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Phil AmmannOctober 10, 2016

Two Florida daily newspapers opposing the legalization of medical marijuana in 2014 have made an about-face, and are now supporting a “yes” vote on Amendment 2. This week, United for Care, the organization behind Amendment 2, announced the editorial boards of the Florida Times-Union and Ft. Myers News-Press each have penned op-eds in favor of the […]

Mitch PerryMay 17, 2016

Following the report over the weekend that Florida GOP senate candidate Carlos Beruff referred to President Obama as “an animal” over the weekend, every other major candidate in the Senate contest in Florida, both Republican and Democratic, criticized Beruff over the remark. Almost everyone. A request for comment sent to Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s campaign spokesperson was […]

Mitch PerryJuly 12, 2015

A Florida Southern Pride Ride in support of the Confederate flag was scheduled to take place at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala on Sunday afternoon – a day after Marion County Government officials restored the Third National Confederate flag and a french flag that were removed in two separate incidents in front of the McPherson Complex […]

Bob SparksMay 19, 2014

“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” — Anchorman Howard Beale from the movie “Network” Recently we learned of the scandal over health care involving the Veterans Administration. The story started in Phoenix, but is now spreading to other VA facilities. Last week, Florida joined the story when three […]

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2 Florida papers do an about-face on Amendment 2, call for yes on medical pot

David Jolly blasts Carlos Lopez-Cantera’s silence over Carlos Beruff’s ‘animal’ remark

After protest, third national confederate flag in Marion County still flying

Bob Sparks: Veterans deserve answers about VA health-care fiasco