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Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2015

The United Nations itself had not yet been officially established when its Food and Agriculture Organization was formed. The U.N. opened Oct. 24, 1945, eight days after the FAO, and not until 1948 did the international body ratified its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The way these events unfolded suggests that ahead of individual human […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2015

Many of Florida’s public officials must be enjoying the slow death of the state’s once powerful newspapers. In the 1990s, a skeptical reporter would be asking exasperating questions every time a politician or bureaucrat made a controversial decision. The painful shrinking of Florida’s papers continues, though. Last week Tribune Publishing offered another round of buyouts. […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

As the 21st century finds its rhythm, and the 2016 presidential contest begins to take up most of our public space, it seems clear to me that we have two political parties in the United States, but they are both thoroughly Hamiltonian. We have what might be called the “greater Hamiltonian Party” and the “lesser […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

The Holocaust must never be forgotten. “For the dead and the living we must bear witness,” said Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell the story. Now the children and grandchildren who heard their accounts directly from them must leave a permanent memorial, not simply for the survivors, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

At the annual black bear festival near Central Florida’s Ocala National Forest, there’s a children’s activity called “Come be a bear.” Kids put on little black bear costumes and learn what Florida bears do in their forest homes. No one, though, would want to “Come be a bear” in Florida this fall, thanks to the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

Wars never end. The bullets may stop but the hatreds continue. Any family that’s lost a son, daughter, wife or husband will never end their anguish or forget those responsible for their loss. Both sides remember. That’s why the march to war must be carefully considered with all alternatives on the table. Such was not […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

Mirror mirror on the wall who is the most liberal of them all? Tonight we will find out the answer to that question as the Democratic presidential candidates take the debate stage to fight over who is the most liberal of them all. Among the Democrat contenders, Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who has […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2015

At the annual black bear festival near Central Florida’s Ocala National Forest, there’s a children’s activity called “Come be a bear.” Kids put on little black bear costumes and learn what Florida bears do in their forest homes. No one, though, would want to “Come be a bear” in Florida this fall, thanks to the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2015

The topic of 3D printing is all over the news this year. It’s revolutionary technology to change the way things are made. I must confess I had a moment of extreme slowness when I first heard of the technology. I pictured 3D glasses, lasers all wrapped up in some strange-looking contraption. (My brain is soaked […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2015

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Florida was the first state to officially sanction greyhound racing in 1931 and for almost 85 years it’s been an enjoyable source of entertainment for Floridians as well as visitors to our state. Just as importantly, greyhound racing track owners have made billions in revenue and made a big contribution to Florida’s economy over the […]

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Terri Susan Fine: You need no special talent to help fight hunger

Tom O’Hara: Floridians lose when struggling newspapers reduce staff

Clay S. Jenkinson: Restoring the American republic, beginning in Tallahassee

Steve Uhlfelder: Permanent Holocaust memorial needed in Florida’s Capitol

Kate MacFall: State’s bear hunt plans defy facts, logic

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Continuing hatreds embody true cost of war

Blaise Ingoglia: Hillary’s debate problem

Kate MacFall: State’s bear hunt plans defy facts, logic

Blake Dowling: 3D printers poised to revolutionize manufacturing

Jack Cory: Florida’s greyhound racing industry deserves protection