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Guest AuthorJanuary 4, 2016

Here’s a New Year’s resolution every public official should make: Don’t ever conduct a job candidate search and promise to keep applicants’ names confidential. The board members of the South Broward Hospital District have learned in the past few weeks that trying to circumvent Florida’s open government laws to keep applicants’ names secret is just […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2016

Here’s a New Year’s resolution every public official should make: don’t ever conduct a job candidate search and promise to keep applicants’ names confidential. The board members of the South Broward Hospital District have learned in the last few weeks that trying to circumvent Florida’s open government laws to keep applicants’ names secret is just […]

Guest AuthorOctober 8, 2014

I smoked some marijuana the other day and went to the beach in Fort Lauderdale. I eased back in my chair, looked up and saw the a lovely formation of wispy white clouds. The late-afternoon air had a hint of Florida autumn. The water was warm. The sounds of the beachgoers were soothing. I was […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 19, 2014

I have some questions about the quarterback’s wife and the assault rifle that slipped her mind. Allow me to recap what we know. On Saturday, Jan. 4, Lauren Ashley Tannehill, wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, rented a 2013 Nissan Rogue from E-Z Rent-A-Car at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. She kept it for […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 13, 2014

Robert Gates was an impressive and pragmatic Defense Secretary. Here was a blunt Republican telling Congressional hawks that the military budget needed to be cut: we don’t need all those $1 billion fighter jets. His memoir is going on sale Tuesday (Jan. 14), “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War” and it’s causing a stir. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 9, 2014

There’s more and more talk about giving college football players more money for providing us all that excitement on Saturday afternoons. Just do a computer search for “pay college football players” and see what comes up. This season some players wore wristbands with “APU” on them during games. That stands for All Players United, “a […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2014

What would Pope Francis think? He’s probably not up to speed on the details of the lawsuit brought by the Little Sisters of the Poor against the federal government. The Sisters say they should be exempt from providing contraceptive coverage to their employees who work at the Sisters’ home for the aged in Colorado. The […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2013

As more than one friend has counseled, it’s crazy to be launching any sort of journalism endeavor in today’s marketplace. Aren’t newspapers laying off editors and reporters? Aren’t media companies being bought up like Boardwalk and Park Place in a game of Monopoly? Unfortunately, the answer to those two questions is “yes.” But that doesn’t […]

Tag: Tom O’Hara

Fiasco at hospital district a lesson in benefits of open government

Tom O'Hara: Fiasco at hospital district a lesson in benefits of open government

Tom O’Hara: I’m 67 years old, I smoke pot, and it’s time to make it legal

Tom O’Hara: Lauren Tannehill’s tale about her missing AR-15 doesn’t add up

Tom O’Hara: ‘Getting out’ of Iraq and Afghanistan saves lives, money

Tom O’Hara: End the hypocrisy, hire players for college teams

Tom O’Hara: What would Pope Francis think about challenging Obamacare?

Peter Schorsch: Putting Florida in Context with the launch of ContextFlorida.com