Jefferson Journal

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LIFE AT ANY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT - Tuesday April 23rd, 2013
While Florida children await need, one more legislative day mired in the swamp of abortion.
OF ETHICS, LAWS, TREES AND PINE TREE POLITICS - Friday April 12th, 2013
Don’t use any of this to teach your grandchildren about respect for the law.
NO PENSION CONTRACT, SAYS FLORIDA SUPREME COURT - Friday January 18th, 2013
Dissent: "These governmental employees are not second class citizens but are entitled to the full protection of the law ."
A FEW FOOTBALL EXPRESSIONS - Friday January 4th, 2013
He’s gonna take it to the house and then split the uprights.
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION: A PORTRAIT OF CHRONIC SCOTOMA - Saturday December 22nd, 2012
Sales are skyrocketing, so let’s fight for our sugardaddy gun manufacturers.
GETTING BETTER IN THE GARDEN STATE - Sunday December 2nd, 2012
But learn to "take a jug handle" if you want to turn left.
LIFE IS EMERGING AT SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY - Sunday November 25th, 2012
It will take years for the New York - New Jersey area to recover from Hurricane Sandy.
HOW TO SAVE THE TAMPA TRIBUNE WITHOUT INVOKING THE BAIN RESCUE PLAN - Thursday October 25th, 2012
If you hyper-localize well enough, you might even be able to afford to keep a tough, smart reporter who knows how to sniff out real news.
A WONDERFUL NIGHT OF HORROR - Thursday October 4th, 2012
Would she be turned into a wax statue? Would Jim Lehrer be nice anymore? Is Big Bird dead?
DANGEROUSLY NUTTY US - Saturday September 22nd, 2012
With the help of its legislature, Florida is in danger of becoming known as the nation’s foremost nuthouse.
SPOILING FOR SUPREME POWER - Tuesday September 4th, 2012
Yes, it is true. According to interpretations by The Florida Supreme Court, our Florida lawmakers have been writing some illegal laws.
THE INTEGRATION OF CHURCH AND STATE - Saturday August 25th, 2012
A proposed change in Florida’s constitution mentions the state’s Catholic and Jewish populations as a selling point but no Muslims, Buddhists or even The Movement for The Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God or the GenesisChurch.tv.
IS A PROMISE STILL A PROMISE? - Tuesday August 14th, 2012
What a relief. Florida’s lawmakers have found a great cash cow to make up for those corporate tax breaks.
INFORMED SUSPICIONS - Tuesday July 17th, 2012
Similar results may be achieved by wearing around your neck a small cloth bag containing a mixture of chopped roots, a chicken foot or other clairvoyant objects.
TAX IS NOT A PRETTY WORD (UNLESS) - Friday July 6th, 2012
A break from candidate Romney: it can be a tax on Wednesdays but not on Mondays.
THE CITATION - Saturday June 30th, 2012
Gosh -- and we still have a four whole months to endure until the presidential election.
HOPE - Friday June 22nd, 2012
If we did something wrong as children, it could cost some downtime in our room. Can we send noisy adults to their rooms?
OF "BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL SHAPES": VERSION 2 - Monday March 19th, 2012
What to do! We’re Drawing This Goofy District For Our Next Senate President!
OF "BIZARRE AND UNUSUAL SHAPES": VERSION 1 - Friday March 16th, 2012
If the Senate still can’t read the constitution, the Court surely will.
THE 2012 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE CAN DO NO MORE HARM TODAY. IT ADJOURNED LAST FRIDAY. - Monday March 12th, 2012
Finally. A pretty good tax break for our struggling phosphate industry. And a $25,000 tax credit if your business has no union members. And no nudity, please.
FLORIDA PARENTS: GET READY TO TUTOR YOUR KIDS HOW TO GIVE INSPIRED MESSAGES IN SCHOOL - Monday March 5th, 2012
It’s part of our national fixation about keeping government and religion at arm’s length.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION, GUNS, THE 10TH AMENDMENT OR GREEK BANKRUPTCY - Saturday February 18th, 2012
If Florida’s public school students can just be inspirational, they may lead their colleagues to -- well, almost anywhere.
THE SILLY SEASON IS HALF OVER. NO MAGIC BULLET YET APPEARS. - Sunday February 12th, 2012
However, you’ll soon be able to officially say Merry Christmas - but only officially on Dec. 25.
