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Guest AuthorApril 7, 2016

Everyone should have a friend like Julie Solomon Bame. We met in 1985. There are many stories, some frightening, all funny that I could share to demonstrate her unique value. There’s her now-famous rendition of “I Shot the Sheriff” in high school, with mixed-up lyrics and silly string, that led one particular police officer to […]

Guest AuthorApril 4, 2016

In the spirit of “we ain’t got the good sense God gave a goose,” we’re fixing to tar-and-feather poor “Jim,” the West Coast anti-gun guy who started that petition to allow folks to carry guns inside the arena at this summer’s GOP convention in Cleveland. By the time Jim fessed up to being the creator, […]

Mitch PerryMarch 14, 2016

Welcome to the first working day of Daylight Saving Time, a/k/a the crankiest Monday morning of the year. Welcome to the return of true humidity to the Sunshine State, and welcome back to Donald Trump, who brings his campaign to Tampa this afternoon for a “town hall” event at the Convention Center. Note that it’s […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2016

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Ahead of the Florida primary, Donald Trump has a town hall set Monday afternoon at the Tampa Convention Center. Doors open at 11 a.m. and the event begins at 2 p.m. It’s a ticketed event.

Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 11, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott kicks off his “Million Billion Jobs” victory tour Monday. The self-proclaimed jobs governor is visiting five cities celebrating creating more than 1 million jobs in five years and $1 billion in tax cuts for Florida families over the past two years. “The debate in Florida is now about how we can create […]

Bill RuftyMarch 11, 2016

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Motorists nearly always complain about the traffic on Interstate 4, but in the last two days with the Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday, many on the crowded highway have been presidential candidates. On the Democratic side, both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders worked Orlando, Kissimmee and Tampa Wednesday and Thursday. […]

Scott PowersMarch 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton is airing Spanish-language radio and television spots in Orlando and Tampa on Friday highlighting her positions on education, health care, immigration reform and Puerto Rico. Neither ad acknowledges U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her rival in Tuesday’s Florida presidential primary. But the television ad “Valentia,” running in the Miami, Orlando, and Tampa […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has announced three Florida stops this week — the first public speeches of his campaign in the Sunshine State — in Miami, Kissimmee and Tampa. The U.S. Senator from Vermont, who trails Hillary Clinton in Florida polls, will speak at a Miami rally today and at Kissimmee and Tampa rallies on Thursday. […]

Mitch PerryMarch 5, 2016

The Hillary Clinton campaign announced Saturday afternoon that the Democratic presidential candidate will campaign in Tampa on Thursday, though no other details were forthcoming. The same news release stated that Clinton will be in Florida beginning Tuesday. Clinton and Bernie Sanders will participate in the seventh Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night at Miami Dade College’s […]

Steve SchaleMarch 3, 2016

For the first time in a while, the Florida Democratic Primary will mean something. For Bernie Sanders, it is a chance to prove he can win a big diverse state. For Hillary Clinton, it is a chance to solidify her position as the party’s standard-bearer. And unless something dramatic changes, Clinton will win Florida and firmly […]

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Donald Trump in Tampa Monday

Rick Scott to launch jobs creation and “tax cut victory” tour

I-4 heavy with traffic … of presidential candidates

Hillary Clinton airing Spanish-language ads in Orlando, Tampa and Miami

Bernie Sanders sets three Florida stops: Miami, Kissimmee, Tampa

Hillary Clinton to campaign in Tampa on Thursday

Steve Schale: Hillary Clinton should easily defeat Bernie Sanders in Florida