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Guest AuthorNovember 9, 2014

I live in Tallahassee — a sea of blue surrounded by red. Gwen Graham beat Republican Steve Southerland to become the first woman elected to the Second Congressional District seat. On a bleak night for Democrats nationwide, Graham’s less-than-3,000-vote margin of victory felt like a landslide. She can thank the voters of Leon County, where […]

Diane RobertsOctober 27, 2014

I don’t know about you, but this latest epidemic is really freaking me out. The experts say it’s hard to catch — you can’t get it merely by living in the same state as infected people or being exposed to toxic campaign ads. But what if they’re wrong? What if stupidity is airborne? Everywhere you […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 8, 2014

Labor Day is at least a week into the rearview mirror, so the white pants should be closeted away until next June. The kids are back at school, football has returned to the tube, and, even in Florida, the temperature has dropped a degree or two. In other words, elections are less than two months away. […]

Bruce RitchieAugust 24, 2014

Environmental issues are becoming high profile in the race for Congress in the eastern Florida Panhandle, as they should anywhere in Florida. U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Panama City, is facing Democrat Gwen Graham of Tallahassee in the Nov. 4 general election. The district extends from the white sand beaches of Bay County east, to include […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 20, 2013

Although Florida’s Republican U.S. House contingent voted 10-6 against ending the shutdown and raising the debt ceiling, a cooler overall collection of bipartisan heads prevailed last week in averting national default and reopening the American government. The full House vote was 285 in favor of raising the debt ceiling and ending the shutdown, and 144 […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2013

Dysfunction and paralyzing political gamesmanship from Congress has sadly become America’s new normal. Washington has never been more disconnected from the real lives of everyday Americans. Members of Congress far too often forget that we send them to the Capitol, not to fight ideological wars or score political points, but to solve the real problems […]

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Andrew Skerritt: Gwen Graham victory in North Florida is reason for hope

Diane Roberts: Epidemic freaks me out; what if stupidity is airborne?

Peter Schorsch: Five critical political questions leading up to November’s election

Bruce Ritchie: Environment is an issue in Panhandle race for Congress

Daniel Tilson: Holding Florida congressional shutdown supporters accountable

Gwen Graham: Paralyzing political gamesmanship from Congress has become the new normal