A DRUM ROLL, PLEASE, FOR STUDENT SOLEMNIZATION AND MEMORIALIZATION - Tuesday January 24th, 2012
Another Legislature, More News About Public School Praying
Bridge Over Troubled Graveyard - Friday December 9th, 2011
Here’s evidence of what happens when there’s a gross disconnect between government and the public.
PART II: HAZARDS THROUGH THE HEART - Friday December 2nd, 2011
To some, details on how to deal with planning for a catastrophe cannot be explained because they’re secret. Take their word for it.
PART I: HAZARDS THROUGH THE HEART - Saturday November 26th, 2011
Between 2007 and 2010, there were 8,967 train accidents in the nation -- 99 in Florida.
Random Thoughts About The St. Petersburg Times Changing Its Name To -- What? - Wednesday November 16th, 2011
The New Tampa Bay Times: Is this bad news for the Lutz Gazette as well as the Tampa Tribune?
For The Thrill Of Your Life, Take a Daytime Spin Through Birmingham, Alabama on I-65 - Thursday November 3rd, 2011
Some Blinking Headlights, Throaty Exhaust Roars and No NASCAR Rule Impediments or police.
Happy birthday to you, Dave Dial, on the occasion of your upcoming 36th birthday anniversary. - Wednesday October 12th, 2011
There is something to be said for memories
Hodgy Beats, Fracking And Other Aspects of the Information Age - Thursday September 8th, 2011
While we are ceaselessly entertained today, there are still a few gaps in the flow of some kinds of information.
LIFE DRAGS ON IN THE SAUSAGE FACTORY - Saturday April 23rd, 2011
Guns and Doctors, Court-Packing, Elections, Money for Churches, Aliens, Union-Busting, Power Supremacy -- Who Could Ask For More?
IDLE HANDS IN THE WORKSHOP - Friday April 1st, 2011
How To Muzzle A Physician: Would A $5 Million Fine Work? No 1st Amendment Protection?
AN IMPERFECT UNION: ALL ABOUT TURNING BACK THE CLOCK - Friday March 25th, 2011
Universal Suffrage? Public Education? Health Care Reform? Public Health? Minimum Wage Laws? Unemployment Security? Clean Air and Water Act? GI Bill? Social Security? Civil Rights Act of 1964? Well, Maybe. Or Maybe Not.
Opening Day At The Florida Legislature - Friday March 11th, 2011
Is A Single Word Really Worth Three Dollars?
GLORY TO GOOGLE AND GREG - Saturday January 15th, 2011
Family Voices From a Half-Century Back
Is The Election Over Yet? - Wednesday November 3rd, 2010
Is There (Cough, Sputter) E15 Ethanol In Your Engine’s Future? - Friday October 15th, 2010
Incompatible Engine? Then Hang Onto Your Wallet
SOMETHING ABOUT MISSISSIPPI - Thursday August 12th, 2010
ON CHEATING DEATH - Thursday August 5th, 2010
A CUNNING STATE SENATE COMMITTEE SHOWS ITS STEALTHY SKILLS - Thursday April 22nd, 2010
As Well As Arrogance, Petulance, Belligerence, Discourtesy and Disingenuousness
THE MAYOR OF ELY - Sunday April 11th, 2010
SAVE OUR SYNAPSES - Monday February 15th, 2010
IS THE FIRST AMENDMENT TOO ACCOMMODATING?
THE FLORIDA SPORTSMAN GETS A GOOSE - Sunday January 31st, 2010
Where words fail, it is true: sometimes a picture tells a sharper story about our culture.
NO TREE SENSE FOR TRICO - Saturday November 14th, 2009
Here’s One Glaring Reason Why Corporate Judgment is Mistrusted
Faced With The Reality of Collateral Damage - Monday September 14th, 2009
When is a recession a recession?
HOW TO MUDDLE A CENTURY OF HEALING WITH ONE ADVERB - Friday July 24th, 2009
Gibbs, You Need To have A Talk With Your Guy
Get A Good Grip; This Won’t Take A Minute - Wednesday December 31st, 2008
What Else Could A Government Do?
Please: What Is A Journo? - Saturday December 20th, 2008
A Symptom of the Problem?
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