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Public meeting on Florida school vaccinations scheduled for next month 'in remote corner of the state'
News and views for thoughtful Floridians and other Americans
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Happy Thanksgiving! Time to prepare our annual list of things we should be grateful for. Here's five from me. Add your own.
News and views for thoughtful--and thankful--Floridians and other Americans
Nov 27
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Updates on Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's Miami land grab, and bear hunting season
News and views for discerning Floridians and other Americans
Nov 26
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Florida to enter the Republican gerrymander scrum following Trump's orders. Will state become even more politically unbalanced?
News and views for thoughtful Floridians and other Americans
Nov 25
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ONWARD THRU THE FOG: Turkeys will be on pins and needles this Thanksgiving -- and on Un-Thanksgiving, too
Navigate the coming days with this handy guide to upcoming events and anniversaries-- all designed to make you smartest person in the room -- or the…
Nov 24
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Florida consumers to be socked with huge jump in electric bills thanks to a deal with Florida Power & Light
News and Views for thoughtful Floridians
Nov 24
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Florida just approved the largest electric rate increase in history. Here's how it happened.
Florida Power & Light won permission last week to raise electricity rates by $7 billion over the next four years. Here's why it's so big, how FPL pulled…
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Nov 23
Ask the gaggle of gubernatorial wannabes what they'll do for Florida's environment
In the Sunshine State, the environment is the economy, but our governor has done a lousy job of protecting it. A special report from Craig Pittman of…
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ASK THE BIRD: Will my BENGAY be confiscated if I travel through the Free State of Florida because, you know, it's woke?
Miss Mingo answers your questions every Saturday here on Tropic Press except when she's hungover and it slides a few days. Some of her responses may…
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BREAKING NEWS: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress
News and views for discerning Floridians and other Americans
Nov 22
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G.O.P. senators, including Florida's Rick Scott, are lobbying Trump on health care to avoid drubbing in midterm elections
News and views for thoughtful Floridians and other Americans
Nov 21
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Jimmy Buffett Keeps Cashing In: Key West Icon Lands on Forbes’ 2025 Highest-Paid Dead Celebrities List
A year after his death, Jimmy Buffett lands on Forbes’ 2025 list of top-earning deceased celebrities, with $14 million driven by the global…
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Nov 20
What's in a name? Broward County toyed with a brand makeover -- and then it didn't, which is a bummer
News and Views for discerning Floridians and their fellow Americans
Nov 20
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When will Ghislaine Maxwell be coming home to Florida? Curious minds want to know
News and views for thoughtful Floridians and other Americans
Nov 19
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The untold story of the Epstein Files, why Trump changed his mind, and where the files were hidden all this time
Speculation is running rampant about Trump's whipsawing reversal, so if we're going to engage in conspiracy theories, add this to the conversation...
Nov 18
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Florida workers' pay near bottom in wage survey as affordability concerns grow
News and views for thoughtful Floridians and other Americans
Nov 17
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The mystery money behind a propaganda machine
Florida in Five: Five stories to read from the past week in Florida politics.
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MONTHLY MEMO: Your guide to the crucial and, sometimes, comical events, holidays, protests and commemorations in October 2025
Read on to give yourself the conversational ammunition you need to be the smartest person in the room -- or the Zoom -- for the month ahead.
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MONTHLY MEMO: It's September and time for pro football, the start of Autumn, Talk Like a Pirate Day, and Read a Book Day
Check out all these events in the month ahead and use this newfound knowledge to become the wittiest conversationalist in the room--or the Zoom…
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Avast ye swabs and shiver me timbers, it's Arrr-gust -- International Pirate Month
Read on to be the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom
Aug 1
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It's July and things are heating up -- and bullets are falling from the sky
Read on and become the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom!
Jul 1
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It's June. The tourons have vanished, Hurricane season's arrived, and soon it will be World Crocodile Day
Reading this newsletter will make you the smartest person in the room--or the Zoom--guaranteed! And it is hypoallergenic, has zero calories, and is…
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ASK THE BIRD: Will my BENGAY be confiscated if I travel through the Free State of Florida because, you know, it's woke?
