Study Shows Fiber Optic Projects Can Be Financially Risky

Study Shows Fiber Optic Projects Can Be Financially Risky

Last week, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to move forward with a study to determine the feasibility of building a citywide, fiber optic utility. More specifically, the votes means that city staff will now begin developing an RFP for the study. City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow was supportive of the idea and is interested in […]

Killearn Residents Speak Out Against Northeast Gateway

Killearn Residents Speak Out Against Northeast Gateway

Approximately 300 people showed up to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency kick-off meeting at the Holy Comforter School to hear a presentation about the Northeast Gateway. After an informal question and answer session and a 45 minute presentation by officials, speaker after speaker voiced their concern about how the project would impact Killean Estates by connecting […]

Former FSU Credit Union Lending Director Indicted by Feds

Former FSU Credit Union  Lending Director Indicted by Feds

Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arraigned on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The indictment was announced […]

A 1989 AP Report: Nations “Wiped Off Face of the Earth” by 2000

A 1989 AP Report: Nations “Wiped Off Face of the Earth” by 2000

While stories like the one below should not dismiss an intelligent discussion about the environmental challenges we face today, this 1989 report does raise legitimate questions about the apocalyptic and absolute predictions promoted by many who support a similar narrative in 2019. From a June 29, 1989, Associated Press dispatch: UNITED NATIONS (AP)—A senior U.N. environmental […]

Senators Roll Out Hurricane Relief Plan

Senators Roll Out Hurricane Relief Plan

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Northwest Florida lawmakers Thursday promoted a $315 million proposal that would make loans available to local governments still reeling from Hurricane Michael and would set up a task force to determine additional state assistance for the storm-battered region. The wide-ranging Senate bill (SB 1610) comes […]

Killearn Moves Away from Entrance Land Sale, Opposes Northeast Gateway

Killearn Moves Away from Entrance Land Sale, Opposes Northeast Gateway

During a two-hour meeting, approximately 50 Killearn Estates residents voiced concerns over the proposed Northeast Gateway and the controversy over possibly selling land at the Thomasville Road entrance to the neighborhood. The meeting was held at the Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) headquarters located on Killarney Way. The least controversial of the two issues was KHA’s […]

FSU Receives $8 Million to Revive Apalachicola Bay

FSU Receives $8 Million to Revive Apalachicola Bay

By Kathleen Haughney, FSU News Florida State University has been awarded nearly $8 million from Triumph Gulf Coast as part of a major 10-year initiative to restore Apalachicola Bay and revive the region’s imperiled oyster industry. The project — the Apalachicola Bay Systems Initiative — will be funded by a grant from Triumph Gulf Coast, […]

FAMU President Appoints New Auditor and General Counsel

FAMU President Appoints New Auditor and General Counsel

By Veronique George, FAMU Forward Florida A&M University (FAMU) President Larry Robinson, Ph.D., announced two accomplished executives will be joining his senior leadership team. Joseph K. Maleszewski has accepted a position as the University’s vice president for Audit. His appointment is effective March 29, 2019. Maleszewski most recently served as the city auditor for the City […]

Six Questions with Daniel Parker on the Appeal of Socialism in the U.S.

Six Questions with Daniel Parker on the Appeal of Socialism in the U.S.

Why is socialism controversial in the United States? Some media and elected officials are yelling the term “socialism” over and over until it becomes something people are afraid of discussing rationally. This is exactly the orchestrated goal. It may be because of the upcoming presidential elections and the few incremental gains that working-class Americans have […]