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Diane RobertsNovember 9, 2014

Florida can congratulate itself on yet another dubious distinction: political parties, corporate patrons, gazillionaires, dark money groups, and the candidates themselves spent $345 million on the 2014 elections — the most expensive in the nation. With that kind of money, India could send four missions to Mars and have enough left over to throw a […]

Adam WeinsteinNovember 6, 2014

In 1994, at the height of the nationwide electoral wave against Bill Clinton — a force so great and enduring it would be remembered as “the Republican revolution” — there was one bright spot for Democrats: They held on to the Florida Governor’s Mansion. Lawton Chiles, a self-described cracker and populist, fought off a challenge […]

Bruce RitchieSeptember 11, 2014

NEW ORLEANS — Kristin Jacobs is carrying a message to Tallahassee and the rest of the nation that South Florida residents are concerned about climate change and sea-level rise and local governments are taking action. Jacobs is a Broward county commissioner who in August won the Democratic primary for Florida House District 96 and faces […]

Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2014

For the moment, the prolific images on CNN of bleeding and maimed Gazan children being used as human shields by Hamas in hospitals have ceased. So has the castigation by the White House of Israel’s use of harsh military force to stop the rockets from being shot from these humanitarian facilities. While the on-again, off-again […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2013

The headlines are achingly familiar: “Financing loosens up for new condo projects/ Lenders provide nearly $900 million in financing” “Brickell project changes to condo” “Fort Lauderdale rental boom underway” “Related Group plans 4 more condo towers.” And so on. With the wounds of South Florida’s last boom/bust cycle still fresh in our memories – to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 4, 2013

Public service was once a noble cause, one that many believed, not too long ago, wasn’t necessarily a good fit for the business leader — without some check on his authority. The focus of business leaders was seen as too narrow and too self-serving to entrust them with government leadership, which is why so many […]

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Diane Roberts: The only mandate from this election is to protect the environment

Adam Weinstein: The three big reasons Florida Democrats still can’t elect a governor

Bruce Ritchie: Kristin Jacobs says South Florida takes climate change seriously

Steven Kurlander: Gaza and Obama’s castigation of Israel: A sign of the growing insignificance of the ‘Jewish vote’ in American politics

Doug Clifton: South Florida building boom will surely end in another bust

Rick Outzen: Pro-business mayors susceptible to bribery, kickbacks