Monthly Archives: October 2022
TFS School Board Endorsements
BrevardErin Dunn, District 2 BrowardSteven R. Julian District 6 Dr. Allen Zeman AT LARGE EscambiaRaymond Guillory District 2 Flagler Courtney VandeBunte District 2 HernandoCatherine Hatch District 1 Indian RiverCindy Gibbs District 2 LeeKathy Fanny District 1 Debbie Jordan District 4 Leon Alex Stemle District 4 ManateeHarold Byrd District 2 OrangeMichael Daniels District 3 Osceola Will […]
Supreme Court merit retention: Retain Labarga, reject Couriel, Grosshans, Polston and Canady
Under Governor DeSantis the Florida Supreme Court has taken a more radical Federalist Society styled turn. The politicization of the court means voters must reject the senior Ricky Polston and Chief Justice Charles Canady, while also throwing out DeSantis appointees John Couriel and Jamie Grosshans. Vote no on retaining all four. We recommend retaining Justice […]
Shingle Creek slide show: The Headwaters of the Everglades (FILMED BEFORE IAN)
A photo gallery look at images from the Shingle Creek Trail in Orange and Osceola County. This was filmed before Ian. (PHOTOS FROM BEFORE IAN)
TFS Endorsement – Kristin Dozier for Tallahassee Mayor in the November Runoff
First elected to the Leon County Commission in November 2010, Kristin Dozier is currently serving her third term as a Leon County Commissioner representing District 5. She’s now running for Mayor of Tallahassee seeing broad discontent in Mayor John Dailey’s leadership of Florida’s Capital city. In the August election, Dozier and Dailey were separated by […]
Express Lane: Ian fallout for Crist, DeSantis, Central Florida and the citrus industry
President Biden’s kind words about Governor DeSantis during a joint appearance on Wednesday in Ian-ravaged SW Florida makes a difficult task for Crist even more difficult. The response to Ian from the governor, points to DeSantis being efficient privately as a executor of governance and coordination with federal and local authorities, while publicly trashing the […]
The Everglades after Ian – slideshow video
This is a series of pictures, I filmed around various points in the Everglades in the days immediately after Hurricane Ian. These photos were taken in western Broward (mm 36 on I-75, various points off US 27), extreme eastern Collier (mm 54 on I-75) and southern Palm Beach counties (southern entrance to Loxahatchee National Wildlife […]
Looting and Shooting after a Hurricane? Questions…
I’ll readily admit that I, like the average American, have a lot of stuff/possessions (too many). I live in the Florida Panhandle about 1.5 miles away from the Gulf of Mexico in front of a retention pond. It is frighteningly obvious to me (my husband doesn’t like to think about it) that the question of […]
Express Lane: Taddeo’s huge endorsement; John Dailey’s “October Surprise” and Ben Sasse to UF!?!
Al Cárdenas, isn’t just another GOPer. He was the Chair of the Florida GOP, President of the American Conservative Union, Chair of CPAC and an ever-present media figure during the Bush years. But like many Bush Republicans, this new DeSantis-styled MAGA party has left him politically homeless to an extent. Still, his endorsement of Democrat […]
Five State House races to watch
By Joe Dye The Florida State House will not be a competitive chamber for the foreseeable future, if ever again at this point. Florida’s increasing GOP lean, combined with the maximization of GOP-lean and likely seats, through the redistricting process, as well as countless past missed opportunities by the Democrats has rendered the chamber uncompetitive. […]
The Florida Squeeze 