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A NEW Hallmark-style Christmas story... from yours truly: "The Polar Prince and the Christmas Bear: A Florida Christmas Fantasy." Merry Christmas!

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December 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Incredible wide-ranging interview with Theda Skocpol. Well worth reading

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View of Theda Skocpol in Conversation with Edwin Amenta on Sociology, Political Science, Higher Education, and U.S. Politics | Sociologica
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December 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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WHOOPSIE DOODLE
Rep. Mark Alford to his angry constituents: "If you didn't want to hear my lies, why did you come here?"
#BlueCrew
August 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Immigration event this Sunday, July 27 at the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 1 pm
July 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Duchess War is undoubtedly the best romance that I have ever read. (The rest of the series is also great, but it is the Duchess War that I keep picking up and re-read reading!)

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys romance with deep character development!
July 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-d...
The Democratic Party is Its Voters And They’re Doing Just Fine
Last week, I read an article about the special primary election to...
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June 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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How many Floridians actually want to pay $450 million to torture migrants on environmentally sensitive land in the Everglades under an emergency land grab while we're still #50 in teacher pay & still grappling with a property insurance affordability crisis??
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Florida seizes Everglades land to house detained migrants in ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The detention center represents a new, expanded front in the harsh optics deployed to dissuade migrants from entering the United States.
www.miamiherald.com
June 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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This WSLR radio report notes that, according to a report submitted to the New College of Florida Board of Trustees, the graduation rate is down to 40%. This accountability report will be forwarded to the Board of Governors.

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New College has a student retention problem
More than two years after the takeover by the governor, New College of Florida for the first time recognized it has a retention problem. At a special board meeting, the new provost presented to the tr...
www.podomatic.com
May 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM