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Mitch PerryFebruary 7, 2018

Speaking to a Tampa audience about the opioid crisis, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said those reaching for such drugs should “switch to aspirin.” “I am operating on the assumption that this country prescribes too many opioids,” the nation’s top cop said Wednesday during a visit to the downtown Tampa office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2017

He started by describing the reverent handling of America’s war dead, bodies packed in ice and shipped home in the dark to Dover Air Force Base. From that opening, White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered a raw and searing monologue Thursday about the reality and pain of war sacrifice, praising those who serve […]

Associated PressOctober 18, 2017

The mother of an Army sergeant killed in Niger said Wednesday that President Donald Trump, in a call offering condolences, showed “disrespect” to the soldier’s loved ones as they drove to the airport to meet his body. Trump, engulfed in controversy over the appropriate way for presidents to show compassion for slain soldiers, strongly disputed […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerAugust 17, 2017

Florida universities are hiring more faculty, providing more scholarships and expanding course offerings and academic counseling with a $121 million boost in funding provided by the Legislature this year. In letters to Gov. Rick Scott, the 12 state university presidents outlined plans for using their shares of $71 million in the “world class faculty and […]

Associated PressAugust 7, 2017

For the third time in six months, President Donald Trump is on the hunt for a new communications director. But in practice, the job is filled. It’s Trump who’s the White House’s leading expert and the final word on what and how he communicates with the public. Despite decrying most negative media coverage as “fake […]

Associated PressAugust 1, 2017

President Donald Trump may be trying for a reset in the West Wing, but he is making clear that he is not changing his Twitter habit. On Twitter Tuesday, Trump said: “Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social Media (110 million people). Only way for me to get […]

Associated PressJuly 30, 2017

Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is saddled with a stalled agenda, a West Wing that resembles a viper’s nest, a pile of investigations and a Republican Party that’s starting to break away. Trump on Friday indirectly acknowledged the troubled state of his unconventional White House when he abruptly replaced his chief of staff […]

Associated PressJuly 28, 2017

President Donald Trump tweeted on Friday afternoon that he is naming Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus. I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American…. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July […]

Associated PressJune 1, 2017

Some coastal residents always put off emergency preparations until storm clouds loom on the horizon. The National Hurricane Center is going to try giving those people a deadline this year, issuing experimental advisories showing when tropical-storm force winds may hit particular communities to help them understand when it’s too late to put up storm shutters […]

Florence SnyderApril 30, 2017

Countin’ down to sine die, the House and Senate education budget conferees have bumped the secretive university and state college “direct support organizations” up the chain of command for further grinding. Soon, we’ll know how serious the House is about forcing the DSOs to operate in the sunshine. DSO top brass are paid princely salaries […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

Visiting Tampa, Jeff Sessions says opioid addicts should ‘tough it out,’ take aspirin

Evoking slain son, John Kelly defends Donald Trump on condolence calls

Family of slain sergeant says Donald Trump showed disrespect

Universities say new money helps with faculty, courses

Donald Trump’s unprecedented hands-on messaging carries risks

Donald Trump says he won’t stay off social media

Donald Trump’s six-month stall sparks a White House shake-up

Donald Trump names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as chief of staff, ousting Reince Priebus

New hurricane advisories will give deadlines for storm prep

Florence Snyder: Hold the door on DSOs, Part 2; FAU says FU to ‘crown jewel’