Scott PowersOctober 13, 2020
3min539
Ad plays on 'Deal Or No Deal' regarding COVID-19, health care.
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Scott PowersOctober 13, 2020
Associated PressJanuary 14, 2020
6min395
English, Spanish, Creole, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Vietnamese among languages
Scott PowersMarch 13, 2018
3min956
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is launching new television commercials Tuesday addressing post-Parkland calls for assault weapon bans and universal background checks. The 30-second spot “The Moment” is being released in both English and Spanish versions for English and Spanish television stations in all Florida television markets, part of a $1.3 million ad buy from […]
Scott PowersNovember 20, 2017
2min205
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine has launched a new, bilingual television commercial highlighting his relief efforts for Puerto Rico and declaring he will never turn his back on Puerto Rico. The 30-second spot “Siempre” [“Always”] includes narration in Spanish and Levine orating in both English and Spanish, while images of the island’s devastation from Hurricane […]
Scott PowersNovember 7, 2017
4min274
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Philip Levine is hitting the airwaves with a pair of advertisements — one in English, one in Spanish and both unrelated to his recent gubernatorial bid announcement. Instead, Levine’s encouraging Floridians to sign up for health care through the Affordable Care Act. Levine’s 30-second spots, “Sign-up” and “Inscribase,” are being paid for […]
Guest AuthorJuly 6, 201511min285
Monday, July 6, 2015 Dear Community Meeting Participant, I want to thank you for taking your valuable time a few days ago and joining us at Glades Central High School for my community outreach meeting. As I stated at the meeting, I am not coming in leading with solutions and best practices — I am […]
Guest AuthorMay 18, 20155min170
Consider all the times you received poorly written emails from colleagues or acquaintances. Did your impression of them change because of their lack of proper grammar and language? How about their misspellings or even missing words? My impression of these people certainly changed because a poorly written email, paper or article shows that the writers […]
Guest AuthorMarch 18, 20158min220
When I was an undergrad in the middle of the Material Girl 80s, I don’t remember anyone – a professor, a parent, or even a random guy on the street (or in the career counseling center) – ever telling me to “do what I love and the money will follow.” And while author Marsha Sinetar […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 20157min244
By trade, I am a professor of writing and rhetoric. In layman’s terms, this makes me an English teacher. These are deeply dreaded words for many people. When I identify my profession to new acquaintances, I get a range of responses: obviously, some people don’t find it that interesting – it’s not like I’m an […]