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Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

There’s been a lot of talk about patron use of technology in theaters, the most recent story of course being Patti LuPone snatching a phone out of a texting audience member’s hands in the middle of a scene during Shows for Days at the Lincoln Center Theater. LuPone, a Tony and Grammy award-winning actress who […]

Marc YachtJuly 29, 2015

Donald Trump understands that when running for office any news is good news. A campaign manager will argue that garnering media attention will improve name recognition and such attention means votes. Voters will rarely remember why a candidate’s name is front-page but will remember the moniker. No candidate gains more successful press attention than presidential […]

Florence SnyderMay 4, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Fort Walton Beach Republican, isn’t the only Tallahassee twerp to publicly disrespect his elders and betters, but he’s the first in memory to be called to account in the court of public opinion. Gaetz, 31, got his law license all of seven years ago and doesn’t have much to show in […]

Florence SnyderMay 4, 2015

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Ft. Walton Beach, isn’t the only Tallahassee twerp to publicly disrespect his elders and betters, but he’s the first in memory to be called to account in the court of public opinion. Gaetz, 31, got his law license all of seven years ago and doesn’t have much to show in the way […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

On Friday, the last regularly scheduled day of the 2015 Legislative Session, lawmakers didn’t vote on the budget or scurry to get their bills passed in the waning hours. Instead, Senate Democrats held an afternoon press conference to discuss the Florida Supreme Court lawsuit they filed over the abrupt sine die of the House on […]

Peter SchorschMay 1, 2015

By way of both a disclosure and a jumping off point for this post, I need to make it clear that for two of his previous campaigns, I was a political consultant to Rep. Matt Gaetz. The expertise I offered, for whatever it was worth, was in the area of social media, including advice on […]

Christine Jordan SextonMay 1, 2015

House Speaker Steve Crisafulli late Thursday night apologized for a controversial Twitter post made by Rep. Matt Gaetz. Crisafulli said he “does not condone the Tweet by @MattGaetz. He is an agitator, yes, but not a racist. Please accept my apology to those offended.” Gaetz started a Twitter war Thursday afternoon after remarking that the Senate Democrats […]

James CallApril 30, 2015

Now Florida lawmakers are arguing on Twitter. The 2015 Regular Session came to a screeching halt Tuesday when the House adjourned three days before the session’s scheduled end. On Thursday, Senate Democrats filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court to order the House back in session on Friday. Senate Republican leaders say the House’s […]

Guest AuthorApril 8, 2015

Student privacy has been much in the news lately, given the revelations that Pearson, creator of the new PARCC tests and one time creator of the FCAT, is monitoring social media to look for breaches of test security. (PARCC is the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.) Not surprisingly, there’s a bill […]

Christine Jordan SextonApril 2, 2015

House Appropriations Chairman Richard Corcoran singled out health care lobbyists in Tallahassee during his closing remarks on the House budget Thursday calling them “Gucci-loafing, shoe-wearing special interest powers.” Well, someone had a sense of humor because within hours there was a Twitter account under the name “@GucciLoafing.” The profile picture, of course, was a pair […]

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