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Florida - The state to watch  NBC News has selected our humble little home state as the one to watch over the next four years. We'll ask the Governor himself at 7:37 AM.

Leon County to switch trash pick-up  Let's pause for a moment as we consider the timeliness of the change and that the new company has traditionally be represented by newly elected City Commissioner Scott Maddox's company Governance, Inc. Gary Yordon, Maddox campaign coordinator/manager, and Paige Carter Smith are the registered lobbyists.  Both are employees of Governance, Inc.  Convenient.

Imagine Tallahassee  Have you ever heard of it?  It would seem that this little collection of interested parties is going to have the inside track on a lot of local projects. 

LCS Board approves raises for teachers  The article leaves out the most important question (of course) which is where will the money come from for continuing the increased pay once the money from savings is used.  Maybe we have been left without a key piece of info, but for now paying a recurring expense with nonrecurring money makes little sense.

Guns or Doctors  First, there is a point being made here by a group that is not friendly toward traditional medicine.  However, there is an interesting stat (theirs)..."Doctors kill 2,450% more Americans annually than all gun related deaths combined." Ouch! 

WARNING: Graphic Content - During the siege in California  When the ex-LAPD officer suspected of killing four was surrounded in a cabin in the mountains of San Bernadino County an interesting tactical decision was made with great zeal; one that was recorded.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul  Tabbed to offer his own response to the SOTU address by the POTUS, we thought we would make it easier for you to see it for yourself.  It's like the MSM will toss you a bone.