Legislature wants to approve carrying guns on college campuses
Saturday night, midnight. “Hey man, that’s my beer!” “No it ain’t!” Bang! Bang! “It’s my beer now!” “Thank you, Florida Legislature. Without House Bill 4001,...
View ArticleState funded K-12 education vs. corporate tax cuts
Again, thank you, Gov. Rick Scott. Seems he wants to hold back on state funded K-12 education, instead reduce corporate taxes in the hope of...
View ArticleSolar power amendment failing for lack of understanding
For a few months Florida residents had an interest in our being able to rent out the roofs of our homes to solar energy companies...
View ArticleLegislative redistricting: the dilemma that will not go away
The Florida Legislature is at it again — actually, still at it. Our representatives, elected by you and me, will never be satisfied with the...
View ArticleDoes Florida Legislature represent the will of the people?
Over a café con leche the other morning friends were commenting that Tallahassee was a disorganized, non-responsive mess. They felt the legislature didn’t represent us,...
View ArticleShould Miami default to Tampa for the first Cuban consulate?
Leaders in Miami, long considered the hub of Cuban-American activity and influence in the United States, seem to be turning their backs on our city...
View ArticleWhat would you do with a $1 billion state surplus?
You are a member of the Florida Legislature. You have a $1 billion surplus. What would you do with the money? Would you return it...
View ArticleGun violence, youthful deaths, doesn’t anyone care?
What in the world is happening in our community? Can’t we raise our children without fear of losing our loved ones to gun violence? Don’t...
View ArticleMerrick Garland or Barack Obama for Supreme Court?
The power behind the throne in the Republican Party doesn’t want Donald Trump as the party’s nominee. Just listen to Sen. John McCain, Republican bigwig...
View ArticleFPL: The good guy or the bad guy in town?
Everyone has an opinion about Florida Power & Light — “Greatest utility company in the world – lowest rate in the country.” “Polluters! Just look...
View ArticleTransit tax promise made 30 years ago not fulfilled
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced the opening of the New York Subway’s 469th station. The system so widely used that the one new station, built at a […]
View ArticleConstitutional amendment petitions: Know before you sign
Recently my wife and I were having a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream on the boardwalk outside the new Margaritaville Resort Hotel on Hollywood Beach. A man with a clipboard […]
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