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Guest AuthorApril 23, 2014

On Tuesday, Curt Clawson became, for all intents and purposes, the new member of the U.S. House in Southwest Florida’s 19th District. He beat two political veterans and a newcomer in a four-way primary in this very deep red district. There is a general election in June, but there is very little chance of a […]

Guest AuthorApril 14, 2014

Many people love college sports. No. Many people are obsessed with college sports. They wear their colors, paint their cars college colors, names their dogs or even their children after their favorite coaches. They live and breathe their college! Big-time college sports make big-time money. The National Labor Relations Board ruled on March 26 that […]

Guest AuthorApril 8, 2014

I am against bullying. Everyone is. Even bullies are against bullies when they are the ones being bullied. The Florida Department of Education defines bullying as, “Systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive […]

Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2014

Anyone watching the special election in Congressional District 13 would come away with a few takeaways from Republican David Jolly’s win over perennial Democrat loser Alex Sink. Jeb Bush is still really important in Florida. Alex Sink is a horrible candidate with another coulda, woulda, shoulda loss on her resume. Even though Obamacare is super […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 14, 2014

Like most red-blooded Americans, I love the Olympics! I remember my dad picking me up from a youth group in 1980; he wouldn’t tell me the score of the U.S.A. vs. U.S.S.R. hockey game. The game had been played in the afternoon but via tape delay it was to be broadcast during primetime TV. All […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 12, 2014

I have a confession to make. I’m a second-hand smoker. I’ve been a second-hand smoker since I started dating my beautiful bride in high school. We will celebrate our 27th anniversary in June 2014. E-cigarettes have changed my life and in all likelihood my life expectancy. The American Lung Association states that there are as […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 21, 2014

The GOP is in need of a unifier in a bad way! There seem to be Republicans who believe they have proprietary rights about who is allowed to call themselves a Republican. Let’s get one thing straight — one wing of the party cannot determine who and who is not a Republican any more than […]

Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2013

No end-of-the-year compilation of stories would be complete in Florida without including what is fast-becoming Florida’s favorite team to watch (mostly on television), the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are the only team to have more than 90 wins during the past four seasons of Major League Baseball and made the playoffs again this year. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 27, 2013

What happened to the GOP philosophy of recruiting better candidates, running better campaigns and working harder to win elections? In a name, Karl Rove. Following the 2000 election, Rove took a strategic position for the 2004 election to have President Bush govern from the right and register “right-minded” voters instead of reaching out toward the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 21, 2013

Trey Radel, we barely knew you long enough to spell your name correctly (I fact-checked the spelling at least three times while writing this column). I don’t know what surprises me more: that a member of Congress was caught buying cocaine in DuPont Circle (he was actually arrested at his apartment), that his dealer rolled […]

Tag: Jamie MIller

Jamie Miller: Clawson victory demonstrates the power of self-financed campaigns

Jamie Miller: Unionizing college athletes will destroy college sports

Jamie Miller: Do we need to legislate bullying?

Jamie Miller: Jeb Bush came to the rescue in Congressional District 13 race

Jamie Miller: Politics and the Olympics: Figure skating isn’t a sport

Jamie Miller: E-cigarettes: Next target for those who want to control your life

Jamie Miller: Who is going to unify the GOP?

Jamie Miller: Will the Tampa Bay Rays trade David Price?

Jamie Miller: Rick Scott misses yet another chance to be inclusive

Jamie Miller: Hey Trey, you hurt yourself, your district, the state, the House