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After 10 Glorious Years, Sunshine State News and I Are Passing the Baton

You probably can't imagine how much fun I've had at Sunshine State News over the last 10 years. I don't think anybody could. 

By Nancy Smith
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
The Ribault Monument

Florida Continues to Flow Down History's River

By Kevin Derby
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
Lighthouse Point vacation rental

Vacation Rental Giant on Winning Streak in Florida Courts

By JOHN HAUGHEY THE CENTER SQUARE
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am

Only You

By Henry Payne
November 1, 2019 - 6:00am

Columns

The Worst Reporting and Punditry of 2015
By L. Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
If we're counting press clips, in politics the year 2015 was dominated by Donald Trump. The liberal press is emotionally conflicted on this one. Some are delighted with the notion that he's going to destroy the Republican brand with oafish overstatements. Some are disgusted that he's still in the race despite all the negativity they've piled all over him. And now some are worried he might even win and, in so doing, end civilization as we know it. 
No More Dillydallying: Pay the Money, Test the Rape Kits
By Nancy Smith
Thousands upon thousands of rape kits wait to be processed
Try to imagine an estimated 200,000 DNA rape kits piling up for years on end, sitting ignored and forgotten in law enforcement storage areas across this nation.
Guest Column
Expanding Job Opportunities for Non-Violent Offenders
By Dominic Calabro
 With more than‭ ‬100,000‭ ‬inmates‭ ‬behind bars,‭ ‬Florida’s correctional population is among the largest in the United States.‭ 
Guest Column
Good Riddance to 'Jihadi John'
By Marco Rubio
With the Islamic State (ISIS) confirming the death in November of their operative Mohammed Emwazi, the English born terrorist labeled “Jihadi John,” U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., a member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and a Republican presidential candidate, weighed in on Tuesday. Rubio noted Emwazi had taken part in the murder of Steven Sotloff, a journalist who was born in and based out of Miami. 
Guess Who Gets the Biggest Payoff from the Lottery?
By Lloyd Brown
Government is the big winner from the state's gambling operation, not the person in Melbourne who won $528.6 million of the $1.58 billion mega-Powerball prize that was split three ways.
The Republican Race Heats Up While Hillary Clinton Falters
By Michael Barone
The race for president is accelerating in high gear, or, rather, the races for president -- in the Republican and Democratic parties, in the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and primaries and caucuses to come. How's it going? Let's look at these separate races.
Debbie Fibberman Schultz's Fourth Democratic Debate
By Nancy Smith
Who but Debbie Wasserman Schultz -- with a straight face -- would tell 10 million Americans that  9 p.m. on a Sunday before a holiday, during the biggest NFL playoff weekend of the year, is the perfect time for the last Democratic debate before the primaries?
Guest Column
Taiwan's First Female President Shows It's Commitment to Democracy
By Marco Rubio
Tsai Ing-wen was elected last week to be Taiwan’s next president. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the U.S. Senate Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, congratulated her on Saturday and pointed to Taiwan as a fledgling democracy with much potential :
Guest Column
Religious Liberty Is Fundamental to Our National Character
By Ted Cruz
Saturday marked Religious Freedom Day, honoring the  230th anniversary of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom which was written  by Thomas Jefferson and helped set the stage for the First Amendment. On Saturday, Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, offered his take on religious freedom:
Despite Flaws, Economic Incentives Have Been Good for Florida
By Nancy Smith
Economic incentives are important to Florida. I hope you don't mind if I disagree with some of my friends -- and some who don't call me friend -- who continue to label these incentives "corporate welfare."
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