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Associated PressJuly 4, 2016

Donald Trump‘s team promises an extraordinary display of political entertainment at this month’s Republican National Convention, with the accent on entertainment. The former reality television star plans to feature his high-profile children at the summer gathering in Cleveland, with the hope they’ll be joined by a number of celebrity supporters. Prospects include former Indiana basketball […]

Mitch PerryJune 17, 2016

On Tuesday, 5,000 women from around the country came to the White House for the United State of Women conference, where they heard from a series of big-time speakers, such as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, among others. On the agenda were topics from violence and rape culture, to the […]

Associated PressAugust 17, 2015

Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a “gym rat.” With long travel days and a fresh slab of cherry pie never far away, the campaign trail is notoriously unhealthy. But many 2016 presidential candidates are striving to make smart lifestyle choices as they […]

Mitch PerryAugust 8, 2015

Donald Trump is not backing down at all after being dis-invited to speak at tonight’s RedState gathering in Atlanta by organizer Eric Erickson. Erickson issued a statement around midnight on Fridaym saying that Trump was no longer invited to speak as the headliner for the second day of the conservative conference in Atlanta, which featured […]

Martin DyckmanNovember 10, 2014

Sarcasm alert! The election campaign was not altogether a disaster. It revealed that I have more friends than I could have imagined. Michelle. Barack. Joe (as in Biden.) Wendy (as in Davis.) Robert (as in Redford.) Al (as in Franken.) Harry (as in Reid.) Even Scarlett. As in Johansson. And dozens more — mostly from […]

Bob SparksOctober 29, 2014

Charlie Crist first ran for Governor in 2006. His victory marked the first time a Republican succeeded another Republican as Florida’s chief executive. It is helpful to remember the circumstances at the time. Many of those same circumstances are present today. Heading into the 2006 election, President George W. Bush had approval ratings hovering near […]

Marc YachtOctober 14, 2014

Republicans and Democrats shook hands and cheered when both houses unanimously agreed that the flag is red, white and blue. Further congratulations were in order with bipartisan agreement that the strips were red and white and the stars represented the nation’s 50 states. A conservative Senator from Arizona stated, “This could be the beginning of […]

Guest AuthorDecember 17, 2013

“Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Being the father of a 15-year-old, married for 22 years, and a person who passionately hates to attend funerals because they are so morbid, my first reaction to seeing President Obama’s now infamous […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 22, 2013

“I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.”- W. C. Fields First Lady Michelle Obama once again is trying to get Americans to eat, and now drink, healthier. She announced last week a new initiative called “Drink Up” that will try to get more Americans to drink water rather […]

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With few political allies, Donald Trump plans celebrity convention

Tampa women attend White House’s United State of Women Summit

2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trail

Donald Trump calls Eric Erickson a “total loser” after being banned from RedState event

Martin Dyckman: The upside of campaign season: Scarlett Johansson is now my friend

Bob Sparks: Don’t underestimate Crist’s ability to connect with people

Marc Yacht: Bipartisanship, wise reforms, corporate restraint — the impossible dream

Steve Kurlander: I found the Obama ‘selfie’ refreshing, beneficial

Steve Kurlander: Michelle Obama drives fat Americans to drink H2O