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Peter SchorschOctober 30, 2014

Come next Tuesday (or maybe early Wednesday morning), we will know who is left standing in the Florida’s governor’s race. We will know whether the three incumbent members of the Cabinet have been re-elected. We’ll know whether it’s legal to smoke medical marijuana. Come Election Day, we’ll know a lot more than we do right now. […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2014

The Florida property insurance market continues to make great strides forward and, while there is still some work to do, consumers are finding it easier to obtain insurance in the private market and insurance rates are beginning to stabilize. This is great news for consumers! The Florida insurance market is starting to benefit from the […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 6, 2014

Three articles recently struck me as needing more conversations so I am taking keyboard in hand and opining. The first was by Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel. He shared details about himself, giving readers a glimpse into his life and thus his thought processes. He presented his view of our state capital. “Just look […]

Peter SchorschNovember 25, 2013

From the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee to Charlie Crist’s waterfront condominium in St. Petersburg and from a cafeteria in a drug rehab facility to a Cracker Barrel in Wesley Chapel, politicians across Florida will gather around Thanksgiving dinner tables to celebrate the most American of holidays. Before they dig into dishes of Parmesan roasted Florida […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2013

Great fanfare surrounded the nationally-televised opening of the high school football season last weekend when #1 Booker T. Washington of Miami demolished #6 Norcross of Atlanta, 55-0. But a much quieter opening at Booker T. Washington High last year may have actually been more significant – especially to educators and financial planners concerned about the economic […]

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Ed Moore: Let’s have more college presidents going into government

Peter Schorsch: Florida politicians should be thankful for their good luck

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