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Danny McAuliffeJune 28, 2018

The question of the day: Where do you put a statue of a Confederate general that has represented the state in the U.S. Capitol for years? The answer: The Lake County Historical Museum. The Statue Location Selection Committee decided on Thursday to allow the Tavares museum to take ownership and responsibility of the no-longer-wanted statue […]

Mitch PerryMarch 16, 2016

Like may people in the Tampa Heights community that he represents, House District 61 Democrat Ed Narain was holding his breath when news broke on Tuesday that Gov. Rick Scott had vetoed $256 million in projects from the just concluded legislative session. The good news is that Narain’s request for $1.2 million to move what has become a […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 10, 2016

A bill to remove and replace a statue of a Confederate army general is one of more than two dozen bills signed into law Thursday. Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill (SB 310), which calls on the Department of State to select a prominent Floridian to replace General Edmund Kirby Smith’s statue in the National […]

Mitch PerryNovember 18, 2015

I love how political candidates, instead of saying they’re quitting a race, instead say they’re “suspending it” — as if they can freeze it cryogenically, and then bring it reheat it back in time for to run in New Hampshire. That’s what Bobby Jindal did, yesterday, suspending his moribund presidential campaign, where he never got […]

Tag: General Edmund Kirby Smith

Confederate statue to be moved to Lake County

Ed Narain proud of accomplishments in House, ready for Senate

Rick Scott signs bill to replace General Edmund Kirby Smith statue in D.C.

Mitch Perry Report for 11.18.15 — So long Bobby Jindal, we hardly . Wait. We knew you very well.