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Martin DyckmanOctober 24, 2016

It’s in our genes here in America that the losers of an election congratulate the winners and we all move on. That’s more than good manners. It’s the survival instinct of any democracy. Donald Trump‘s contempt for that disgusts Republicans as well as Democrats and independents. But look closer. There are 54 members of his […]

Tom JacksonSeptember 20, 2016

Now that the Florida Education Association has chosen to appeal its legal double-drubbing over the state’s scholarship program for students from low-income families, the question that leaps immediately to mind is this: Why does the teachers’ union hate poor kids? Seriously. About 92,000 students from modest circumstances are attending private schools through the 15-year-old Florida […]

Associated PressJuly 5, 2016

Florida regulators are being asked to approve a nearly 20 percent rate hike in insurance premiums paid by the state’s business owners to cover their employees. The organization that submits rate filings on behalf of insurance companies filed the request Friday in response to a recent state Supreme Court decision. The high court in June […]

Associated PressJune 29, 2016

A federal judge is considering whether to block a new law that places restrictions on abortion clinics in Florida. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said at an hour-long hearing Wednesday that he may rule before the law takes effect Friday. Hinkle sharply questioned attorneys representing both Planned Parenthood and the state. But Hinkle also questioned […]

Joe HendersonJune 22, 2016

The fact Marco Rubio reneged on his vow not to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate isn’t that big of a deal. Politicians change their minds all the time. A much bigger deal — and a reality Marco apologists choose to ignore — is the fact Rubio has done a spectacularly lousy job since elected to […]

Martin DyckmanJune 13, 2016

What fools we are. What willful, stubborn, persistent, incurable fools. Americans submit by the millions to the Transportation Security Administration’s multiple indignities and inconveniences. The TSA will cost us $5.1 billion this year. We’ll fill its trash barrels with tons of cosmetics, lotions and bottled water that we can’t carry on board. This is in […]

Darryl PaulsonMay 21, 2016

On May 18, 2016, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump releases a list of 11 judges that he would “most likely” use to select his appointees to the Supreme Court. The list of 11 names included 11 whites and eight males. Six of the 11 were appointees of George W. Bush, and the other five are […]

Guest AuthorMay 6, 2016

What a blessed relief. Presidential political junkies are down to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, down to the Cinderella finalists and we can take the summer off. OK, I know Bernie Sanders is still hoofing the “I want to live in the White House” shuffle, but he’s not going to be at the top of […]

Guest AuthorMay 5, 2016

What a blessed relief. Presidential political junkies are down to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, down to the Cinderella finalists and we can take the summer off. OK, I know Bernie Sanders is still hoofing the “I want to live in the White House” shuffle, but he’s not going to be at the top of […]

Guest AuthorMay 4, 2016

Have you ever watched a Fox News Watters World segment where the host randomly asks simple questions of passersby and gets inaccurate and inane answers? It is similar in format to the old Jay Walking segments that Jay Leno used to do with similar results. At first I wondered just how many people had to […]

Tag: Supreme Court

Martin Dyckman: Supreme Court vacancy makes GOP Senate just as bad as Donald Trump

Tom Jackson: Appeal puts poor students under FEA’s boot

State asked to ok nearly 20 percent insurance rate hike for businesses

U.S. judge considers fate of new Florida abortion law

Joe Henderson: It’s not that Marco Rubio reneged; it’s that he did a lousy job in Senate

Martin Dyckman: By electing pro-gun politicians, we are the ally of home-grown terrorists

Darryl Paulson: Donald Trump goes a-courting

Linda Cunningham: Ignore politics for a few months, enjoy the summer

Linda Cunningham: Ignore politics for a few months, enjoy the summer

Ed Moore: Young Americans need to learn about the country’s history, values