President Donald Trump’s brainstorm to stage a flashy military parade has been met with considerable skepticism. Trump reportedly was inspired by France’s Bastille Day celebration, where he watched a military parade last year as the guest of French President Emmanuel Macron. But France is hardly a military power, and the president apparently wants a gaudy show of America’s firepower. That’s more in line with the strongman regimes in North Korea and Russia, and it hardly reflects this nation’s values. As the former Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden tweeted Thursday, "We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation." President Theodore Roosevelt’s description of his approach to foreign policy was to "speak softly, and carry a big stick." He didn’t say show it off.
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Editorial: Tone down the rhetoric, focus on counting votes
President Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio and Gov. Rick Scott should stop making unfounded claims of voter fraud.
Updated: 9 hours ago
Editorial: Get Hillsborough transit priorities in shape
Hillsborough County scored a historic win this month when voters approved a one-cent sales tax to pay for transportation improvements. The $9 billion or more it will generate over the next 30 years should transform mobility across the region and impr...
Published: 11/12/18
Editorial: Deadly danger of wrong-way driving
The state is taking action to minimize wrong-way crashes
Published: 11/11/18
Updated: 11/12/18
Editorial: Makeover on the Pinellas School Board
Three veterans depart, clearing the way for new faces
Published: 11/09/18
Updated: 11/12/18
Editorial: Count every vote
Elections have two parts: You vote, then count the vote. Floridians did their part by turning out in record numbers in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Now it falls to local election supervisors to ensure that every vote is accurately counted.
Published: 11/09/18
Updated: 11/12/18
Editorial: A progressive shift in Hillsborough
Tuesday’s elections should create a more constructive climate in Hillsborough politics, easing the social wars in recent years between Democrats and Republicans that too often resulted in polarizing urban and suburban constituencies.
Published: 11/09/18
Editorial: A smart plan for helping mom-and-pops
St. Petersburg would limit the size of storefronts on two commercial corridors
Published: 11/09/18
Editorial: Good houseguests
A donation of furniture to schools shows how thoughtful little things can make a big difference
Published: 11/09/18
