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Associated PressApril 2, 2016

There was the old story about Corning, New York and the diesel buses. The one about the “soap lady” who built her business online with help from Hillary Clinton‘s Senate office. And don’t forget about the wine ice cream, discovered by the former New York senator and now sold across the globe. Most campaigns focus […]

Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2016

Bród na nGael (Irish Pride) I never knew I was poor until my 15th summer, when I visited Scranton, Pa. and hung out with relatives who could afford frozen fruit snacks and automatic dishwashers. Back home in Florida, I got Breyer’s ice cream twice a year as a treat and used this new contraption that […]

Steve SchaleMarch 3, 2016

For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to solidify her position as the party’s standard-bearer. And unless something dramatic changes, Clinton will win Florida and firmly […]

Guest AuthorMarch 1, 2016

The organizing principle of my public service is Constitutional liberty. If government constrains itself to the Constitution, free markets, free enterprise and free people can thrive. Otherwise, we get catastrophic consequences like Obamacare, lawless executive orders and a government that (often corruptly) picks winners and losers. In a world of uncertainty, the Second Amendment to […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 29, 2016

If you want to better understand this year’s presidential election, you should read about a campaign almost 200 years old. In 1828, Andrew Jackson became the first president of the United States who wasn’t a founding father or son of a founding father. Jackson rode a wave of anti-Washington sentiment all the way to the […]

Martin DyckmanFebruary 15, 2016

John McCain took the Senate floor last week to speak from his heart. It is a heart that beats in a body still bearing the effects of the tortures he endured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. What he said deserves every Floridian’s thoughtful attention before the March 15 primary. Here is where you […]

Associated PressFebruary 13, 2016

The United States and Cuba will sign an agreement next week to resume commercial air traffic for the first time in five decades, starting the clock on dozens of new flights operating daily by next fall, U.S. officials said Friday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is scheduled to fly to Havana on Tuesday to cement […]

Bob SparksFebruary 11, 2016

Tuesday night’s New Hampshire primary election revealed the mood of the electorate of that small state. Polls show that in many of the remaining primary and caucus states, voters in both parties are unhappy with the process of government. Amendments, show votes, executive orders and other process maneuvers have worn thin. The Florida Legislature offers […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 14, 2016

Nothing else that government does costs as much as the death penalty in order to accomplish so little. That ought to concern even the most conservative legislators as they cope with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision Tuesday, in Hurst v. Florida, that the state’s capital sentencing process is unconstitutional. The choice now is to […]

Martin DyckmanJanuary 13, 2016

Nothing else that government does costs as much as the death penalty in order to accomplish so little. This ought to concern even the most conservative legislators as they cope with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision Tuesday, in Hurst v. Florida, that the state’s capital sentencing process is unconstitutional. The choice now is to […]

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Steve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida

Matt Gaetz: Senate should let debate begin on open carry

Peter Schorsch: Andrew Jackson wrote this tune, Donald Trump is just singing along

Martin Dyckman: If you vote for Trump, you’re endorsing torture by your government

Air traffic between US, Cuba to increase with new deal

Bob Sparks: Hear the gun bills, don’t restrict debate

Martin Dyckman: U.S. Supreme Court ruling should prompt Legislature to abolish death penalty

Martin Dyckman: Supreme Court ruling should prompt Legislature to abolish death penalty