You don’t need to look much farther than Founding Father Thomas Jefferson to get a taste for the polarity Americans feel about the media. Back in the days of quill pens, in 1786 Jefferson wrote: “Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.” But two decades …
New Survey: Floridians express tension, concern for the First Amendment Read More »
Anyone who knows me knows that something I’m extremely passionate about is celebrations. Whether it be a client win, a birthday, or Groundhog Day, I am all in for it. (Ask my coworkers – I truly am a huge enthusiast in the Punxsutawney Phil holiday.) However, I’m different when it comes to my own celebrations. …
From soaring inflation to COVID-19 to midterm elections, 2022 was filled with plenty of ups and downs, to say the least. But amid all this uncertainty, one thing has remained the same… the inevitable, ever-present, and mind-boggling antics of the infamous being known far and wide as Florida Man (and Woman). So, for the ninth …
As someone who grew up surrounded by technology and constantly uses it for a living (and is the textbook definition of Type A), one thing I definitely do not do is disconnect – ever. I’m on my phone, laptop, and iPad all day for work – and after work, I’m scrolling on TikTok, watching Netflix, …
Sachs in the City: The importance of ‘Do Not Disturb’ Read More »
Half a year. About 26 weeks. Roughly 182 days of full-time employment since college graduation. A lot has changed in the six months since I started working full time at Sachs Media, and given the occasion and workaversary (‘work anniversary’), let’s take a look at what I’ve accomplished thus far. I mastered the hybrid work …
A Cause for Celebration: 6 Months of Post-Grad Working and Adulting! Read More »
As this year’s Pride Month draws to a close, I’m reminded of a 1993 column I wrote for the Florida Flambeau, a little newspaper that served as Florida State University’s unofficial journalism school. My piece was set against the backdrop of rising hate crimes against gay people (there was no alphabetical description for us yet, …
Florida’s newly-drawn 2nd Congressional District has received a lot of attention throughout the redistricting process and subsequent litigation. The Florida Supreme Court recently declined to hear arguments about the state’s new map, and two Congressmen – Reps. Neal Dunn (R) and Al Lawson (D) – declared they would run against each other for the seat. …
Poll Finds Competitive Race in Florida CD2 for Reps. Neal Dunn and Al Lawson Read More »
“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” As a language and grammar nerd, I’ve always been fascinated by people who …
What does it all mean? Depends on what you mean – and when Read More »
One thought that I constantly had in the back of my mind while growing up was to graduate high school, go to a good college, graduate from that college, and then get a J-O-B. Period. There was no more sentence after that period, and therefore no idea about what happens after that or what that …
A delayed end to the 2022 legislative session perfectly punctuated this year’s gathering, noted for its inability to produce a congressional map reflecting the 2020 census or a timely budget, but moving at full speed to pass controversial culture war bills and other constitution-defying legislation. When all was said and done, lawmakers returned to Tallahassee …