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Peter SchorschAugust 8, 2018

Vacation rental company Airbnb is out with a list of recommendations to help those heading to the Sunshine State for the run-up to Labor Day have fun while staying safe. Before diving into the list, Airbnb gave a shout out to Gov. Rick Scott for working with them to help house hurricane evacuees and CFO […]

Peter SchorschOctober 20, 2017

For most Americans, Labor Day signals the end of summer and the beginning of the school year. But for first responders and public service workers throughout the South and East Coast of the United States, Labor Day has the potential to be the most dangerous time of year, highlighted by regular threats of severe weather. […]

Tom JacksonNovember 8, 2016

And so, at last, it is upon us. Election Day. Time, fence-sitters, to decide. We’ve been counting down so long, all the way back to the spring of last year; it sometimes seemed we’d never get here. Great nation that we (still) are, however, propelled by momentum and time-honored systems that guide truer than any […]

Bill RuftySeptember 12, 2016

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, who underwent heart surgery Aug. 9, is returning to Washington Monday to resume his congressional work. “We have votes at 6:30 p.m. (in full session), then it is business as usual Tuesday with a Financial Services Committee meeting,” the Lakeland Republican said. Ross, who turns 57 Oct. 18, has been recuperating […]

Associated PressSeptember 6, 2016

With Labor Day behind them, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are pushing ahead in top presidential battlegrounds in the South. Trump, the Republican nominee, is set to campaign in Virginia and North Carolina on Tuesday, two critical states in his path to the presidency. Clinton, the Democrat, is campaigning in Florida in search of an […]

Associated PressSeptember 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton will celebrate Labor Day with an edge over rival Donald Trump in any number of the most competitive states, even as she struggles with the challenge of sealing the deal with large groups of voters who consider her dishonest and untrustworthy. Clinton’s experience as secretary of state and her handle on domestic policy […]

Jac VerSteegSeptember 7, 2015

You have heard, no doubt, that unions are a dying vestige of the days when people knew who Pete Seeger was. As Labor Day 2015 comes and goes, there are two examples to show that labor unions still have a few niches. Ironically, those niches benefit the rich and/or powerful. Start with that poor, mistreated […]

Associated PressSeptember 7, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Monday is returning to campaign in South Carolina. He last visited Aug. 28 when he delivered a speech outlining his policy toward China. The Florida senator will attend an early evening Labor Day town hall meeting hosted by Republican Sen. Tim Scott at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 7, 2015

Today is the U.S. Labor Day. It’s not, by the way, American Labor Day. People in other countries on the two American continents celebrate workers on other days in other ways. But today is our Labor Day and I, like many of you, have received from a politician a peppy greeting of Happy Labor Day […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 7, 2015

Amid the parades and barbecues, the meaning of Labor Day often gets lost on contemporary Americans, particularly in Florida, where unions scarcely carry political or cultural clout outside of Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. But as we celebrate the holiday, let’s take a moment to honor those who persevered through dangerous working conditions and violent […]

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South Ocean Boulevard is staying closed for the time being.

Airbnb releases tips for a safe summer getaway

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Tom Jackson: At our time of choosing, will we guess wrong?

Dennis Ross returns to Washington after heart surgery rehab

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton turn to battleground states in the South

What’s on Hillary Clinton’s to-do list before Election Day?

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Tom Brady and deflated unions

Marco Rubio brings campaign back to South Carolina on Labor Day

Pat Fowler: We’re all in this together

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