Daniel Webster

The polls just closed but The Associated Press has declared incumbent Cory Mills wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Incumbent Daniel Webster was called the winner Republican nomination for U.S. House in Florida’s 11th Congressional District, the AP also declared. Incumbents were running for 27 of the state’s 28 House seats and were all expected to be safe in the primary barring any surprises. The one open seat is now held by Republican Bill Posey in House District 8, which includes Christmas and the far eastern part of Orange County and all of Brevard County. [...]

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and local races are expected to be the main motivator to get people to the voting locations.

Letters: U.S. inflation rates reached 7% in December 2021 and 9% in June 2022, while the consumer price index (prices for a variety of consumer goods and services) went up 20% since January 2021. Mortgage rates are now 6.78%. Gas prices in July averaged $3.48 a gallon.

HEADLESS HORSEMEN have arrived in the once-sleepy hollow of Nashua. These are the Historic Horse Racing (HHR) slot machines, approved by the Legislature without a local opt-in requirement. They have enabled major casinos to explode in our midst.

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27 in St. Cloud, Minn.