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Super Tuesday: Sally Bradshaw opens Midtown Reader in Tallahassee

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Sally Bradshaw has the perfect distraction for this crazy election cycle: Books. For the past few months, she has been neck deep in bestsellers, up to her eyeballs in thrillers and focused on Florida favorites. Sheā€™s asked everyone she knows for a recommendation, and has been fixated on creating the perfect spot for literary lovers in the capital city. All of that work will pay off Tuesday, when Bradshaw opens Midtown Reader, her independent bookstore in the heart of Tallahasseeā€™s…

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Rick Scott won’t attend Donald Trump Tallahassee rally

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Gov. Rick Scott said he won’t be attending GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s Tallahassee rally on Tuesday night because of a scheduling conflict. His daily schedule shows aĀ 4:45 p.m. “Teacher of the Year” event and a “Leadership Dinner” at the Governorā€™s Mansion from 6-7:30 p.m. Trump’s rally is set to begin at 6 p.m. on the grounds of the city’s antique car museum, near Interstate 10. Scott, a Trump supporter, also is national chairmanĀ of the “Rebuilding America Now” super PAC…

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Steve Schale: Dear Donald Trump press corps: Welcome to my house

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Dear Traveling Trump Press Corps: Well, the sputtering, crashing, and long-since derailed Trump Train is headed to my town, Tallahassee. I, for one, will admit it, I cannot believe how badly he and his shop are at campaigning. Take all of the personal flaws of Donald Trump aside; I really believed he would rise to the occasion of running a campaign at least somewhat worthy of the office he seeks. Back in 2008, when one of my staff would do…

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Joe Henderson: Issue 1 in 2018 Gov’s race, fixing Florida environment

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I think we have one of our first major campaign issues for the 2018 race to succeed Rick Scott as Floridaā€™s governor. Any serious candidate who doesnā€™t come out strongly in favor seriously beefing up the state Department of Environmental Protection will miss a great opportunity. In just the last couple of months alone, an understaffed and likely overwhelmed DEP has had to deal with the algae bloom that threatened to trash summer tourism in Stuart and surrounding areas. Recriminations…

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Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

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It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida’s 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto is virtually assured of going to Capitol Hill, unlikely to face a strong Republican challenge this November in his safely Democratic district. The state senator snared the votes of just 2 percent of the Orlando area district’s 750,000 residents, beating three other candidates in last month’s closed-party, winner-takes-all primary. Only registered Democrats could cast ballots in Soto’s race and…

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Hillary Clinton to make two stops in South Florida Friday

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Hillary Clinton will make campaign appearances Friday in St. Lucie and Broward Counties, the Clinton campaign announced Sunday. Specific details on where and when the events will be held have not yetĀ been announced. While the Democratic nominee campaign in South Florida Friday, her other half, former President Bill Clinton, will be all over North Florida, making appearances. Both Clintons will be in the Sunshine State through the end of the workĀ week.Ā The campaign announced earlier that Bill Clinton would visit Panama…

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Rick Scott rolling up sleeves for Tallahassee cleanup ā€” literally

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Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday he personally would help clear debris in Tallahassee. On Wednesday, ā€œI, along with agency heads, along with volunteers from the National Guard, along with veteransā€™ groups, weā€™re going to be out in Tallahassee in different places, and weā€™re going to be picking up debris,ā€ Scott said in a news conference. ā€œItā€™s clearly something we can do. And, hopefully, that will accelerate when people get their power back,ā€ he said. ā€œWe need to clean up our…

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