by: Tim Bryce PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – I believe in America, and I have learned it is worth fighting for. I believe in Americans.While other countries are homogeneous societies, we are a melting pot of people who want to live the American dream.From the creativity…
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Thoughts on the Spirit of Voting
September 7, 2020 by: Thomas R. Cuba, Ph.D., Special To The Free Press There is a lot of chatter regarding how we might not be able to vote in person this fall. Many people are promoting vote-by-mail and many others are screaming about voter fraud.…
Read More Thoughts on the Spirit of VotingAmerica Is Not A Land Of Racists
September 4, 2020 by: Michael Reagan At least the media haven’t politicized the weather reports – yet. Watching the next Category 4 hurricane hit Florida is about all I can stand to see on TV these days. The news and cable talk shows are brutal…
Read More America Is Not A Land Of RacistsThe Disturbance In America
September 2, 2020 by: Thomas R. Cuba, Ph.D., Special To The Free Press “There is a great disturbance in the force,” is a line made famous by the Star Wars saga. With me, the line reflects much of my work as a scientist. For just…
Read More The Disturbance In AmericaA Tale Of Two Conventions
August 28, 2020 Opinion By: Michael Reagan WASHINGTON, DC. – This week’s Republican National Convention was the best I’ve ever watched. The locations and settings were great. Melania did a fine job in the White House Rose Garden. Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trump…
Read More A Tale Of Two ConventionsWhat The Israel-UAE Peace Treaty Means
August 25, 2020 By: Tim Bryce, Bryce On Politics TAMPA, Fla. – For as long as I can remember, there has always been turmoil in the Middle East. For example: – The Six-Day War between Israel, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan in 1967.– The War between…
Read More What The Israel-UAE Peace Treaty MeansFennelly- Stop the Seasons, I Want to Get Off
August 21, 2020 By: Martin Fennelly TAMPA, Fla. – Can we just stop right now? I want to get off. Today, August 21. Enough with the rest of the baseball season, what there is of it. Enough with the hockey playoffs, or what’s left of…
Read More Fennelly- Stop the Seasons, I Want to Get OffOp-Ed, County Commissioner Steve Champion Admitted He Lied About His Degree
August 13, 2020 Op-Ed By: Patricia Tolson BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – It hasn’t been a good few weeks for Hernando County Commissioner Steve Champion. It’s hard when your truth catches up with you, especially when it happens in such a public way. But, as Dorothy Allison…
Read More Op-Ed, County Commissioner Steve Champion Admitted He Lied About His DegreeBiden Would Pay a Steep Price For Skipping Debates
August 13, 2020 By: Carl Golden PASCO COUNTY, Fla. -If the trial balloon floated by Democrats gains altitude and Joe Biden withdraws from participation in the three scheduled presidential debates, it will surely go down as one of the most egregious blunders in presidential election…
Read More Biden Would Pay a Steep Price For Skipping DebatesOpinion – Steve is Not My Champion, Hernando County Commissioner’s Inevitable Fall from Grace
August 11, 2020 Opinion By: Patricia Tolson BROOKSVILLE, Fla.- I voted for Steve Champion in 2016. He is the owner of American Gun and Pawn and a fierce advocate of Second Amendment rights so, hell, I was in. I have since come to regret that decision immensely.…
Read More Opinion – Steve is Not My Champion, Hernando County Commissioner’s Inevitable Fall from Grace