Tag: Daniel Tilson

Daniel TilsonMarch 5, 2014

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“He’s a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction…” When Kris Kristofferson wrote that line in his classic 1971 song, “He’s a Pilgrim,” he might have been having a premonition about this week’s paradoxical 2014 State of the State speech delivered by Gov. Rick Scott. In the 2013 version, Scott said, “Accountability is working” with […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 22, 2014

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Unless your annual income ranks near the top 1 percent in Florida, the economic news coming out of two major new reports released last week is not good. On Wednesday the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute released “The Increasingly Unequal States of America,” with a dedicated section called “Lopsided income Growth in Florida“. Key takeaways include: […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 17, 2014
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This past weekend old friends Shirley, Jack and Yvonne attended an “open house” at a new adult residential community in their area. Shirley’s recently divorced, unemployed 20-something son Pete tagged along… LOUDSPEAKER: Testing 1 – 2 – is this working? TESTING…  PETE: IT’S WORKING, STOP SHOUTING! SHIRLEY: Pete, Shhh! LOUDSPEAKER: So…Welcome to Bonita Boca Verde […]

Daniel TilsonFebruary 14, 2014
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Sometimes it takes an in-your-face personal experience to remind you how bad a public problem has become. I’m talking about the ever-spreading epidemic of politically motivated, technologically insulated online incivility and awfulness. Now don’t go thinking I’ve gone all soft and squishy about taking the heat that Internet trolls and over-baked critics can cook up. […]


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