your actual or imagined […]

Guest AuthorMarch 27, 2016

Beyond the pettiness, the vitriolic words, the name-calling and the bombast from Donald Trump also sits a chasm between what is the truth and what suits him and his own goals. While he calls Ted Cruz “Lyin’ Ted” and Marco Rubio “Little Marco,” he also finds ways to offer a story line to the American […]

Associated PressMarch 12, 2016

Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and John Kasich suggested Saturday they may not support Donald Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, as violence at the front-runner’s rallies deepened the party’s chaotic chasm. Rubio told supporters that while he was currently sticking with his pledge to back the nominee if he wasn’t the party’s choice, […]

Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Donald Trump canceled a rally at a college basketball arena in Chicago Friday night after thousands of protesters showed up inside and out, and police warned him they had serious public safety concerns. “Mr. Trump just arrived in Chicago and after meeting with law enforcement has determined that for the safety of all of the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 24, 2016

“That was close.” I say that a lot. I’ve been running a few years now and cycling for almost 11 months. These activities are supposed to be good for my health, but there are days I’d be safer at home on the couch. When running, I try to stay on sidewalks. In Tampa’s finest neighborhoods, […]

Shannon NickinsonNovember 19, 2015

Way back in 1992, the political wisdom of the day came down to one thing: It’s the economy. In 2015 in Pensacola, it still is. The Pensacola Young Professionals rolled out the 2015 Quality of Life survey on Oct. 21. The survey, conducted June 11-16 by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research asked 800 people who match […]

Tag: Chicago

Lock and load: Rick Scott to take on Chicago

Martin Dyckman: In post-truth America, responsible news more important than ever

Gun shop cancels raffle of AR-15 rifle for Orlando victims

Tampa bypassed in approved U.S. flights to Cuba

Linda Cunningham: You can find ‘Real America’ in Tampa, not Des Moines

Ed Moore: Donald Trump is wrong when he says nomination threshold is arbitrary

GOP rivals questioning whether they’d back Donald Trump as nominee

Protesters force Donald Trump to shut down Chicago rally

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Walking, riding a bike can be dangerous to your health

Shannon Nickinson: Investment can ease West Florida's economic worries