There’s an old saying that a good prosecutor can persuade a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich. So what … More

Now that Canada has unleashed a vicious and totally undeserved trade war on its defenseless neighbors to the South, I … More

Well that certainly turned out to be a convenient accident for GNV’s Corporate U. When a UF student was hit … More

Never underestimate the power of a pink bullhorn. Ha! For months the National Nattering Nabobs have been huffing and puffing … More

The call came in about 3:30 in the morning. The young man rang to inform me that my mother had … More

The logic is simple, if perhaps a trifle simple-minded. If Alachua County commissioners didn’t waste our tax dollars on homeless … More

True confession. Having seen Disney’s “Pinocchio” countless times – first as a kid and later as a father – I … More

If you choose an elliptical or treadmill on the far left side of Planet Fitness, you will find yourself staring … More

Recently I reread, after many, many decades, ‘Advise and Consent.’ Alan Drury’s 1959 novel recounts the treachery, deceit and betrayal … More

GNV is a city of tree huggers. It has ever been thus. And that’s not a bad thing. GNV has … More