Lobbyist and legal scholar Paul Lambert dies at 76
The complications of life, its ambiguities, the borders between overlapping subjects, regulations or laws — the kinds of things that frighten most of us — pulsed through Paul Lambert like an eternal...
View ArticleGraciela Gonzalez: A quiet but formidable force for good
Her mother’s flan was close to perfect, those who tasted it said. The yummy confection is easy to inhale after dinner and difficult to pull off exactly right. Graciela Gonzalez was like that too, a...
View ArticleIn the wake of a colleague’s tragedy, Senate set to vote on blood clot study...
The brand-new house in the small subdivision bursts with promise and plans, knickknacks denoting milestones met and one color blending seamlessly with the next. Emily Adkins was like that. At 23, her...
View ArticleBlood clot prevention act unanimously clears final hurdle in Legislature
A study group aimed at preventing death caused by blood clots will meet in the coming weeks. SB 612, the Emily Adkins Blood Clot Prevention Act, passed the House with unanimous support. The measure...
View ArticleLutheran Church of the Cross Day School bids farewell to pioneer Holly Carlson
Hundreds of students, teachers and parents packed the sanctuary of Lutheran Church of the Cross on Thursday to say goodbye to Holly Carlson, who is retiring as director of a private school that grew in...
View ArticleRockie Pennington, GOP mainstay and adventurer, dies
As he set his course for this year’s explorations, the main problem Roger “Rockie” Pennington faced was how to pack heavy enough for the Nepalese Himalayas: light enough for the Sahara, but festive...
View ArticleLucy Morgan scored big reporting wins with ‘steel and softness’
Of all the stories and tributes bubbling up about journalist Lucy Morgan in recent days, none land with quite the impact of a pleasant but uneventful evening at a Tallahassee restaurant. Charlotte...
View ArticleLawyer Christian Myer blazed a singular path to success
Christian Myer was a boxer. He knew how to center his weight and protect himself. He worked out with a speed bag, a heavy bag and a slip line so that he wouldn’t get decked in a moment of complacency....
View ArticleBlaise Ingoglia will not be canceled
Sen. Blaise Ingoglia has always presented himself as a proud conservative. He has worked for deregulation and against illegal immigration, backed measures like E-Verify, and served as a campaign...
View ArticleFormer state Sen. Jim Sebesta dies at 88
Jim Sebesta, who spent much of his time in the Senate trying to keep Floridians safe, has died. He was 88 and lived in St. Petersburg. Sebesta served in the state Senate from 1998 to 2006 and chaired...
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