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ASK THE BIRD: Is it Gubernor DeSantis or merely Guber DeSantis? What style should we use?
Got a question? Ask Miss Mingo. She's got answers. Some may even be true. She writes every Saturday for Tropic Press.
BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court strikes down Trump's unlawful tariffs
News and views for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
 • J.C. Bruce
So, if we eliminate property taxes, how do we pay for police and parks? Magic?
News and commentary for Floridians who care about their communities
 • J.C. Bruce
Florida Legislature has another batch of election bills: Here's what you need to know
A special report from Florida Trident
Florida House and Senate at odds with each other and DeSantis over budget plans
News and commentary for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans

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Buried in the budget: Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump and Newsmax
As Florida lawmakers begin work on a new state budget, a quick look at three especially ugly earmarks that have already made it into initial drafts of…
Published on Seeking Rents • 
Guess how many presidents from Florida are eligible to be carved into Mount Rushmore
News and commentary for Floridians and other Americans who care about our democracy
 • J.C. Bruce
Opinion: Big Sugar wants Florida lawmakers to make its critics shut up
News and commentary for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
ASK THE BIRD: How'd the Border Patrol know the balloon it shot down wasn't full of nerve gas?
Got a question? Ask Miss Mingo. She's got answers. Some may even be true. She writes every Saturday for Tropic Press.
State Legislature would ban Florida communities from enacting their own climate policies
On the same day President Donald Trump gutted the federal Clean Air Act and promoted coal burning, a legislative committee approved bill to handcuff…
Bondi was more interested in El Paso lasers than questions about Epstein cover-up
News and commentary for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
 • J.C. Bruce
Score one for the First Amendment: Grand jury refuses to indict six Democrats for their 'defy orders' video
News and commentary for Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
 • J.C. Bruce
David Jolly blasts other gubernatorial candidates for not calling out Trump on Obama post
A special campaign report from Florida Phoenix
UPDATE: Miami lawyer offers deal: If Trump gives Maxwell 'clemency,' she'll clear his name
Update:
 • J.C. Bruce
Florida's infamous pimp, Ghislaine Maxwell, to take the Fifth before Congress
News and commentary of interest to Floridians and other thoughtful Americans
 • J.C. Bruce
It's time for the big matchup: Bad Bunny versus Kid Rock. There's football, too
Super Bowl LX brings more than just a game on the gridiron this year
 • J.C. Bruce
It is time for a new (nonviolent) American Revolution
Excerpted from a speech by David Silverberg at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples' 28th annual Progressive Voices Speak Out…

Books

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Follow the adventures of our own weird news reporter Alexander Strange
The six book series is available in a variety of formats including eBooks, paperbacks, hard covers and the final two installments, Mister Manners and…
 • J.C. Bruce
Order Your Copy of Scribbles From Space
Earth's first visitor from outer space is named Daxion Xantharix. But you can call him Scribbles. Get your copy of his story for only 99 cents! Yes…
Winning Weird
Novel by Naples journalist and author named Book of the Year
'Strange Timing' wins Book of the Year in annual Royal Palm Literary Awards
It also brought home Gold Medals for Best Thriller and Best Science fiction novel
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Books
Here's how to get your copies of The Strange Files series, chronicling the adventures of Alexander Strange, America's only full-time weird news…
 • J.C. Bruce
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Scribbles From Space, my new novella, has left the launchpad. Here's how you can get your very own copy.
 • J.C. Bruce
Cool as a Moose Egg
A Short Short Scifi Story
 • J.C. Bruce
The Code
A Short Short Science Fiction Story
Start Your Book Publishing Journey
In a recent column celebrating Make A Book Day, I offered to share some links to help would-be self-publishers get started. Here they are.
 • J.C. Bruce
Tour of Duty
Inside America's Armed Forces
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Kirkus Reviews Calls STRANGE TIMING ‘Highly Entertaining’
Read Time:1 Minute, 41 Second
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Hot off the Presses. The Latest Adventure in The Strange Files Series is Out!
Read Time:32 Second
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The Strange Files

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News of the Weird
We live in strange times. People are getting drunk without drinking, cheap jewelry is saving lives, the rise of the robots, the secrets of the Egyptian…
 • J.C. Bruce
STRANGE SCIENCE : Use This Info to Impress Your Friends
How far can the human eye see? While the majority of us wouldn’t consider our vision to be extraordinary, the human eye can see much farther than most…
 • J.C. Bruce
YOUR HEALTH: Six Minutes of Exercise Wards off Dementia
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise is enough to produce a key protein in the brain, one that’s important in brain formation, function, and memory…
 • J.C. Bruce
STRANGE CRITTERS: Hiss-terical Encounter of the Slithering Kind
A Tucson woman returned home after a four-day trip and said she was "looking forward to using my own restroom in peace."
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STRANGE CRITTERS: Vampire Fish Stalk the Great Lakes
The sea lamprey, a fish with an eel-like shape and an appetite for blood, is making a comeback in the Great Lakes.
 • J.C. Bruce
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Swear You've Never Fought a Duel
Most states have some weird laws on the books, but this one from Kentucky is one of the strangest:
 • J.C. Bruce
What? Pythons Weren't Enough? Now Dangerous Snails?
Giant African land snails have been spotted on Florida's east coast prompting officials to place a quarantine on Broward County.
CUTE BUT DEADLY: Beware the Blue-Ringed Octopus
Mystery writers are always looking for new ways to kill off characters.
 • J.C. Bruce
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