Journalism, to me, is just another drug — a free ride to scenes I’d probably miss if I stayed straight. —Hunter S. Thompson It was a hot day in July 1996, and I was standing in line at the Hyde Park cinema to see Independence Day. Great Googly Moogly, I sputtered in surprise. Just inches […]
John F. Sugg
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You can go home again
A CL editor remembers the neighborhood he left — and to which he may return.
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Trainspotting
Tampa Bay, don’t do transit like Atlanta did.
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Fear and Loafing
We’re not a media giant, but among the midgets, we are gargantuan
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Clean getaway
U.S. Attorney Paul Perez leaves town with justice undone
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Inside the secret world of white supremacy
A visit to Laurens, S.C.
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Atlanta on the Gulf
Plans for a new Tampa bypass are, well, just plain loopy
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The real Tom Gallagher
His history is one of wild parties and self-enrichment.
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Armageddon for the Religious Right?
Evangelicals fighting each other. Liberals finding God. The battle over faith in American politics is taking some unexpected turns.
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Final Persecution
The summer End of Sami
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Listen Up, Democrats
Jimmy Carter says Dems have to talk about faith and justice.
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Judgment Day
The Christian crusade of Judge Roy Moore: Is this the future of Southern politics?
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Unjust Justice
If America still has liberty, Sameeh Hammoudeh should be freed.
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Holy Warrior
A mellower Randall Terry still fights the godless.
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Cartoon Villains
Were those anti-Muslim cartoons a “calculated insult”?
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Still Divided
50 years later, racial nightmares still haunt the South. Can we ever get past them?
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Healing old wounds
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The Irish Problem
A St. Pete Times story is not the scoop it appears to be.