Tag: Lawton Chiles
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Ryan RayJune 1, 2016
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A pair of eminent Florida politicos want to introduce legislation to create a specialty Florida license plate bearing the logo of Auburn University. That’s a bad idea for several reasons. No animus against Democratic strategist Kevin Cate, one of the kindest political people around, or Rep. Jamie Grant, who gives me courage despite my own receding hairline. But this […]

Ryan RayFebruary 26, 2016
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4min174
A newly pugilistic Marco Rubio showed Americans his skill with slings and arrows at Thursday night’s GOP debate in Houston, calling Donald Trump a “con artist” and giving Trump a taste of his own vicious medicine by repeatedly interrupting and ridiculing him. But, as Jeremy Peters of The New York Times wrote Friday, Rubio may have just been warming up: […]

Jim RosicaFebruary 5, 2016
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3min253
Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Labarga has been re-elected by his colleagues to serve a second two-year term, the first justice to serve two consecutive terms as chief since the end of the Civil War, according to a Friday news release. “It is a privilege to serve the people of Florida,” Labarga said. “My second term will […]

Phil AmmannNovember 16, 2015
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2min215
Funeral services for former Florida First Lady Rhea Chiles will begin Monday 11 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee. She will then be buried next to her husband, the late former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles. The Chiles family has made arrangements for The Florida Channel to provide live streaming of the services to accommodate […]

Staff ReportsNovember 11, 2015
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A memorial service will be held for former First Lady Rhea Chiles next Monday in Tallahassee. The service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Faith Presbyterian Church. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Children’s Home Society or to the Lawton Chiles Foundation. Condolence cards and letters may […]


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