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Jac VerSteegJune 15, 2015

“He did nothing wrong. He was afraid for his life. I commend him for his actions.” Those words were, in effect, Alberto Iber’s resignation letter. The Miami high school principal – excuse me, the former Miami high school principal – posted those fateful words online on a Miami Herald comment page. Iber was defending the […]

Guest AuthorJune 11, 2015

NOTE: This was written by Jesse Panuccio in response to a column that appeared earlier on ContextFlorida.com and SaintPetersBlog.com and written by Dale Brill, “Hint to presidential candidates wooing Florida — it’s still the economy.” Florida’s economy has witnessed a remarkable turnaround after being one of the hardest hit states during the Great Recession. The […]

Melissa RossJune 9, 2015

An on-air discussion of the McKinney, Texas, viral video making the rounds this week quickly turned into an impassioned debate on criminal justice, with one participant’s calls to confront institutional racism set against another’s plea to evaluate police use-of-force incidents case by case. “We have to look at the institutionalization of racism in America,” activist Wells […]

Mitch PerryMarch 9, 2015

In a survey of U.S. CEOs choice of best and worst states for business last year, Florida ranked second, finishing just behind Texas. “We’ve learned from Texas how to tell our story better and it helps that we’ve cut taxes 25 times, by about $400 million,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott told Chief Executive Magazine. “When companies like Hertz, Amazon, […]

Associated PressFebruary 4, 2015

The Supreme Court is taking another look at President Barack Obama’s health care law, and this time it’s not just the White House that should be worried. Republican lawmakers and governors, too, will feel the backlash if the court invalidates insurance subsidies worth billions of dollars to people in more than 30 states. Obama’s law […]

Associated PressFebruary 4, 2015

The Supreme Court is taking another look at President Barack Obama’s health care law, and this time it’s not just the White House that should be worried. Republican lawmakers and governors, too, will feel the backlash if the court invalidates insurance subsidies worth billions of dollars to people in more than 30 states. Obama’s law […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2015

A Southern Super Tuesday could emerge as seven states are considering aligning voting dates in the 2016 presidential primary calendar. If that happens, Beth Reinhard of the Wall Street Journal believes what follows could become a focal point the battle for the Republican nomination. A Southern Super Tuesday could emerge as seven states are considering […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 12, 2015

A Southern Super Tuesday could emerge as seven states are considering aligning voting dates in the 2016 presidential primary calendar. If that happens, Beth Reinhard of the Wall Street Journal believes what follows could become a focal point the battle for the Republican nomination. A Southern Super Tuesday could emerge as seven states are considering […]

James CallJanuary 6, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott took the oath of office for a second term at 12:09 p.m. Tuesday. The ceremony put an exclamation mark on Scott’s evolution from a Tea Party outsider who captured the governor’s mansion four years ago to a pillar of the GOP establishment; potential presidential candidates Texas Gov. Rick Perry and New Jersey […]

Martin DyckmanJuly 30, 2014

In one of Bill Mauldin’s many memorable World War II “Stars and Stripes” cartoons, two Army officers stand on a cliff overlooking a picturesque French valley as sunlight streams through the clouds. “Beautiful view,” says one to the other. “Is there one for the enlisted men?” That cartoon came to mind the other day as […]

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Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Miami principal inept but didn’t deserve ouster

Jesse Panuccio: Florida’s economic turnaround story was not written by chance

The McKinney video: a Rashomon

St. Petersburg exec extols virtues of doing business in Florida

Supreme Court's new health law case cuts both ways

Supreme Court’s new health law case cuts both ways

A March 1 date for Florida’s presidential primary?

A March 1 date for Florida's presidential primary?

In inauguration speech, Rick Scott puts N.Y., California on notice

Martin Dyckman: King Ranch scandal shows why you need newspapers