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Florence SnyderMarch 21, 2017

If Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is serious about running for governor, he’s going to have to dial down the #Stupid in his own office. The Baron of Bartow went full #FloridaMan on Ocheesee Creamery, a family-owned dairy farm an hour’s drive and a world away from what former Gov. Jeb Bush derisively — and correctly […]

Florence SnyderMarch 20, 2017

Lola Pouncey, a Florida Department of Health (DOH) “bureau chief” making $90,000 a year in “medical quality assurance,” set up a jewelry store in her state office. She commandeered state workers, state time, and state property in her for-profit business, according to the agency’s inspector general (IG), whose findings were available to DOH Secretary Celeste Philip […]

Florence SnyderMarch 14, 2017

Just in time for Sunshine Week, Tampa Bay Times environmental reporter Craig Pittman reminds us how focused, how ruthless, how relentless Gov. Rick Scott’s flacks are in their taxpayer-financed efforts to keep information out of the hands of taxpayers. Florida’s Ministries of Disinformation have been around since the Chiles administration, but “paranoia about the press” […]

Florence SnyderMarch 10, 2017

While Bald Badasses Rick Scott and Rick (“We know the terrorists are here!”) Swearingen are busy playing dress-up like Jack Bauer and Jason Bourne, Florida’s criminal justice basics are increasingly under the command of the Keystone Kops. The governor and FDLE commissioner are looking to raid state trust funds to “fight terrorism” by adding 46 […]

Florence SnyderDecember 29, 2016

At age 81, the journalist, historian, and feminist icon Susan Brownmiller has lost none of the youthful mix of outrage and optimism that fueled the four furious years of research and reporting that became “Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.” The highly influential tome was front page news when first published in 1975. Since then, the book […]

Florence SnyderNovember 27, 2016

For most of history, dying was an event. These days, it’s a “process,” and one that can go on for decades. It’s rough on families. And it’s a gold mine for those who had the cash and the foresight to invest in the burgeoning “assisted living” industry. Old folks’ homes are springing up here faster […]

Florence SnyderNovember 15, 2016

Death really does come in threes. This week, people who care about journalism are mourning the loss of Paul Hogan, Gwen Ifill, and J.T. Rushing. Hogan was one of our last links with an era when a kid could volunteer at the Marietta (Georgia) Daily Journal, bypass college, and rise to become the editor of […]

Florence SnyderNovember 14, 2016

Now that Attorney General and former Tampa Bay-area prosecutor Pam Bondi is among President-elect Donald Trump’s Legal Influencers, this is an excellent time to talk about FACES. That’s the Department of Acronyms name for the Face Analysis Comparison Examination System, a statewide “facial recognition database” created over a decade ago by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s […]

Florence SnyderNovember 11, 2016

The bad news is that a variety of bedbug not seen in Florida in 60 years is back. The good news is the University of Florida is on the case. Like its cousin the “common bedbug,” the tropical bed bug under investigation by UF researchers will drain your blood — and your bank account. The […]

Florence SnyderOctober 30, 2016

How did Halloween come to be first runner-up to Christmas among holidays that excel at separating families from their money? We can thank people like John Murdy, creative director and executive producer of Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. In an interview with Marketplace Weekend’s Eliza Mills, Murdy recalls growing up in the ’70s, when […]

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Florence Snyder: Whether Adam Putnam likes it or not, it’s still OK to tell the truth

Florence Snyder: What does it take to get fired at DOH?

Florence Snyder: Ain’t no Sunshine where Scott’s gone

Florence Snyder: Rick Swearingen plays J. Edgar Hoover while Broward burns

Florence Snyder: Now in her 80s, Susan Brownmiller continues to inspire

Florence Snyder: The Walking Warehoused

Florence Snyder: Hogan, Ifill and Rushing, rest in peace …

Florence Snyder: Is your mug shot in FACES virtual lineup?

Florence Snyder: On Veterans Day, a valentine to UF’s bug-busters

Florence Snyder: Postcard from Halloween