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Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2018

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It’s not just the 1.4 million convicted felons whose rights were restored by Amendment 4 that need a review on voting. Given the political turmoil in the Sunshine State during the November election, we should all refresh our voter knowledge before the next political campaign season. And, we should prepare for a renewed spotlight on […]

Guest AuthorDecember 11, 2018

Think about it. Florida is already the third largest state in America and we’re growing by over 1,000 new residents every day. We have 21 million residents and we’ll grow by 5 million more by 2030. By then, we’ll have 3 million more drivers on our roads, 50 million more visitors and we’ll need 20 […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2018

It’s mind-boggling. In the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic, why would anyone want to tie the hands of physicians who are working tirelessly to help patients break the cycle of addiction? That is exactly what is happening by the state of Florida and by some of the state’s largest insurance companies. Both are systematically […]

Guest AuthorNovember 27, 2018

Floridians just made history by restoring voting rights to over 1.4 million people with prior felony convictions who completed their sentences. With the passage of Amendment 4, Florida approved the largest re-enfranchisement of voters in the United States in over five decades and dealt a significant blow against the racist holdover policies of the Jim […]

Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2018

The moment she figured it out, Melinda Fryman’s face fell. It was the look anyone who has watched Wile E. Coyote sprint over a cliff just when he thought he had finally caught the Road Runner would recognize. A few seconds of silence followed that felt like an eternity in the cramped room, surrounded by the Canvassing Board, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 26, 2018

For anyone who thought Florida fixed its election system following the 2000 recount, think again. Eighteen years after that infamous spectacle, the 2018 election season has demonstrated we still have work to do in making our voting and counting processes as effective and accessible as possible. I spent Election Day and most of the next […]

Guest AuthorNovember 22, 2018

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for all who cherish its traditions involving friends, family and food. Some love preparing dishes from recipes that have been passed down through the generations. Others enjoy experimenting with new flavors. The newest culinary trend is using organic ingredients, and serving wild turkey for Thanksgiving is a delicious, clean-eating option. […]

Guest AuthorNovember 22, 2018

Picking up ingredients for your family’s favorite Thanksgiving dishes locally can be so easy that we sometimes take for granted our ranchers’ and farmers’ hard work to provide the food we all rely on. Agriculture has been and will continue to be the cornerstone of society — it is the industry that provides for one […]

Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2018

As you probably know, Florida law required a machine recount in the races for Governor, Senate and Agriculture Commissioner, because there was less than a 0.5 percent difference in the statewide vote tallies for each of those races. After the machine recount, there was a manual recount for both the Senate and Commissioner of Agriculture, […]

Guest AuthorNovember 20, 2018

A chickenpox outbreak in North Carolina highlights the need for parents of young children to take a close look at vaccine science. The outbreak also presents an opportunity for the public to try understanding why a parent like me, who has an adult child with autism, would ever question whether a link existed between vaccines […]

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Sean Pittman: Not just felons need a second chance at voting

Mark Wilson: Preparing Florida’s infrastructure for smart growth and development

Amit Vijapura: Florida needs to take this step to help fight opioid epidemic

Thomas Kennedy: Automatic voter registration should be a priority in Florida

Matt Mitchell: Be like Melinda

Chris Hand: First priority for 2019 Session — election reform

Wild turkey: A different twist on a Thanksgiving favorite

Adam Putnam: Your Thanksgiving meal began on a farm

Tina Willis: Why Florida’s manual recount was important, regardless of outcome

Julie Delegal: Anti-vaxxers need empathy, education … not ridicule