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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 […]

Guest AuthorAugust 26, 2016

Campaigns are the embodiment of barely controlled chaos. In conduct, and by nature, they are modern-day morality plays that feature candidates slugging it out for their political — and reputational — lives. Great theater, I suppose, but rest assured it’s the kind of mortal combat that leaves their campaign disciples reaching for Maalox, and the […]

Guest AuthorAugust 25, 2016

The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season could become very active soon if forecasters are correct. While the season has been fairly quiet so far, with just five named storms forming, NOAA recently increased its storm season prediction and is now calling for 12-17 named storms. So, as residents stock up on back-to-school supplies, it may be […]

Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2016

In 21st century American politics, it’s a given that if you are running for office, you should expect to debate your opponent(s) during the campaign — no matter whether you are running for school board or president. Debating your opponent is part of proving your mettle for the job you’re running for. Normally, it’s not […]

Guest AuthorAugust 15, 2016

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2017 proposal suggests potential increases for higher ethanol blends in gasoline. The RFS was originally intended to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but over time the National Association of Clean Air Agencies discovered that it had produced higher emissions of nitrogen oxide and other harmful […]

Guest AuthorAugust 13, 2016

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Trump has established himself as the King of Bankruptcies. It is public record that in the late 1980s, Trump hid the facts from banks and the public about his severely failing casino companies, and convinced the banks to lend him additional billions of dollars. Shortly after, these Trump companies defaulted on their debts, failed the […]

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

Adam Goodman: ‘We, the People’ — How to fix what Congress won’t

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Steven Kurlander: Debating debatable debates

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