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Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll's Major Blunder 19 Jul 2012 | 12:55 am
Forty years ago, the idea of having a woman as the Lt. Governor of Florida was a silly notion that few would entertain. Take it one step further and make it a black woman? That was unthinkably blasp...
Another disaster in the making? 7 Feb 2012 | 03:45 pm
NASA/KSC is currently soliciting comments from those in the construction community on the potential use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the KSC Central Campus Phase 1: Replacement Headquarters ...
Politicians, prison privatization, and cold hard cash. 7 Feb 2012 | 05:23 am
There are currently two bills being pushed through the Florida Legislature at breakneck speed. SB 2036 and SB 2038 are attempts to privatize government services, but in reality are huge give aways to ...
Matt and Me 3 Feb 2012 | 11:10 am
I had a little smackdown with Matt Reed this morning on “Bill Mick Live” – a talk radio show on WMMB. Matt is a regular guest and generally I find his opinions on things legit and not too over-the-top...
Hate comes to Brevard. 3 Feb 2012 | 10:35 am
On February 14th at 6:30 pm in the Brevard County facilities in Viera, there will be a meeting of people who hate Muslims based solely on Islam being a different faith. As harsh as that sounds it is t...
Opinion Matters Retirement 3 Feb 2012 | 03:35 am
As some of my fellow bloggers have already posted, the Opinion Matters blog will cease to exist by next week. I have been on Opinion Matters and the FLORIDA TODAY Citizens Advisory Panel for the past ...
Lake Nona VA Project disaster. 2 Feb 2012 | 10:27 am
In April of 2010 I first wrote about the Lake Nona VA project being built that would service veterans in Central Florida. Our concerns then as now, have been that contractors were cheating workers out...
Big win for Romney in Florida? 2 Feb 2012 | 05:41 am
In what the GOP establishment is calling a "landslide", Romney won the Florida primary last night. What must be closely examined are the numbers leading up to that "landslide" win. To begin with, Repu...
Helmets to Hardhats. 1 Feb 2012 | 04:23 pm
Today the Non-Commissioned Officers Association hosted a job fair in Cocoa Beach, and I was proud to help represent an organization that is training veterans for a career in the construction trades. H...
Newt-ered 1 Feb 2012 | 03:03 pm
Florida is a microcosm of the country. Some high tech, some cowboy, some military, some Hispanics, some retirees, some big cities, some rural communities, some coastline, some other stuff. For Republ...
