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Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2015

Nowadays it is politically correct to be “green” – to say and do things that seem to minimize one’s impact on the environment and to preach to others to do the same. But I am tired of people who portray themselves as somehow better environmentally than others just because they follow the latest trend without […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2015

Jeb Bush’s sluggish movement in the national polls betrays the refreshingly presidential-like behavior he has been exhibiting. In a campaign environment marked by shallow squabbling and impulsive barb-throwing, Bush’s recent statement about limiting governmental benefits demonstrates a serious and sorely needed focus on policy concerns. Speaking on September 24 in Mount Pleasant, S.C., Bush cautioned […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 29, 2015

Forcing corporations to pay what they owe can be a tough job. But when I worked in the insurance business and was responsible for getting a corporation to provide compensation for causing an accident or injury, I always collected. That’s why I’m disappointed some politicians in Washington are talking about giving up on collecting all […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 28, 2015

This year marks the 27th anniversary of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct 15), a month-long recognition of the many contributions Hispanics and Latinos have made to our country. In honor of the anniversary of Independence Day for five Latin American countries, Sept. 15 was chosen as the official kickoff day for this […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 28, 2015

Our country faces an epidemic. On average, 308 people die every week from prescription opioid pain medications, the vast majority unintentional. Over the past five years, more Americans died from prescription opioid overdose than during the entire Vietnam War. Sadly, our state is not immune from this epidemic. Drug poisoning, has surpassed car accidents as […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 28, 2015

Our country faces an epidemic. On average, 308 people die every week from prescription opioid pain medications, the vast majority unintentional. Over the past five years, more Americans died from prescription opioid overdose than during the entire Vietnam War. Sadly, our state is not immune from this epidemic. Drug poisoning, has surpassed car accidents as […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 27, 2015

Since Wednesday, it’s officially been fall. Fall is my favorite time of the year. Crisp leaves falling from grand trees, cool but pleasant weather, and the quickening of the daily pace as the lull of summer drops off and families and children come back from their summer vacations. The beginning of fall is also the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 25, 2015

Prescription drug misuse has been identified as Florida’s “fastest-growing and deadliest public safety issue,” according to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse Roadmap. Prescription painkiller overdoses have more than tripled in the past two decades, killing more than 15,500 people in the United States in 2009 according to the CDC. On Saturday, […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 24, 2015

“Oh father, maybe someday, when I look back I’ll be able to say you didn’t mean to be cruel…somebody hurt you, too.” If I can let the above quote settle in my mind, without cringing because it’s a Madonna lyric, so can you. An overwhelming number of friends and peers from my generation had absent […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 24, 2015

I headed to D.C. this summer to attend the wedding of a former colleague of mine, Ryan Newell. Ryan plays guitar in a band called Sister Hazel. They were a local bar band when I was in college and I got to know them as I went to a bar once, just that once, and […]

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