Archive - Tropic Press: J.C. Bruce

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

5 hrs ago •

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 •

Updates on Alligator Alcatraz, Trump's Miami land grab, and bear hunting season

News and views for discerning Floridians and other Americans

Nov 26 •

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 •

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 •

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 •

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…

Published on Seeking Rents • 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…

Nov 23

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…

Nov 22

BREAKING NEWS: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress

News and views for discerning Floridians and other Americans

Nov 22 •

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 •

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…

Published on Above The Fold • Nov 20

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