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Jac VerSteegFebruary 9, 2015

How sad that Skip Foster, new president and publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, has decreed that his newspaper no longer will endorse political candidates. I expect that soon he and Gannet will need to change the paper’s name to the Tallahassee No Party Affiliation. This is almost certainly a business decision. Foster, like many people […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 9, 2015

How sad that Skip Foster, new president and publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, has decreed that his newspaper no longer will endorse political candidates. I expect that soon he and Gannet will need to change the paper’s name to the Tallahassee No Party Affiliation. This is almost certainly a business decision. Foster, like many people […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 4, 2015

Let’s connect the dots between a few headlines. From the Feb. 3 Palm Beach Post: “Land lacking for new homes.” From the Feb. 2 Palm Beach Post: “Avenir leader: Let’s talk plan out.” And from the Jan. 30 South Florida Sun Sentinel: “Inquiry backs up Palm Beach County’s handling of Ag Reserve Development.” When you […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 2, 2015

The city of West Palm Beach provides an example of the astonishing power of politics to make people mimic sociopaths. The Palm Beach Post and WPTV Channel 5 conducted a joint investigation that found that top elected officials in West Palm Beach wrote letters seeking the parole of a murderer in New York state. What […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 26, 2015

If he throws his hat into the presidential ring, Marco Rubio will run as a staunchly conservative Republican. But one of Rubio’s great advantages is something he has in common with Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. That’s the Bill Clinton of 1992 and the Barack Obama of 2008. It’s a simple as this: Marco […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 21, 2015

Civics question: If a male lawmaker is sent to jail for having an affair with an underage girl and then decides to seek re-election, voters will: A: Laugh B: Scoff C: Re-elect him While the answer should be A or B, in real life this month it was C. Virginia voters in the Richmond area […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 19, 2015

In his commentary this week for Context Florida, the Rev. H.K. Matthews draws parallels between the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama and the current effort, including a march Rev. Matthews led, in support of Florida’s corporate tax credit scholarships – also known as school vouchers. Rev. Matthews’ parallel is unseemly and […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 14, 2015

All modes of transportation suddenly are controversial here in South Florida. Most amusingly, Donald Trump has sued to stop Palm Beach International Airport from flying jets over his estate at Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach. The lawsuit alleges the county is maliciously rerouting the planes to target him. He wants $100 million. It’s the latest in […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 14, 2015

All modes of transportation suddenly are controversial here in South Florida. Most amusingly, Donald Trump has sued to stop Palm Beach International Airport from flying jets over his estate at Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach. The lawsuit alleges the county is maliciously rerouting the planes to target him. He wants $100 million. It’s the latest in […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 14, 2015

All modes of transportation suddenly are controversial here in South Florida. Most amusingly, Donald Trump has sued to stop Palm Beach International Airport from flying jets over his estate at Mar-a-Lago on Palm Beach. The lawsuit alleges the county is maliciously rerouting the planes to target him. He wants $100 million. It’s the latest in […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: The rise of gutless newspapers

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: The rise of gutless newspapers

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Why environmentalists always lose in the end

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: The murderer politicians love

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Marco Rubio’s ‘new’ advantage

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Florida shows civics is a messy topic

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Parallel between Selma, school vouchers is strained

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: You can't get there from here without a lawyer

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: You can’t get there from here without a lawyer

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: You can't get there from here without a lawyer