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Adam WeinsteinFebruary 13, 2015

What an awful week for journalism, all around. The worst was undoubtedly the loss Thursday night of New York Times media reporter par excellence David Carr, who died at 58. Beyond his reputation for endless warmth, sincerity, and mentorship for generations of journos, Carr was singularly fearless in reporting, re-reporting, turning every stone over, and […]

Ryan RayJanuary 9, 2015

St. Petersburg state Sen. Jeff Brandes, long a staunch critic of local governments installing red- light cameras, vowed this week to reject any legislation that would expand the use of the enforcement by camera of traffic infractions. Brandes was moved to declare his opposition during a discussion at a Friday meeting of the Senate Transportation […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 16, 2013

Across the state, libertarians rage against red-light traffic cameras. The claims are many: there is conflicting evidence about whether they make intersections safer; the only purpose is to make money for cash-strapped local governments; they’re unconstitutional. I understand the arguments. What I don’t understand is why they choose this issue, as opposed to a much […]

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Adam Weinstein: The worst of the week in journalism

Sen. Jeff Brandes puts his foot down on red-light cameras

Jeff Clemens: What’s the purpose of speeding tickets on interstates?