County Chair Jason Davis / Headline SurferDELAND -- County Chair Jason Davis will give his State of the County address 9 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in the County Council Chambers in the Thomas C. Kelly Administration Center, 123 W. Indiana Ave.
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Stan Escudero
The myth of the good tsar
DAYTONA BEACH -- The avalanche of scandals threatening to engulf the Obama Administration cannot be wished away, no matter how many smiling diversionary speeches the president reads to us from his...
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Ellen Darden
Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- I offer thanks to the late, great Groucho Marx for that title quotation, which appears to aptly describe what we are now learning about our current Federal Executive branch.
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Vote on gun control earlier this month shows GOP split
Robert Littleton, new political blogger / Headline SurferBy Robert Littleton
Robert’s Rules
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ORMOND BEACH -- Earlier this month, 16 Republican senators sided with the Democrats to end U.S. Senators Paul, Lee and Cruz’ filibuster of a gun control bill. According to the rules, 60 votes are needed for cloture. They got 68.

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1,000 Facebook likes for first 100 days in office

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Editor's Note: Here is the weekly message from Congressman Ron DeSantis...

Congressman Ron DeSantisWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dear Friend – Last week, you helped me reach over 1,000 Facebook likes, which was a wonderful way to celebrate my first 100 days in Congress! Thank you to everyone who has connected with on Facebook and on Twitter at @RepDeSantis - hearing from you is the most important part of my job.

It is a privilege and an honor to represent Florida's sixth district in Congress! When I announced last week that I had co-sponsored legislation mandating that the new drone medal not be given a higher precedence than the Purple Heart, I also stated that it was my hope that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel would simply handle it himself at the Department of Defense level.

I am pleased to report that Secretary Hagel has discontinued the drone medal entirely.
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