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Jim RosicaAugust 26, 2015

As expected, Circuit Judge Terry Lewis has asked the Florida Supreme Court for guidance in the ever-complicated challenge to the state’s congressional redistricting. In a 2-page filing submitted Wednesday, Lewis noted that the high court charged him with overseeing the details of the case, including the actual redrawing of a new map. The problem is […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 12, 2015

Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 11, 2015

Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 1, 2015

Those who flaunt the Confederate flag insist that it symbolizes “heritage,” not hate. Call it what they will, but that heritage is a heritage of hate. The slave owners and their politicians fancied themselves good, decent, God-fearing people. How could they square that with the countless hideous brutalities they inflicted on their human chattels? They […]

Bill PrescottJune 30, 2015

Those who flaunt the Confederate flag insist that it symbolizes “heritage,” not hate. Call it what they will, but that heritage is a heritage of hate. The slave owners and their politicians fancied themselves good, decent, God-fearing people. How could they square that with the countless hideous brutalities they inflicted on their human chattels? They […]

Peter SchorschJune 17, 2015

For the past several weeks the mainstream press has reveled in pummeling the soft underbelly of the Bush non-campaign. From a bad week on the trail when Jeb couldn’t provide a cogent response to the Iraq war question, to a host of new occupants pushing their way into the Republican presidential clown car, to an […]

Peter SchorschJune 17, 2015

For the past several weeks, the mainstream press has reveled in pummeling the soft underbelly of Jeb Bush‘s non-campaign. From a bad week on the trail when Jeb couldn’t provide a cogent response to the Iraq war question to a host of new occupants pushing their way into the Republican presidential clown car to an […]

Martin DyckmanJune 8, 2015

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Were any of your ancestors here to meet the Godspeed at Jamestown or the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock? No? Then you, like me, belong to an immigrant family. Your forebears may have been here longer than mine, who came in the late 1800s, but we are alike in that none of our American roots were […]

Phil AmmannMay 20, 2015

Republican Party of Sarasota Chair Joeman Gruters agrees with Barack Obama on one thing. Elections have consequences. And that’s about it. In the latest email to “Conservatives & Republicans,” Gruters laments over the very first meeting of the “all-Democrat” Sarasota City Commission. What raised Gruters’ ire was the board’s first order of business – something […]

James CallApril 22, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott met Wednesday with senators to discuss moving forward with budget negotiations. Scott used an Agency for Health Care Administration study listing the profit margins for hospitals. Budget negotiations have derailed over a plan to use Medicaid money to make up for the loss of revenue when the federal government ends a reimbursement […]

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Judge formally asks Supreme Court for redistricting direction

Darryl Paulson: The zenith of Donald Trump

Darryl Paulson: The zenith of Donald Trump

Martin Dyckman: The time is now to take it down

Martin Dyckman: The time is now to take it down

Peter Schorsch: Has Jeb Bush Gotten His Mojo Back?

Jeb Bush = Tiger Woods

Martin Dyckman: Why is Jeb Bush the only GOP contender who makes sense on immigration?

Email insights: “Elections have consequences,” warns Joe Gruters

Governor gaggles with reporters on hospital profits