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Jim RosicaOctober 23, 2015

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Friday joined 23 other states in opposing a federal government plan to reduce air pollution by further regulating the smoke from power plants. The “Clean Power Plan,” as enforced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “would result in dramatically higher electricity bills and significantly less reliable service,” according to […]

Marc YachtOctober 19, 2015

The run for the presidency is a bust for both parties and there’s something missing from American politics of late. Oh, the flag wavers wave as the candidates appear amid the usual rah-rah atmosphere ginned by political diehard groupies. But the “vote spirit” that’s so much a part of the nation’s political process seems to […]

Guest AuthorOctober 19, 2015

“Not one more.” “Enough is enough.” “When will we do something about these mass shootings?” These are routine responses when someone shoots up a school, of which there have been three this month alone. In addition, let’s not forget about accidental shootings in the home, domestic abusers killing girlfriends or wives, countless suicides and murders […]

Associated PressOctober 19, 2015

Months before the first primaries, Jeb Bush and his allies are building a data-driven operation to turn out voters in the general election much later, spending heavily on the assumption he’ll overcome his sluggish start and win the Republican presidential nomination. It’s a strategy aimed at avoiding a 2016 repeat of the GOP’s glaring deficiencies […]

Staff ReportsOctober 12, 2015

The interim chief of Social Security will meet with Sarasota residents Thursday during a town hall meeting set up by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan. “I wanted seniors in our region to have a chance to meet the person who runs one of the most important federal programs in the nation,” Buchanan, a Longboat Key Republican, […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 12, 2015

A recent Dana Summers political cartoon in the South Florida Sun Sentinel and other Tribune newspapers depicts in its first frame a thoughtful-looking Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama saying, “In light of the recent shootings, we need to think about guns and ask ourselves the obvious question.” Then, in the punchline frame, Clinton and […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 11, 2015

A recent Dana Summers political cartoon in the South Florida Sun Sentinel and other Tribune newspapers depicts in its first frame a thoughtful-looking Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama saying, “In light of the recent shootings, we need to think about guns and ask ourselves the obvious question.” Then, in the punchline frame, Clinton and […]

Diane RobertsOctober 7, 2015

In case there’s anyone left who thinks ¿Jeb? Bush is a fine man running a fine campaign for president, I give you his remarks after the latest mass shooting, this one in Oregon: “I don’t think that more government is necessarily the answer to this,” he said. “I think we need to reconnect ourselves with […]

Diane RobertsOctober 6, 2015

In case there’s anyone left who thinks ¿Jeb? Bush is a fine man running a fine campaign for president, I give you his remarks after the latest mass shooting, this one in Oregon: “I don’t think that more government is necessarily the answer to this,” he said. “I think we need to reconnect ourselves with […]

Marc YachtOctober 6, 2015

Oregon’s Umpqua Community College erupted in gunfire leaving 10 dead and 7 wounded. The gunman, Chris Harper Mercer, 26, took his own life. Peculiar to this shooting, the gunman murdered people who confirmed they were Christians. Those who said they were not were wounded. The gunman’s connection to the college is unclear. President Barack Obama quickly […]

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Pam Bondi signs on to clean power lawsuit

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Have Americans lost faith in elections?

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Here are 11 concrete actions you can take to curb gun violence

Already looking to general election, Jeb Bush builds data operation

Sarasota town hall to feature Social Security’s acting chief Carolyn W. Colvin

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Gun foes should “politicize” deaths

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Gun foes should “politicize” deaths

Diane Roberts: ¿Jeb? Bush comes up numb and dumb again

Diane Roberts: ¿Jeb? Bush comes up numb and dumb again

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Another college mass killing and the dilemma remains unsolved