Gasoline prices nationally and in Florida eased back a few cents last week from the previous record highs, with Florida coming in Monday averaging $4.81 per gallon of gas, an 8-cent drop.
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By Scott Powers
For FloridaPolitics.com
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6/22/22
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We’ve all wondered what it could be like to be a fly on the wall when something big breaks. I was that fly in July of 1996.
I saw the negotiations between the agent for Shaquille O’Neal, the …
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By Don Coble
Managing Editor
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6/22/22
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Congress has an opportunity to pass legislation that benefits all local citizens, businesses and even protects our democracy. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act, LJSA for short, should be …
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By Dean Ridings
America’s Newspapers
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6/15/22
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My Dad was 60 when I was born. Not only was he the oldest Dad on the block, but he was also older than all of my friends’ grandfathers. He was also a blind man having lost his sight in his early …
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By Jack Levin
4Generations Institute
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6/15/22
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an update to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act Tuesday that will bolster school crisis intervention and include charter schools in some safety …
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By Anne Geggis
By FloridaPolitics.com
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6/8/22
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Our mothers and doctors have told us for years to listen to our bodies. For most of my life, that meant a chorus of growls, groans, creaks and a throaty rumble that best resembles a cold diesel …
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ORANGE PARK – In the past two years I have had the enjoyment of watching these migrating ducks roam the edges in my backyard pond, which is considered as one of their habitats along with wooded …
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By Carolyn Warren
Birds, Bees and Butterflies Chairman
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6/1/22
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A congressional panel studying voter turnout traveled to Tallahassee on Wednesday, visiting ground zero for Florida’s recently enacted election laws that Democrats have likened to voter …
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By Renzo Downey
For FloridaPolitics.com
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6/1/22
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“Guns don’t kill people. People do.”
“Guns don’t kill people. People who like guns kill people.”
“Drunk driving – blame the person. Stabbing – blame the person. Arson – …
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By Don Coble
Managing Editor
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6/1/22
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Each month, Rep. Sam Garrison, whose District 18 includes Clay County, will provide updates on proposed and passed bills that affect the county.
TALLAHASSEE – Last week, the legislature returned …
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By Rep. Sam Garrison
Republican, District 18
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6/1/22
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Reader: Don’t blame mothers at border for baby formula shortageEditor:I would like to comment on the provision of baby formula to mothers and babies in custody at the border. The key phrase is …
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5/25/22
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Within hours of lawmakers reaching a deal to require stricter inspections for condominiums, the agreement is advancing through the Legislature.
On Tuesday, the Senate passed the language as an …
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By Renzo Downey
For FloridaPolitics.com
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5/25/22
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'While the Beltway crowd may not like his style, it’s his record that will become his legacy.'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to make his mark nationally, the latest example being one of …
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By A.G. Gancarski
For FloridaPolitics.com
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5/25/22
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This Week in History 020620
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Five years ago, 2015 The Clay County Commission surprisingly and unexpectedly voted down a proposal to spend $10 of unspent bond money on a mega-sports complex in the county. Thirty-five boys reach …
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2/5/20
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More than 70 film and television productions have wanted to shoot in Florida in recent years, but didn’t due to the lack of a statewide film production program.
According to trade association …
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By Drew Wilson
For FloridaPolitics
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2/5/20
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Bill would protect military spouses
from deportation
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Trying again under a U.S. House of Representatives that now has Democratic control, Kissimmee’s U.S. Rep. Darren Soto introduced two bills last week aiming to prevent immigration deportations of …
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By Scott Powers
FloridaPolitics.com
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1/30/19
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This Week in history
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5 years ago, 2013 After deliberating six hours, a four-man, two-woman jury convicted a Jacksonville man of two counts of second-degree murder. Cornelius Walston, 30, of Jacksonville, had been on …
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5/2/18
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