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Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2016

Whenever I am waiting in a supermarket line (or movie theater, department store, or, frankly, any line), every other line always appears to move faster. This maddening phenomenon is, of course, known as Supermarket Line Karma. Floridians are well aware of this phenomenon because we have watched it play out in presidential primaries. About a […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2016

The Iowa caucuses are now in the books and the candidates have moved on to the next battlefield, New Hampshire. But there are some nagging questions about dirty dealings in Iowa. As we all know, the caucuses are conducted differently than regular voting. There are rumors that voter identification was not checked, allowing anyone to […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2016

Both the Florida House and Senate are off to a great start in the 2016 Session, having passed significant legislation expanding job and education opportunities for people with disabilities and approving a historic water bill. Thanks to Gov. Rick Scott, both of those bills are now law. The comprehensive water bill has been the subject […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2016

We have all read some of those eloquent and inspiring words of past American leaders. Some captured the moment exactly, offering reassurances that the times might be troubled, but with American courage, ingenuity and perseverance, there were no troubles we could not be faced head-on. Some were by Democrats and some by Republicans, but all […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 1, 2016

We have all read some of these eloquent and inspiring words of past American leaders. Some captured the moment exactly, offering reassurances that the times might be troubled, but with American courage, ingenuity and perseverance, there were no troubles we could not be faced head-on. Some were by Democrats and some by Republicans, but all […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

I felt faint. It was my first day on the job. I was a college student and part-time counselor at a woman’s health clinic. My duties involved helping patients through their abortion procedures. They’d already met with the doctor and nurse; my job was to assist them emotionally. I was told most of the patients […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2016

Online advertising flooded into my computer and phone during the holiday-selling season: banner ads, email advertising including spam, Facebook ads, sponsored tweets, rich-media ads, pop-ups and pop-unders, and my personal favorite: pre-video ads that slow me down when I’m checking out the sports highlights from the previous night. As a sales guy, I understand that […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2016

Raise your hand if you ever had an EBT card, or that is, been on food stamps. Whew! I am not alone. In 2012, I was let go from a job I held for six years. The economy was still recovering from the Great Recession, and being a working class fellow with no higher education […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2016

America is busy celebrating National School Choice Week — with more than 16,000 events taking place all over the country. But here in Tallahassee, it feels more like Florida School Choice Month, because two landmark January events are apt to have a profound influence on the educational options of Florida students for years to come. […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2016

Truths are elusive. Many insights that seem universally applicable and worthy of the designation as a truism end up collapsing under the weight of context. An observation about how the world works may make sense in one situation but fails to hold up in another. I have two truths to share: Who you know gets […]

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Dan Gelber: Florida ‘Presidential Primary Karma’ strikes again?

Tim Bryce: Reports of dirty tricks during Iowa vote

Charlie Dean and Matt Caldwell: Criticism of new water law off-base

Ed Moore: Inspirational American eloquence – where has it gone?

Ed Moore: Inspirational American eloquence — where has it gone?

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Work at abortion clinic was sobering, rewarding

William Steiger: Online advertising: Overwhelmed or overjoyed?

Chris Timmons: Florida wants welfare for the rich, not the poor

William Mattox: Celebrating Florida School Choice Month

Dale Brill: It’s not just who you know