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Guest AuthorJuly 12, 2017

Goodbyes are never fun, except when they are. Even if you haven’t read “Gone With the Wind” or watched the movie, everyone knows Rhett Butler’s famously delivered line as he says goodbye and shuts the door on his relationship with Scarlett O’Hara: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!” When I was a young […]

Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2017

This week marks an important time for veterans, their immediate families and low-income workers in Florida. The House Bill 615 that took effect July 1 will remove some meaningful barriers to employment. Veterans and their spouses moving into Florida will now be allowed to continue working in the profession that they were licensed to perform […]

Guest AuthorJuly 5, 2017

At a time when America faces serious challenges, it is imperative that Washington put aside partisan hostility in favor of common-sense solutions that move our state and nation forward. Some people argue that it’s not possible to reshape the dialogue to a more public-spirited approach, but I believe that Florida can lead by example — […]

Guest AuthorJuly 4, 2017

As the long July 4 holiday weekend continues, Sachs Media Group’s Breakthrough Research Division wanted to look on the brighter side of our independence-declaring holiday — and by that, we mean fireworks, of course! Specifically, we consulted the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) to look at the volume of recorded injuries involving fireworks since […]

Guest AuthorJune 30, 2017

This Legislative Session was a tumultuous one, with several lawmakers holding to their convictions, refusing to negotiate, but in the end, compromise prevailed. Thankfully, in the final hours of the Special Session, legislative leaders realized the unparalleled value of tourism to our state’s overall economy. By allocating $76 million of funding for VISIT FLORIDA, Florida […]

Guest AuthorJune 30, 2017

I don’t watch cable television frequently. In fact, I don’t even have it. I have children at home, and I’m sensitive to what they see and hear; so we are cord-cutters, living on a strict diet of G-rated entertainment. There are days, like the day of the shooting at the congressional baseball practice, I find […]

Guest AuthorJune 27, 2017

Donald Trump has been mired in controversy his first few months in office, and by his own admission, the job of being President is harder than he thought. But Trump has an opportunity to get something meaningful done quickly and in a bipartisan fashion for Floridians. He can act on an appeal from our two […]

Guest AuthorJune 27, 2017

It’s always heartbreaking when I hear that yet another Florida black bear or Florida panther has gotten killed on a Florida road. So far this year, vehicle collisions killed an average of two endangered Florida panthers a month. And for bears, the toll is worse: About 20 black bears die every month on roadways as […]

Guest AuthorJune 21, 2017

I love college sports. I’ve got the Knights, Yellow Jackets, Tar Heels, Hoyas, Maroon Tigers — you name it. If I can catch a game, I will. My brother-in-law, who’s from New England, recently schooled me about lacrosse, so now on top of college football, basketball, baseball and volleyball, I’m hooked on that, too. And […]

Guest AuthorJune 20, 2017

Florida Gulf Coast University added an exciting program to our growing entrepreneurship portfolio last week with the approval of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Studies. This innovative degree program at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is built on an interdisciplinary, campus-wide approach for entrepreneurship embedded across the curriculum, and will be available […]

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Edward Timmons: Granting the privilege of work in Florida

Vern Buchanan: Fighting our modern-day slavery

Hold my beer and watch this! July Fourth fireworks light up ER

Carol Dover: Thank you, Florida leaders, for your hospitality

Apryl Marie Fogel: The true cost of Donald Trump’s tweet

Linda Geller-Schwartz: Donald Trump should act on Florida’s bipartisan support for judicial nominees

Manley Fuller: FL wildlife crossings work; safety for animals, people

Ali P. Gordon: Is it time to level the playing field for college athletes?

J. Dudley Goodlette, Wilson Bradshaw: Florida Gulf Coast University to launch entrepreneurship studies degree