November 17, 2023 DeSantis administration loses another round on drag shows, sued over banning Students for Justice in Palestine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are facing two challenges and they’re not related to his presidential campaign.
October 20, 2023 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Florida lawmaker sentenced to federal prison for fraud, other crimes Former Florida state Rep. Joseph Harding has been sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with a COVID-19 relief fraud.
October 3, 2023 Investigation: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO exploited young men at sex parties for years A two-year BBC investigation found allegations of exploitation at sex parties thrown by Abercrombie & Fitchās former CEO and his British life partner.
April 20, 2023 2nd DeSantis bait and switch in as many weeks has Floridians wondering what’s next Florida governor and expected GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has been busy signing bills approved by his Republican supermajority in the legislature.
April 12, 2023 Florida rep on trans people: ‘Demons,’ ‘mutants not of this world.’ Late-night host: ‘Dumbass’ How far will bigots go to dehumanize transgender people? A lawmaker in Florida of all places demonstrated at a public meeting with no shame or embarrassment.
March 8, 2023 As DeSantis reshapes education in Florida, school districts struggle to find new leaders One school districtās struggle to find a new superintendent could be a sign of the times in Florida.
March 2, 2023 Montana rep files bill to ban blood donations from people vaccinated against COVID-19 A lawmaker is worried about blood transfusions from people who’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, so he filed a bill to end donations from people who got the shot.
October 25, 2022 Dad sues Palm Beach Co. schools, says teacher ‘put up 2 gay pride’ flags, ‘proselytized’ A father in Palm Beach County is suing the school district ā along with his 12-year-old son’s school, the principal, and teacher ā but not exactly under aĀ controversial new Florida law.
August 4, 2022 DeSantis suspends Hillsborough state attorney who ‘put himself above the law’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren, claiming Warren “put himself above the law” by deciding which laws he would uphold and prosecute, and which he would not.
August 3, 2022 DeSantis talks about addiction but also border, transgender, sports, Covid, Trump, Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference about addiction care but spent a lot of time talking about a lot of other issues.
June 24, 2022 Disney, other corporations prepared for Supreme Court abortion decision, just in case American businesses joined American people in reacting toĀ the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will lead to abortion becoming illegal in certain states.
June 8, 2022 DeSantis slams Texas ‘drag show,’ deciding whether Fla. ‘child protective statutes’ enough In commenting about an inappropriate show in front of children in Texas, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s exploring new legislative ways to protect children.
June 7, 2022 Probation, community service but no jail for man who defaced Pride intersection The 20-year-old who vandalized the brand new Pride intersection in Delray Beach with his truck will not have to serve any jail time.
April 5, 2022 Police tell woman who spent 3 weeks in hospital they found 3 people living in her home A woman who’d been in the hospital and then rehab for weeks found out her home had been burglarized, and police say they caught three people in the act.
April 4, 2022 New York City using billboards to take shot at Florida, DeSantis over school controversy With a set of five billboards, New York City is taking on Florida and the subject matter is the controversial school law Gov. Ron DeSantis signed last week.
March 22, 2022 DeSantis says he’ll sign controversial ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign the controversial bill titled “Parental Rights in Education” bill soon.
October 23, 2020 When to talk and when to not The idea for this blog post came today when I noticed an article called “Where cancel culture stops,” by Yisroel Besser in Mishpacha magazine, meant for Orthodox Jews. (I apologize…
October 28, 2019 “Your rights in Philadelphia as it pertains to anti-discrimination in your employment are solid” Really? There’s something about catching up on a newspaper or magazine when you’ve fallen behind in your reading. This past weekend, I read both…
January 22, 2019 Martin Luther King Day, a victim of the (official) Women’s March First off, yes, I may be a day late, but this is definitely not a dollar short! I wanted to make sure this post…
January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
January 2, 2019 Banned from Facebook pages twice in 2 days! Sometimes, interesting things happen when you read friends’ Facebook pages. I’m not talking about going to look on purpose, which I’ve done before. I’m…
December 12, 2018 Exposing hate, close to home (as if acceptable anywhere) My interest started when I was looking at my Facebook feed over the weekend and saw this post from a former coworker. Obviously, we’re…
November 28, 2018 Level-headed moderation needed now in The Birthplace of America Philadelphia is a great place to live. It has so much, so close-by: history, museums, sports. It’s walkable, livable, has green space. No, it…
November 4, 2018 Difficult week, from anger to sadness, as election approaches I don’t remember a seven-day period like the time since last Saturday. That’s when I woke up, turned on the TV, and saw what…
October 16, 2018 Political pondering, 3 weeks before Election Day The “game” of politics is no fun anymore. Discussing anything having to do with it used to be educating and entertaining, and sometimes enlightening,…
August 2, 2018 Cher’s surprise: Stopping by The Cher Show while it gets ready for Broadway Hi! This is Lenny with the first of what I’m hoping will be regular guest columns. Just use the contact form to let me…
