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Stan Escudero

Obama's failed prodigal son

As expected, Obama’s Son of Stimulus, which he persists in trying to call a jobs bill, failed of passage in the Senate. Admittedly it required no prophetic powers to predict the bill’s failure....

Party Lines Political Notebook

Tony Ledbetter of Ormond Beach named to key Florida Republican leadership post

Dana Swanson of DeBary tabbed as GOP district 7 alternate chair

Tony Ledbetter with Gov. Scott / Headline Surfer

Photo for Headline Surfer/ Rising GOP leader Tony Ledbetter, second from left, is shown here in this Dec. 9 photo op. with Gov. Rick Scott, along with Ledbetter's daughter, Kimberly Patterson, Gov. Scott's wife, Ann and Lt. Gov. Jennifr Carroll at the governor's mansion in Tallahassee.

ORLANDO -- Pledging to his GOP colleagues that he would be a "conservative voice" for the party, Tony Ledbetter, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County, was elected Congressional Dis. 6 chairman for the Republican Party of Florida at its annual meeting this weekend at the Rosen Centre Hotel.

"I am honored by the support from the conservative leaders in Congressional District 6. I will be a conservative voice on the State Executive Board of the Florida Republican Party," said Ledbetter, of Ormond Beach, who will represent Volusia, Putnam, St. John and Flagler counties on the State Executive Board of the Republican Party for the next two years.

Making the Grade

Report card time: Marine Science Center in Ponce Inlet true haven

Grade: A

Ponce Inlet’s Marine Science Center is nearing a decade of assistance to stranded turtles, injured seabirds and marine mammals. A new study of the exotic invader the Lion fish will shed light on where this predator came from and what we can do to rein it in before it decimates our coastal waters.

Media coverage of birth certificate issue

Grade: F

Political Bloggers

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American Patriot Michael Visconti Washington budget woes: Cut federal paychecks by 10 percent EDGEWATER -- The budget problems for President Obama and the lawmakers in Congress can be tackled by making additional cuts. It's so simple. Read More...	Dana's Domain Dana D. Swanson Secretary of State: John Kerry's swan song DEBARY -- John Kerry had his unsuccessful bid to become president, but his campaign allowed a state senator from Illinois to have a prime speaking spot, thus setting up America's futurewith... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Good grief! Messed up cruise does not rise to level of national tragedy NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Good grief! You could not get away from the anguished and alarmist reporting about the Triumph, a luxury cruise ship that experienced mechanical and systems... Read More...
Musings Darlene Vann FDA regulations too great a burden on small farmers EDGEWATER -- So the FDA has now passed “sweeping new safety rules” to keep our food safe and avoid these outbreaks of bacteria born disease which have killed many of this country... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Federal and state policy updates: Whether we like it or not, government decisions affect our ability to prosper NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mortgage interest deductions. Flood insurance. Short sale and foreclosure mortgage forgiveness. Property insurance. Commercial Business Taxes. Private property rights... Read More...	Tax Reform Ed Connor We may be onto something ORMOND BEACH -- Remember how Albert Einstein sitting at his desk as an assistant patent clerk in Bern Switzerland dreamed up the Theory of Relativity just through daydreaming thought experiments... Read More...