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Congressional candidate Brian Mast reflects on the meaning of Memorial Day

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The establishment of America,‭ ‬its maintenance, safety,‭ ‬opportunities,‭ ‬and the protection of our citizens is not a product of chance or indifference.‭ ‬Our country comes at a price‭ ‬that blessedly heroes have always paid.‭ ‬For America, Memorial Day is the currency which provides freedom. The limitless opportunities Americans enjoy in life to achieve whatever they have the courage to attempt and the determination and fortitude to spend themselves in fully to accomplish,‭ ‬has been paid for with the blood and spirit of men and women who traded their own life…

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Dear Jeb Bush: What are you going to do about Donald Trump?

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Dear Governor Jeb Bush: At one time, while you were still running for president, you were asked an interesting question: “If you could go back in time, and ‘take out’ Hitler, would you?” You answered, as most of us would, with a resounding “Yes.” It’s 2016, and I’ll spare you any comparisons between the Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump, and Adolf Hitler. I won’t conflate Trump’s brand of authoritarianism with National Socialism (Nazism), fascism, or any other identifiable political ideology. I won’t…

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Geraldine Thompson: Profits ahead of patients spells trouble for Floridians

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As a longtime community advocate and state legislator in Orlando, I work every day to make sure that consumers in Florida have access to quality, affordable health care. The recent approved mergers of Aetna with Humana and Anthem with Cigna pose great challenges for Florida consumers. While the idea of mergers to create bigger companies may seem like a good idea – the results can be disastrous. As citizens, we must demand that mergers like these are held up to…

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Kevin Sweeny: Ground game — do or die

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In the election of 1840, Abraham Lincoln served as a Whig presidential elector in Illinois. In his push to elect the “Tippecanoe and Tyler, too” ticket, he sent a ten-point edict to all committee members containing a field plan of operations. Much has changed in the landscape of political campaigns since 1840, but the importance of a well-organized, strong field operation has never waned. It is a mainstay in the campaigning ecosystem and part of a successful formula to forge…

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Mac Stipanovich: An open letter to my fellow Republicans

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Each of us wants to believe that if we were tested in some fundamental way when the chips were down — morally, spiritually, or physically — that we would pass the test. But we do not really expect to be tested. That sort of thing only happens to people we see on television and read about in books, heroes and such. And if we were tested, surely we would know it. How could a literal moment of truth in our…

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Gunster hosts inaugural Florida Women in Energy Leadership Forum

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Florida-based business law firm Gunster, joined by a group of energy industry leaders, this week hosted its inaugural Women in Energy Leadership Forum. The event, held at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, brought together women and men from across the state for two days of keynote addresses and panel discussions about relevant issues facing Florida’s energy industry. Among the attendees were thought-leaders, stakeholders, industry executives and college students gathered for an engaging dialogue about the state of the…

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Blaise Ingoglia: Want to be a delegate to the Republican convention?

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For the past several months voters across the country have witnessed and participated in one of the most competitive presidential primary elections the Republican Party has held in decades. While one of our candidates could still very likely reach the needed 1,237 delegate threshold to clinch the nomination, it is also possible that none of the candidates will obtain the required number of delegates, resulting in an open convention where delegates will play a key part. But who are these…

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