Dan Gelber for Attorney General

Spinning Scott Brown

Jan 21, 2010

Haiti, MLK and self-winding flashlights

Jan 18, 2010

Helping out our friends in Haiti

Jan 13, 2010

It is very cold— Help your fellow Floridians

Jan 9, 2010

We need solutions to health care crisis, not obstructions!

Dec 29, 2009

Road Trip goes to Orlando

Dec 27, 2009

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Fighting public corruption

Feb 8, 2010

By Dan

There has been much talk lately about the prominence of corruption in government. The truth is most public officials are not corrupt. They came to office with a real desire to serve. Whether to improve schools, provide better services, or make government more efficient - the great majority of public officials are in it for the right reasons...
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Spinning Scott Brown

Jan 21, 2010

By Dan

But the great truth is that Florida has had only one party in control over the last decade so it will be difficult, indeed self-destructive, for my Republican colleagues to make the case in 2010 that we need to throw the bums out.
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Haiti, MLK and self-winding flashlights

Jan 18, 2010

By Dan

Yesterday, I took our family to K-mart where we went shopping for supplies. Joan and I wanted to give our young children (aged 11, 9 and 5) some real sense of what the families in Haiti were going through. Each of our children picked what they thought would be important. Sophie (the pragmatist) concentrated on water; and Hannah (who tends to fixate on doctor appointments) picked medical supplies. Max, age 5 (who fixates on being 5), first thought buying some toys might be good, but quickly changed his mind and decided on flashlights so no "other kids" would be afraid in the dark.
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Helping out our friends in Haiti

Jan 13, 2010

By Dan

The pictures and stories coming out of Haiti are heartbreaking. I am blessed to have friends from our Caribbean neighbor, many of whom still have family there. Right now, they need our prayers—and they need our support.

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It is very cold— Help your fellow Floridians

Jan 9, 2010

By Dan

Below you will find an email that I sent to our list this morning encouraging folks to pitch in and help local homeless shelters. There have been press reports around the state, particularly in the north and central parts of Florida, of shelters receiving very high numbers of people looking for help. Thanks for helping out
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We need solutions to health care crisis, not obstructions!

Dec 29, 2009

By Dan

I wish McCollum was as concerned about solving Florida's health care crisis as he was about stopping the solving of the health care crisis.
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Road Trip goes to Orlando

Dec 27, 2009

By Dan

Today we made our way across I-4 to Orlando, where we spent the afternoon with some fine residents of Westminster Towers on the Southside of downtown Orlando. Westminster Communities are throughout Florida. We spent our time with some great friends in the "memory center" where my kids and I played games, told stories, and even sang some songs around the piano. My favorite:" I want a Gal just like the Gal that Married Dear Old Dad." Hannah's turn to cut the video, so check her out.

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Road Trip goes to St Pete

Dec 26, 2009

By Dan

Spent the morning in St Pete at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center hanging out with some residents of the community living center. It was a great morning as the kids played cards, games, and even learned a little piano with the veterans. Most were WWII era, but some had careers that spanned numerous conflicts and more recent ones. They were happy to see the kids, and enjoyed telling some old stories.
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Road Trip goes to Tampa

Dec 25, 2009

By Dan

The holiday spirit was overwhelming: the kids played great together, never arguing and always acting politely (wow, imagine that!). I am thankful my children had the chance to see that just because someone is down on their luck, doesn't mean they are better or worse than you. Everyone deserves respect and dignity. Tomorrow we're in St Pete to visit with some veterans.
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Road Trip

Dec 24, 2009

By Dan

The minivan is packed up, the kids are jockeying for seats (the "are we there yet" chorus has begun), and we are about to take off on our family holiday vacation. This year, rather than make the rounds to amusement parks we are trying something different. We're going on a "service vacation" - where we will make our way around the state participating in charity and community service projects.
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