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I like dogs.   When I was a kid, we always had at least one dog and sometimes more. Most of them were hunting dogs. There was Mitch, and Russie, and Oscar, and Otis, and Otto, and Hiram, and Sam, among others. Each of them had a distinct personality.  My father always said Mitch, a small female Weimaraner, was the best hunting dog he ever had; she had an incredible nose for pheasants. But she was mean. I remember walking by her when I was a small child as she stretched out on our living room...

DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ legislation in Polk County The new law will allow people to sue local governments if their property is damaged during a riot and and will bump many criminal penalties from misdemeanors to felonies.     Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen during a news conference Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, where he first proposed the idea of “anti-mob” legislation. [ The Florida Channel ] Updated 3 hours ago TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday put a cap on...

A board member of Ban Assault Weapons Now and cousin to a victim of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School writes that, with no action on assault weapons bans in Congress, it's up to people at the state level to get it done.

From $15 million penthouses to million dollar-plus homes and condos yet to be built, luxury South Florida residential sales went off the charts during the first quarter of 2021, with no apparent end in sight.

Florida Senate approves ‘anti-riot’ bill, heads now to DeSantis The call to action came after nearly three hours of emotional and heated debate on the Senate floor.     Protesters walk down Ashley dr. towards Interstate 275 before police stopped the group using pepper spray and a line of police officers on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Tampa. [ LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Updated Yesterday TALLAHASSEE — In what marked one of the most emotional moments of Florida’s 2021 legisla...

A raft of new benefits for part-time officeholders in the little city of Tamarac would give them one of the cushiest gigs in South Florida.

The Matt Gaetz scandal is putting a new spotlight on a longstanding sexually charged political culture in Tallahassee, where a long-rumored game assigned points for sleeping with interns, lobbyists, aides and other elected officials.

TALLAHASSEE – After emotional debate, the Florida Senate handed Gov. Ron DeSantis one of his top priorities Thursday approving his “anti-riot” bill roundly condemned by opponents as a racially divisive attack on the free speech right to protest. The Republican governor and GOP lawmakers say the measure (HB 1) is needed to protect communities, businesses and lives threatened when demonstrations turn violent. “This bill won’t stop anything except those that are afraid. I’m not afrai...

The Matt Gaetz scandal is putting a new spotlight on a longstanding sexually charged political culture in Tallahassee, where a long-rumored game assigned points for sleeping with interns, lobbyists, aides and other elected officials.

Apr 16, 2021 Paul Castronovo, Hectic Daze Hey, it’s me...Castronovo...this time of year, if you fish from 5pm until sundown, there’s a really good chance you will catch a nice blackfin tuna. They come up to the surface at the end of the day, and if you happen to be in the right place, whether trolling or fishing live baits under the kite, you may get one. We didn’t...but we did get a slob kingfish  RJ Boyle, Lighthouse Point I was looking at the fish box when we got in the other day and ...