House panels said a lot of words about Benghazi Just a quick data point regarding Ralph Correll’s (DP Friday) letter to the editor. He stated that after Benghazi “nobody said […]
Opinion
After Senate acquits Trump, what’s next?
Just because the Senate is about to acquit President Trump of charges Republicans believed never rose to the level of “high crimes and misdemeanors,” don’t think Democrats will raise the […]
Even democracy’s partisan now
As it marks its centennial this month, the League of Women Voters shows how difficult it is for a political organization born and bred in nonpartisanship to navigate the cratered […]
Consider the source of bill on legal ads
We’re tempted to leave this argument at: Consider the source. Matter of fact, we’re going to do that and then some. Monday, the Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee will vote on […]
Twain almost meets in tight House vote over school calendar
Everything seemed upside down last week about the House’s vote to reject HB 2433. First off, our newspaper applauds this vote for turning down an effort to modify the school […]
The obvious goes unsaid: She was right
Surely you remember the “basket of deplorables.” That was Hillary Clinton’s 2016 characterization of some Donald Trump supporters. Observers saw it as a major gaffe, and conservatives erupted in hot, […]
Throwing flag over hosting a ‘Python Bowl’
For football fans, the biggest day of the year is over. For pythons in Florida, their days are still numbered. In a grotesque twist on the Super Bowl, Florida wildlife […]
Feb. 3 letters to the editor
Senators complicit in cover-up for president I write to express my extreme disappointment with any senator continuing to support and provide cover for President Trump. I struggle to attach that […]
Make amends with state Constitution before proceeding
And here we thought it was only the U.S. Constitution our legislators wanted to amend. On a closer look we counted more than 30 House and Senate joint resolutions that […]
Call for law, not a plague, on certain neighbors’ houses
Loving thy neighbor was never the easiest commandment to follow. More often than not most people might respect or at least tolerate their neighbors, while some may even like them. […]
