" ... Voting by mail is an ideal way to cast a thoughtful, complete vote. Studies show that voters who vote in the privacy of their own home take more time to consider all of the candidates and ... "
Local Government
Civic leaders in Rio urge Martin County commissioners to take action on Rio Village Mobile Home Park.
Treasure Coast Palm
The city needs nothing less than a full airing of the problem that led to the city under-billing some of its water-and-sewer customers by $825,000.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The additional patrols to crack down on speeders in Santa Rosa County is welcome news to residents.
Pensacola News-Journal
The city of Lakeland takes seriously the serene animals for which it is known and rounds up the birds annually for physical checkups.
Lakeland Ledger
This County Commission election is about re-establishing the county's identity and its mainstream values.
Tampa Bay Times
Fast forward and now Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn wants to take a shot at bike-sharing again.
Tampa Bay Times
Elections
Spending on Florida legislative contests already exceeds total for same in 2010 elections .
Treasure Coast Palm
For the Florida Senate we endorse Kelli Stargel, reluctantly, in District 15 and Dorothy Hukill in District 8.
Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando Sentinel recommends Jerry Demings for Orange County Sheriff.
Orlando Sentinel
South Florida though still needs a high ranking Republican in the Florida Legislature to look after its interests, Bogdanoff remains our best shot.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
'High-quality' vice presidential candidates debated to a draw.
Florida Today
The Sarasota Observer recommends a "Yes" vote on Amendments 1, 3, 5, 8, and 12 and a "Yes" on charter amendments for Longboat Key...
Sarasota Observer
The Tribune supports a yes vote on Amendment 2, Amendment 9 and Amendment 11, with reservations.
Tampa Tribune
In reality, this proposed amendment is inapposite to religious freedom, is instead about religious compulsion — about as un-American as it gets.
Tampa Bay Times
For U.S. House District 17, the Tampa Bay Times recommends Tom Rooney, District 11, Richard Nugent, and Gus Bilirakis District 12.
Tampa Bay Times
This was a battle of generations. The age difference was the undercurrent of every exchange, the older man had the virility.
Bradenton Herald
The Herald's Editorial Board recommends Mike Bennett as Manatee County supervisor of elections.
Bradenton Herald
Extending property tax relief to surviving spouses of first responders certainly has merit but a “No” vote is reluctantly recommended.
Independent Florida Alligator
A “Yes” vote to extend the discount to all combat-disabled veterans residing in Florida is recommended by the Chronical.
Citrus County Chronicle
Culture
The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Wings and Waves Air Show today and Sunday.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
The Old Florida paradise that is Anna Maria Island will play host to the Sustainable & Authentic Florida Conference.
Bradenton Herald
After eight years of active public fund-raising, the Manatee Players stands only $900,000 short of opening the downtown Bradenton riverfront theater.
Bradenton Herald
Health Care
Hope for a day when breast cancer survivors can be made whole without having to navigate medical gantlets or empty out their savings accounts.
Tampa Bay Times
Higher Education
We should know by now that intelligence is not everything and that grit matters. we see of evidence of it every day.
Tampa Bay Times
K-12 Education
A mentor encourages a struggling student to keep trying, to get up after falling down, that those who succeed are those who don’t give up.
Florida Times-Union
Energy
Power Magazine chose JEA as one of the top six best-operated coal-fired power plants in the world.
Florida Times-Union
Key Topic:
Business
Amendment 10: Should Florida's Constitution be changed to ease the tax burden on small businesses?
Current Florida law exempts businesses from paying taxes on the first $25,000 in valuation on tangible personal property -- the furniture, computers and other equipment that keeps a business running. A proposed amendment to Florida's Constitution would increase that exemption to $50,000, so long as the value of the property does not exceed that amount.
Letters and Op-Eds
"Wouldn't it be nice if our elected officials changed the law to allow Americans serving their country far from home to go to an Advocate General's Office and fill out a voter registration form? The Advocate General's Office could in turn wire the...
"Remember the dream? Don’t focus on performance, just reward everybody for showing up, and they will all feel so good that they will perform like winners. Boost self-esteem, boost performance, right?
Not so much. Today our schools and workplaces...
Charles Dickens’ opening line in A Tale of Two Cities came flooding back to me Wednesday on reading two headlines in Florida.
You remember. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…”
...
One thing is clear from the recent Venezuelan presidential election: Expect more Venezuelans to move to South Florida.
Another is that the opposition movement against the winner, socialist Hugo Chavez, is better organized and stronger than at any time since Chavez was first elected president in 1998.
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Quotable Quotes
on the Republican-led legislature’s surprise crusade against undocumented voter fraud, even as the state GOP hired a firm now believed to have filed fraudulent registration forms in 10 Florida counties.
about a printing error on some 60,000 absentee ballots sent to Palm Beach County voters this month that could affect the outcome of every race, including the presidential election.
adding that the Trib will focus on local content and on monetizing online video.
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