Suppose you are a surgeon who is called to see a patient who is bleeding from something in his abdomen. You are to consider an exploratory operation to try to find the bleeding point and stop the hemorrhage.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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First, a history refresher: For the past nine years, a smattering of Americans, most recently led by our now president-elect, have insisted that Barack Obama is a Muslim born in Kenya.
This column is a vehicle for a number of items in a bits-and-pieces, strictly opinion, sometimes irreverent format. Look for "Just Sayin'" to run once a week in this spot.
Our elected officials at the state and local level drop everything in the hours, days and weeks following the horror of a terrorist attack to show up. They set up makeshift offices to make themselves available to the community, they light candles at prayer services and meet with the grieving families. I am sure they do these things because they care and because their presence somehow reassures people that someone is in charge and taking care of things.
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, took to the House floor to speak in support of a non-binding resolution opposing a UN Security Resolution calling Israeli settlement in disputed territory “illegal.”
You can kick the can down the road, but when Kim Jong Un announces, as he did last Sunday, that "we have reached the final stage in preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic rocket," you are reaching the end of that road.
The Hill, one of the most reputable newspapers in Washington, reports this afternoon Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is a hair's breadth away from going to work for Donald Trump's White House.
We thought "retired" Justice James E.C. Perry had served his last day on the Florida Supreme Court last Friday, Dec. 30. We thought it was Justice Alan Lawson's turn. Apparently not.
Enough is enough. We will no longer sit back and let the eco-activists spin the fairy tale that buying another 50,000 or 60,000 acres of farm land south of Lake Okeechobee is the one-size-fits-all, silver-bullet solution to every environmental ill of the entire region.
We like to refer to ourselves as the "big tent" party. We say there is room for everyone within the Democratic Party.
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The special sessions dominating the Florida Legislature this year have thrown a wrench into the Republican Party of Florida's original plan to hold a presidential summit in Orlando during the month
By Kevin Derby
The crowded field of Republican presidential candidates and Vice President Dick Cheney will be headed to Orlando in November as the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) gets ready for next year’s presidential election.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott released a statement on Tuesday morning regarding his plans about endorsing a Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Scott held off on endorsing anyone on Tuesday and insisted he would back whichever candidate has the best economic plan.
By Kevin Derby
At an event in West Palm Beach with the Office Depot Foundation to provide parents with free school supplies, Gov. Rick Scott showcased the 10-day back-to-school sales tax holiday which starts on Friday.
By Nancy Smith
A letter writer published in the Palm Beach Post Monday, said it was time the state got the point of view of a real gambler.
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Tampa Bay could become Florida's very own ground zero for Noah's Ark 2.0 after 22 straight days of rain have left most of the area flooded and underwater.
By Kevin Derby
With Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, running for the Florida Senate in 2016, Destin Mayor Mel Ponder launched a bid to replace him on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
Former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Destin, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Shalimar, will be on center stage in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
By Kevin Derby
Well, at least one Republican won’t be running for the GOP’s presidential nomination.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that Amazon.com was expanding its operations in Lakeland and Ruskin, creating 2,000 new jobs in fulfillment centers.
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