Susan Clary: Outraged by the 'textgate' scandal? Then run for office.
Nothing earth-shattering came from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) report released last week on the Orange County Commission’s “Textgate” scandal. It’s no surprise that Orange County...
View ArticleSusan Clary: After hazing scandal, a reformed FAMU band performing again
People looked the other way for far too long – school administrators, professors, alumni and the students themselves. As they and others aware of the hazing watched over the years, the problem grew...
View ArticleSusan Clary: If Crist is willing to run, Democrats need to rally behind him
Walk into a room of progressive activists anywhere in the state and ask them what they think about former Gov. Charlie Crist. Chances are you wouldn’t get agreement. Democrats either have a crush on...
View ArticleSusan Clary: Dems must rally behind winner or risk repeat of 2002
Charlie Crist announced Monday (Nov. 4) that he once again is a candidate for Florida governor. He has been expected to announce his run since last year’s presidential race when he campaigned for...
View ArticleSusan Clary: Justice England saw the benefits of cameras in courtrooms
The six years that Justice Arthur J. England, Jr. served on the Florida Supreme Court in the late 1970s could have been unremarkable. By the time he ran for the seat, he had graduated the University...
View ArticleSusan Clary: Future ‘Selma’ will depict gay-rights struggle
I finally saw “Selma.” The Oscar-nominated film depicts Dr. Martin Luther King’s push for passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – the federal legislation that was a crowning achievement of the Civil...
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