Stewart’s Blog: Commissioner Miller’s Cable Bill and the 27% Property Tax Increase
It is time to get real! Yesterday at the City Budget workshop , Commissioner Nancy Miller made an impassioned plea for a…
Opinion
Domestic Diversionary War Theory
“Diversionary War Theory” states that leaders who are threatened by domestic turmoil may initiate an international conflict in order to shift the…
For Celebration, Sacrifice, and Summer: A Brief Reflection on Memorial Day
On Monday, May 25 Americans will celebrate Memorial Day. How will you celebrate? For many this day is a Federal Holiday and…
Stewart’s Blog: Gerald Ensley Just Rang the Bell, But Chief DeLeo Will Not Sit Down!
Thank you Chief DeLeo for speaking up! And thank you Gerald Ensley for revealing a major problem in our community. DeLeo, our…
Ban the Box is About Andrew Gillum, Not Tallahassee
The recent discussion about the Ban the Box initiative at the City Commission is a clear example of how a politician’s ambition…
Moving The Needle
A few years ago I became so frustrated with what was going with our politics at the federal level, I began to…
Diana Oropallo’s Campaign Consultants Derailed Chances for City Commission Seat
The Florida Bar has a conflict of interest rule which states a lawyer must not represent a client if the representation of…
Definitions (Like Elections) Have Consequences
The meaning of a word can change over time. For example, “bully” used to mean darling, sweetheart or fine fellow. It now…
A Night With Marcus Roberts
There are a number of world-class musicians who live and work in Tallahassee. Pam Laws, Marcus Roberts, Scotty Barnhardt, and Marvin Goldstein…
Our Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
Public money for private greed. This is the true mission of the Community Redevelopment Agency or CRA. The result is a massive…
General Lafayette Would Be Proud
His name was “Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Ives Gilbert Du Mottier, Marquis de Lafayette.” He was a wealthy French nobleman and was responsible…
Gillum Fails To Lead On Ethics
The City Commission vote against the Ethics Advisory Panel (EAP) recommendation for an appointed Ethics Officer was bad enough. But to think…