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Ryan RayNovember 20, 2015

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy joined officials with the Army Corps of Engineers to hail the start of construction on a major project to build a new 3,400-acre reservoir to help relieve pressure on the Indian River Lagoon and St. Lucie River. Murphy attended a ceremony in Stuart Friday morning, where federal, state and local officials broke ground on the C-44 Reservoir, […]

Marc YachtNovember 3, 2015

Republican antics may play well to Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and their listeners, but can such bleating muster the votes to win a national election? Judging by the latest GOP effort to embarrass Hillary Clinton with another Benghazi investigation, the 11-hour marathon found itself out of step even with some of its own party faithful. […]

Mitch PerryOctober 27, 2015

Orlando-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson says there are several items in the sweeping two-year budget deal released Monday night he has serious concerns about. The most egregious in his opinion is a provision to remove a mandate that companies with more than 200 employees would not have to provide health insurance for their workers. […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 18, 2015

To appreciate one reason why Donald Trump is thumping Jeb! in the polls, substitute a question mark for the exclamation point. Jeb? isn’t doing so well at persuading people that what they think they heard isn’t what he meant to say. It doesn’t take a degree in psychology to know that someone’s first, unguarded remark […]

Mitch PerryAugust 17, 2015

Shoring up Social Security and Medicare are among the issues Alan Grayson has said he wants to emphasize as a candidate for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination. Following up on that promise, Grayson has unveiled a proposal that would increase Social Security retirement benefits and tie future increases to a new cost-of-living index. The Orlando Democrat says […]

Guest AuthorAugust 16, 2015

In North Florida, we know the value of hard work. I’ve seen it on my work days: from my first one with a young entrepreneur, to a recent day working alongside oystermen with sore backs and blistered hands. We work all our lives to make money, feed our families and accomplish something – and we’re […]

Staff ReportsJuly 31, 2015

Here’s how you know the 114th Congress is definitely in recess. Building upon her support for social programs that has been the bedrock of her North Florida balancing act to maintain her Democratic bona fides, U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham spent the day Friday visiting with a group of senior citizens in her home base of Tallahassee. Per […]

Guest AuthorJuly 13, 2015

Emergencies and disasters can occur quickly without notice, and can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or be confined to your home. Being ready for a disaster is more than storing water and stocking up on supplies; it is being prepared to handle financial responsibilities and issues should disaster strike. Having a plan to pay […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJune 16, 2015

Welcome to another installation of “my bad luck is your source for information!” About six months ago, I reported my identity had been used by someone somewhere to file an unemployment claim. I was lucky. All it took were a handful of phone calls, a few hours and some mildly aggravating music-on-hold in order to […]

Martin DyckmanJune 15, 2015

To hear Jeb Bush talk about Social Security is not simply to wonder whether he ever did a hard day’s work in his life, but also to doubt whether he cares that there are millions of people who must. His proposal to raise the full retirement age in stages to 70, which has become a […]

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And all the best to newlyweds Melissa Kuipers Blake and Jason Stein.

Patrick Murphy heralds new reservoir for ailing Indian River Lagoon

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: The GOP agenda and other fantasies

Alan Grayson calls new bipartisan budget bill “extremely disappointing” on some issues

Martin Dyckman: Find the real Jeb Bush in his unguarded gaffes

Alan Grayson explains his Social Security bill, why it can pass Congress

Gwen Graham: Happy 80th birthday, Social Security

Gwen Graham celebrates Medicare’s 50th anniversary with Tallahassee seniors

Drew Breakspear: Be ready for disaster

Janelle Irwin: Not even kids cop a break from credit thieves

Martin Dyckman: Jeb Bush’s apparent indifference to real lives of most Americans