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Month: August 2024

Ron to anti-Ron: Well played sir…this time

I hate it when this happens. Caught with his pants down, the anti-Ron (aka The Great DeSanitizer) should have been … More

Hutch: Dude, the perfect smart watch app isn’t nearly smart enough for me

From time to time I like to run, um, guest columns from some of GNV’s best and brightest (or maybe … More

Teddy, we hardly knew ye

Wait! What? They want to build a 350-room lodge (i.e. resort) on the beach at Anastasia State Park? And another … More

Say it ain’t so John

I thought about John Hancock and my pal John James the other day while I was voting. Hancock of course … More

Laughing matters: Or three Free Floriduh follies

Wow Talk about the worm turning. The Great DeSanitizer is shocked (shocked) to learn about Ben Sasse’s multi-million dollar patronage … More

Gone but not forgotten: Eleanor Blair departs her beloved GNV:

I wrote this piece for publication in the Gainesville Sun. It was serendipity that swept Eleanor Blair off to Gainesville. … More

Mo’s burgers are straight outta Grove Street

I wrote this piece for publication in Our Town magazine. Listen, if you don’t know Mo, you don’t know Grove … More

Shamrock. Shakespeare. Jack. Jill.

Years ago I was on a panel discussion about school reform when another panelist, a local union leader, wondered why … More

Alone together again naturally

Yes, Tom Miller and Lauren Warhol Caldwell are back alone together again. Reprising their universally acclaimed roles as Jack and … More

Confessions of an e-bike agnostic

I’m posting this by way of a follow-up to my Gainesville Sun piece about the surge in e-bike use in … More

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