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Guest AuthorDecember 22, 2015

Many traditions, both old and new, take place between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Families and friends gather together and try to get along, strangers smile at the weird driver singing “Jingle Bells” at the top of his lungs, and everyone agrees not to post diet victories on Facebook until after New Year’s Day. As […]

Dan GelberDecember 10, 2015

True story. When we got through security at LaGuardia airport on the way home from a Thanksgiving in New York City, my kids were treated to the profane-laced diatribe of a woman who had been pulled aside for a random TSA check. She was berating the TSA officer who was politely asking her to extend […]

Guest AuthorDecember 8, 2015

Getting older is super fun. It means a certain level of respect is thrown our way, not because we survived the Great Depression, we’re not that old, but because we survived big hair, disco, and AIDS. Aging means we are now in charge. Aging also means tests and more tests to probe and prod our […]

Drew WilsonNovember 26, 2015

The days after Thanksgiving have become the top shopping weekend of the year for many retailers and the National Retail Federation expects more than 135 million Americans will shop retail deals over the holiday weekend. While Black Friday deals may be enticing, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and the Department of Financial Services say […]

Peter SchorschNovember 26, 2015

corbellaWith all the talk of beleaguered immigrants seeking refuge in America, the true meaning of Thanksgiving is all too poignant this year. We’ve all seen the words “turkey” and “lobbyist” in the same sentence before. But, more than likely, this referred to the role of special interests in securing political pork for clients. Indeed, Florida’s […]

Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2015

For most Americans, food scarcity is when we wait till the last minute and the exact brand of low-fat, gluten-free, heart healthy, fair trade, organic, local, hand-crafted marshmallow is sold out, forcing us to ‘make do’ with an inferior sweet potato casserole topping. Though the grocery stores may temporarily run low on the must-have holiday […]

Sally SwartzNovember 26, 2015

Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for family. This year, I’m particularly grateful that I got to meet a descendant of my Wild West relatives. I’d never been to Jackson Hole, but when our plane landed in August, the picturesque Wyoming town felt familiar. The Grand Tetons, dotted with pines, rise abruptly around the […]

Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2015

For most Americans, food scarcity is when we wait until the last minute and the exact brand of low-fat, gluten-free, heart healthy, fair trade, organic, local, hand-crafted marshmallow is sold out, forcing us to “make do’” with an inferior sweet potato casserole topping. Though the grocery stores may temporarily run low on the must-have holiday […]

Peter SchorschNovember 25, 2015

From the diners and town halls of Iowa and New Hampshire to the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee and from … to Charlie Crist’s waterfront condominium in St. Petersburg, politicians across Florida will gather at Thanksgiving dinner tables to celebrate the most American of holidays. Before they dig into dishes of stuffed Florida zucchini and yellow squash Parmesan and Florida snap […]

Drew WilsonNovember 25, 2015

Nearly 1,400 Florida children in foster care will spend Thanksgiving with their families and loved ones as part of a Department of Children and Families initiative. The “Home for the Holidays” initiative, announced by DCF Secretary Mike Carroll Wednesday, will reunite 1,025 children with siblings, parents and extended family for Thanksgiving. “We often take for […]

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Catherine Durkin Robinson: The season comes to try to get along

Dan Gelber: Do you really want be a member of a club that has Donald Trump as its front-runner?

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Considering mortality with Cypress Hill

CFO Jeff Atwater reminds consumers to plan before braving Black Friday crowds

Thanksgiving, as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations

Adam Putnam: Thank farmers, ranchers for ample Thanksgiving bounty

Sally Swartz: Western roots flavor family thanks

Adam Putnam: Thank farmers, ranchers for ample Thanksgiving bounty

Peter Schorsch: Florida's pols owe plenty of thanks this holiday

DCF program sends Florida foster children “Home for the Holidays”