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Guest AuthorJuly 4, 2015

As we prepare to celebrate the holiday formally called Independence Day but more commonly known as the Fourth of July, visions of fireworks, barbecue and red, white and blue come to mind. But, taking a step back, I think a more apropos name, albeit less patriotic sounding would be to call it Symbols Day. Most […]

Ryan RayMarch 9, 2015

Republican Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala raised $79,500 during February for his Florida Senate bid, according to campaign finance reports recently released by the Division of Elections. That brings his total to $94,610 overall. “We are pleased to receive this much support this early,” Baxley said in a prepared statement Monday. The man who proudly accepts […]

Peter SchorschNovember 26, 2014

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 political process has its own special “turkey day” which falls after each legislative session, before the governor gets to the bulk of […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2014

Income inequality hovers over our economy like the mother ship from “Independence Day.” It affects millions of individual Americans and the nation as a whole. The problems are systemic, spread out in a web across a wide variety of industries, with interactions, causes and consequences. All you have to do is follow the threads to […]

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