State Lawmakers Pay Respects to Senator Jim King
Legislative friends, political foes and a chamber chock full of Tallahassee colleagues paid their respects to former Senate President Jim King on Tuesday during a memorial service filled with serious accolades and humorous anecdotes. Serving and former state officials, including Gov. Charlie Crist, Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp and a half dozen former Senate presidents and [...]
Aaron Bean Set to Exit Senate Race This Week
Last week the Jacksonville Observer learned that former State Representative Aaron Bean was reconsidering his future of his bid for the seat previously held by Jim King. We have since discovered from a reliable source with first hand information that Bean will announce his exit from the race sometime this week, following today’s Tallahassee memorial service [...]
Aviation Long Beset by Turbulence
A pocket of apparent turbulence Monday that injured more than two dozen people aboard a Continental Airlines jet over the Atlantic Ocean exemplifies a safety problem that has plagued aviation for decades, according to pilots, weather experts and federal data. Bumpy air is the biggest cause of airborne injuries outside of fatal crashes, according to [...]
Pensacola Transvestites Rob Bridal Shops for Clothing
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Two female impersonators at area nightclubs apparently enjoyed fashions their purses could not support. The two men, as well as two women, burglarized 10 bridal and formal shops, looking for dresses for the men to wear at gay bars, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday. Ninety-six wedding gowns and formal dresses, [...]
Is America’s Space Agency Adrift?
Neil Armstrong. John Glenn. Buzz Aldrin. Scott Parazynski. Wait a minute, Scott who? The former astronaut recently left the National Aeronautics and Space Administration after five space shuttle flights, seven spacewalks and 17 years with the agency. Parazynski, who’s also a medical doctor, has more experience and education than more recognizable NASA idols, but his [...]
Google CEO Quits Apple Board
Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigned from Apple’s board of directors Monday as the companies increasingly compete and federal regulators examine ties between the tech giants. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday said it is looking into whether Google’s business ties with Apple might hinder competition. “We have been investigating the Google-Apple interlocking directorates issue for [...]
Low Turnout Expected in Today’s South Florida Special Election
Voters today are deciding who will replace Sen. Ken Pruitt in state Senate District 28 following the Port St. Lucie Republican’s early retirement after a lengthy legislative career. Republican Joe Negron faces Democrat Bill Ramos in the race for the historically Republican district that spans five counties. Tuesday’s election comes after an abbreviated campaign brought [...]
Finalists Named for U.S. Attorney, Marshal Spots
A federal nominating commission has forwarded a group of names to Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez as potential candidates for two U.S. Marshal spots and one U.S. Attorney position. Though the appointments are made by President Barack Obama, the President typically takes the advice of the U.S. senators from the state in which the [...]
Time To Go, Grampa
With “controlling costs” a primary goal of Obamacare, and half of all medical costs coming in the last six months of life, “rationed care” takes on a new meaning for us all. London’s Telegraph reported Sunday that the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence, known by its Orwellian acronym NICE, intends to slash by [...]
Republican Support for Sotomayor Limited
As the full Senate begins debate today on Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the veteran federal judge appears assured of confirmation but without the sweeping bipartisan majority her backers hoped for the nation’s first Hispanic high court pick. On Monday, Sen. John McCain of Arizona became the 27th Republican to announce he will [...]
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