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Associated PressMay 2, 2016

Donald Trump has a Plan B if he’s faced with a contested convention, and it involves the sort of outside groups that he’s called “corrupt.” While the billionaire businessman might lock up the Republican presidential nomination in the next five weeks of voting, he and his allies are simultaneously undertaking a parallel effort in case […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

Online advertising flooded into my computer and phone during the holiday-selling season: banner ads, email advertising including spam, Facebook ads, sponsored tweets, rich-media ads, pop-ups and pop-unders, and my personal favorite: pre-video ads that slow me down when I’m checking out the sports highlights from the previous night. As a sales guy, I understand that […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 11, 2016

“A watched pot never boils!” You have heard that many times before. We all know it more aptly reflects our own impatience rather than our subjective reality. Of course a pot will boil if the heat is turned high enough. Watching the news this week from Oregon, the image of a simmering pot about to […]

Phil AmmannDecember 8, 2015

With Hanukkah in full swing, and Christmas and New Year’s Eve not far behind, finding a spot on the holiday “nice list” is on the minds of most Floridians. Tallahassee-based Strategic Digital Services, Florida’s leading business specializing in data for political campaigns and causes, launched its 2015 Holiday Guide: a social media blueprint to help […]

Guest AuthorNovember 16, 2015

Over the weekend, images of wanton bloodshed in Paris were conveyed to Americans. Unlike ISIS’ other barbaric attacks, including the horrific bombing of a Russian airliner about a week previous, this attack seemed to hit closer to home. The Paris attacks raised the level of concern and awareness of the ISIS threat to this country. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 15, 2015

Over the weekend, images of wanton bloodshed in Paris were conveyed to Americans. Unlike ISIS’ other barbaric attacks, including the horrific bombing of a Russian airliner about a week previous, this attack seemed to hit closer to home. The Paris attacks raised the level of concern and awareness of the ISIS threat to this country. […]

Associated PressNovember 14, 2015

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Social media was awash Saturday in the red, white and blue of the French flag as people worldwide expressed their solidarity with a nation in mourning in the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris. Users of Facebook shaded their profile pictures in the French Tricolor, and on Twitter and Instagram, people posted vacation photos, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 8, 2015

“…and the whole wide world is whistling.” NONONO For years, I’ve joked that writing is cheaper than therapy. Come to think of it, I’ve said the same thing about wine. Recently, though, writing and enjoying a good glass of Pinot wasn’t helping. I’d need to see a professional. What exactly was wrong? I don’t think […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 16, 2015

“Goodbye yellow brick road…where the dogs of society howl.” – Elton John My son Zachary had a date last year and she canceled on him twice at the last minute. The first time, he rescheduled without a problem. The second time? He suggested they move on. Fast forward to the first week of school this […]

Mitch PerryAugust 28, 2015

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The perception that the youth vote has always belongs to the Democrats is not accurate, says GOP pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson. In 2000, she says, George W. Bush and Al Gore split the youth vote, as well as those voters older than 65. But that split certainly occurred in 2008 and even more so in 2012, when Barack […]

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Golf ball and golf club in bag on green grass

Donald Trump has a ‘plan B’ for convention – outside help

William Steiger: Online advertising: Overwhelmed or overjoyed?

Ed Moore: Our unwatched pot is already boiling

Digital Holiday Guide helps candidates, campaigns stay on social media “nice list”

Steven Kurlander: Faux unité avec Paris — ditching internationalism to protect the American Dream

Steven Kurlander: Faux unité avec Paris — ditching internationalism to protect the American Dream

Expressions of solidarity for France in red, white and blue

Catherine Durkin Robinson: It wasn’t easy — just sitting there, allowing sadness to come and go

Catherine Durkin Robinson: No more emails or texts – my journey back to the personal

GOP pollster schools RPOF on millennial generation’s priorities, how to win their vote