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Darryl PaulsonApril 15, 2016

Republican Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate and the current Speaker of the House, ended the speculation that he would be the white knight who would save the party from Donald Trump. The white knight refused to become the GOP dark horse. “Let me be clear,” said Ryan in his brief address […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 14, 2016

Republican Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate and the current Speaker of the House, ended the speculation that he would be the white knight who would save the party from Donald Trump. The white knight refused to become the GOP dark horse. “Let me be clear,” said Ryan in his brief address […]

Scott PowersMarch 31, 2016

Huge immigration over the past 40 years have made Hispanics America’s largest minority group but the next wave is Asian immigrants, and they will overtake Hispanic immigration in coming decades, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. What’s more, millennials might already be the nation’s largest generation, surpassing baby boomers. Women breadwinners continue […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 1, 2015

Women in Florida can now register for the state’s first of its kind professional women’s conference. The two-day event aimed at empowering women in various professions features a number of respected professionals and thought leaders, exhibits, networking opportunities, and panel discussions. The conference runs this spring on May 19 and 20. A pre-conference reception is scheduled […]

Melissa RossNovember 9, 2015

They didn’t make their original goal of electing NINE in ’15. Instead, only four women currently sit on the Jacksonville City Council in the year 2015 – Lori Boyer, Joyce Morgan, Anna Brosche, and Katrina Brown. But the “9 in 15“ movement isn’t going away. Not by a long shot. That was the message sent by powerful North Florida philanthropist Pam Paul at a weekend luncheon […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 3, 2015

Have you heard? A new drug is set to hit pharmacies in mid-October, called flibanserin, marketed as Addyi, and meant to treat “female sexual dysfunction.” Reports erroneously compare the drug to Viagra. Viagra increases blood flow to the penis and helps about 100 percent of the men who use it. Addyi works more like an […]

Guest AuthorAugust 13, 2015

I consider myself brave. If something scares me, even a little, that’s a pretty good indication I should try it. Give it my all. See what happens. Fellow runner Kiran Gandhi takes bravery to a whole new level. The night before she ran the London Marathon, her first, Gandhi got her period. Any endurance athlete, […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 12, 2015

Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the […]

Darryl PaulsonAugust 11, 2015

Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the […]

Daniel TilsonMarch 1, 2015

As a Florida man “of a certain age” with a wife and two daughters, I’m sick and tired of pandering politicians putting so many of our beloved women at risk every year during the state’s 60-day legislative session. I’m fed up with ambitious elected ideologues and wannabes talking tough about protecting individual liberty and personal […]

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Darryl Paulson: White knight refuses to be dark horse

Darryl Paulson: White knight refuses to be dark horse

Pew Research: Here come Asian immigrants, millennials, unaffiliated voters

Florida conference to boost women’s professional stature coming to Tampa

Jax “9 in 15” women’s leadership movement gears up for round two

Catherine Durkin Robinson: If women’s sex drive dips, a pill may not be the solution

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Why do enlightened, educated American women feel ashamed when we menstruate?

Darryl Paulson: The zenith of Donald Trump

Darryl Paulson: The zenith of Donald Trump

Daniel Tilson: Florida men can't let Legislature overpower women