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Guest AuthorSeptember 14, 2016

My organization, The LIBRE Initiative, has spent the last half-decade working hand in hand with our Latino community in Florida. Listening to their stories and their dreams, I’m reminded of my own parents’ decision to leave their home in Mexico and come to America in search of opportunity. Whether we’re from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2016

With the recent passage of Amendment 4, you might be under the impression that the Sunshine State is making hay from our abundant natural resource and creating a healthy amount of energy from solar. Not so. In fact, although Amendment 4 is a step in the right direction, it’s actually natural gas that carries the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 12, 2016

Stealing elections, even presidential ones, is an American political tradition dating back to the beginning of our nation. Think about those hanging chads in Florida, or Mayor Daley stuffing the ballot box in Chicago for JFK. But stuffing the ballot box is about to be taken to a new level in the race for the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2016

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” — Martin Luther King Jr. Call it shades of Angela Davis. As the “The Star-Spangled Banner” rang out, Colin Kaepernick took a knee on the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2016

Last week, the Senate again blocked $1.1 billion in desperately needed funding to help research, prevent, and fight the spread of the Zika virus — all for political reasons. The last time I checked, members of Congress are sent to Washington with the duty to protect the American people, not play political games with their […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2016

Working in higher education allows me the privilege of working firsthand with some of the brightest and engaged minds in our state. It is trite, but worth saying, that education is key to our country’s future and we must continue to equip the next generation with the knowledge and power to make our country even […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 1, 2016

News that yet another venomous snake escaped from a Florida home — this time a cobra in Homestead — should concern all Floridians. Although many states ban private ownership of venomous snakes, Florida does not. Coincidentally, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is scheduled to consider tightening the rules regarding possession of venomous snakes at its […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 1, 2016

Two pictures of the elderly in America dominate. One pictures seniors as convivial grandparents, spoiling grandchildren with toys and taffy, enjoying priceless moments of conspiratorial mirth. The other dog-eared snapshot isn’t a proud Kodak moment. It pictures silver-headed senior citizens beaten black-and-blue. Or neglected to the point of bedsores. Or sobbing over the realization someone […]

Guest AuthorAugust 30, 2016

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I’m going to say a few things in here that folks in the political arena know to be true, but that they refuse to say publicly. Our country is miserably off track; this is something that all but the far left agree on. I personally came to the point where I felt a responsibility to […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2016

This election season, we rarely get a chance to talk about policy issues that don’t go viral on social platforms. But that doesn’t make it any less important to highlight these issues — especially when Washington is making decisions that affect your wallet. Six years ago, a lot of people were debating our financial system […]

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Steven Kurlander: Redefining a political hack: The dangerous obsolescence of the electoral process

Darryl E. Owens: ‘Star Spangled’ outrage blunts Colin Kaepernick’s patriotic message

Dennis Ross: Put political agenda aside, Congress must pass Zika funding now

Ed Moore: Immigration reform key to education, workforce

Kate MacFall: Florida FWC should consider ban on venomous snakes as pets

Darryl E. Owens: For grandma’s sake, Florida lawmakers need to get tough on elder abuse

Carlos Beruff: Why I ran for the U.S. Senate

Patrick La Pine: Here’s one way to help Americans: Repeal the Durbin Amendment