Miss Mingo answers your questions every Saturday here on Tropic Press except when she's hungover and it slides a few days. Some of her responses may…
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ASK THE BIRD: Will South Africans take over housekeeping at Mar-a-Lago? Is pronoia real? And am I Travis McGee's granddaughter?
Miss Mingo answers your questions every Saturday here on Tropic Press. Some of her responses may actually have at least a tangential basis in fact.
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ASK THE BIRD: Is it true that Trump is building a throne to be installed in his new ballroom, and is DeSantis renaming Homosassa Springs?
Miss Mingo is here to answer all your questions. Some answers may be true.
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ASK THE BIRD: Is there any truth to the rumor that the government will force Rainbow Springs to change its name because it's too woke?
Got a question? Ask Miss Mingo. She's got answers. Some may be true. She writes every Saturday for Tropic Press. Except when she doesn't.
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ASK THE BIRD: Where can we send Antifa Christmas cards, and when can I expect my paycheck from them?
Got a question? Ask Miss Mingo. She's got answers. Some may be true. She writes every Saturday for Tropic Press. Except when she doesn't.
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Follow the adventures of our own weird news reporter Alexander Strange
The six book series is available in a variety of formats including eBooks, paperbacks, hard covers and the final two installments, Mister Manners and…
Aug 13
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Order Your Copy of Scribbles From Space
Earth's first visitor from outer space is named Daxion Xantharix. But you can call him Scribbles. Get your copy of his story for only 99 cents! Yes…
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Winning Weird
Novel by Naples journalist and author named Book of the Year
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'Strange Timing' wins Book of the Year in annual Royal Palm Literary Awards
It also brought home Gold Medals for Best Thriller and Best Science fiction novel
Aug 7
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Here's how to get your copies of The Strange Files series, chronicling the adventures of Alexander Strange, America's only full-time weird news…
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Scribbles From Space, my new novella, has left the launchpad. Here's how you can get your very own copy.
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Cool as a Moose Egg
A Short Short Scifi Story
May 1
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The Code
A Short Short Science Fiction Story
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Start Your Book Publishing Journey
In a recent column celebrating Make A Book Day, I offered to share some links to help would-be self-publishers get started. Here they are.
Apr 18
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Tour of Duty
Inside America's Armed Forces
Apr 15
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Kirkus Reviews Calls STRANGE TIMING ‘Highly Entertaining’
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Jul 29, 2024
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Hot off the Presses. The Latest Adventure in The Strange Files Series is Out!
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Jul 1, 2024
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News of the Weird
We live in strange times. People are getting drunk without drinking, cheap jewelry is saving lives, the rise of the robots, the secrets of the Egyptian…
Jun 7, 2024
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STRANGE SCIENCE : Use This Info to Impress Your Friends
How far can the human eye see? While the majority of us wouldn’t consider our vision to be extraordinary, the human eye can see much farther than most…
Apr 26, 2024
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YOUR HEALTH: Six Minutes of Exercise Wards off Dementia
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise is enough to produce a key protein in the brain, one that’s important in brain formation, function, and memory…
Mar 26, 2024
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STRANGE CRITTERS: Hiss-terical Encounter of the Slithering Kind
A Tucson woman returned home after a four-day trip and said she was "looking forward to using my own restroom in peace."
Sep 9, 2023
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STRANGE CRITTERS: Vampire Fish Stalk the Great Lakes
The sea lamprey, a fish with an eel-like shape and an appetite for blood, is making a comeback in the Great Lakes.
Aug 2, 2023
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Swear You've Never Fought a Duel
Most states have some weird laws on the books, but this one from Kentucky is one of the strangest:
Aug 2, 2023
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What? Pythons Weren't Enough? Now Dangerous Snails?
Giant African land snails have been spotted on Florida's east coast prompting officials to place a quarantine on Broward County.
Jun 29, 2023
CUTE BUT DEADLY: Beware the Blue-Ringed Octopus
Mystery writers are always looking for new ways to kill off characters.
Jun 28, 2023
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