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Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2015

Mrs. Albina had just finished her math lecture. I was sitting two seats from the back, third row from the door to freedom. Fourth grade was no place to spend time doing easy math drills. After all, it was October and the weather in Carol City, a relatively new suburb in north Dade County, Florida, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2015

Mrs. Albina had just finished her math lecture. I was sitting two seats from the back, third row from the door to freedom. Fourth grade was no place to spend time doing easy math drills. After all, it was October and the weather in Carol City, a relatively new suburb in north Dade County, Florida, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2015

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 […]

Guest AuthorOctober 11, 2015

Loss; it’s something that we all experience in some way, shape, or form over the course of our lives. We often try to define it, but can’t come up with the words. We often try to make sense of it, and come up confused. There however is one thing for certain and that is that […]

Guest AuthorOctober 8, 2015

“…and the whole wide world is whistling.” NONONO For years, I’ve joked that writing is cheaper than therapy. Come to think of it, I’ve said the same thing about wine. Recently, though, writing and enjoying a good glass of Pinot wasn’t helping. I’d need to see a professional. What exactly was wrong? I don’t think […]

Guest AuthorOctober 8, 2015

Growing up in Pensacola, I enjoyed the suspense of many hurricane days as a kid. My family would typically have to evacuate to a spot further inland from the coast, usually to my grandparents’ house. We would have books, radios, games, and puzzles splayed out to keep us all occupied while we waited out the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 7, 2015

I recently gave myself a tandem skydiving jump to celebrate my 40th birthday. Jumping out of an airplane is much less expensive than purchasing a flashy new sports car, I reasoned, while tapping the Groupon button on my phone. Some may be alarmed that I purchased a discount ticket for an activity that could put […]

Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2015

Last week marked Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s third public appearance in the Sunshine State and the Republican Party of Florida’s announcement that four Republican presidential candidates will be attending the party’s Orlando summit next month. Florida has long been a battleground state in presidential elections, with Hispanic voters playing a vital role in determining […]

Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2015

It’s the second answer to the famous line “only two things in life are certain.” No subject is possibly more confusing, more infuriating, and at the same time more consequential to the American public than that of taxes. The Bible contains about 700,000 words. The federal tax code? More than 3.7 million. Albert Einstein once […]

Guest AuthorOctober 5, 2015

I’ve always had a pet theory about when the long-awaited “libertarian moment” would happen. There would be a tipping point of sorts. Governmental debt, the logical victory of civil liberties arguments and a general realization that the American prison-industrial complex was too bloated, inefficient, and corrupt would converge to bring about some common sense solutions […]

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Ed Moore: The October that changed us all

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Christian Minor: A tribute to Fred Leonhardt

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Teresa Barber: Solving the puzzle in the storm: A look at the community schools model

Traci Evison: Best leap of my life could be yours, too

Julio Fuentes: Candidates should commit to a timeline for comprehensive tax reform

Sal Nuzzo: Tax hike hurts charitable givers, retirement investors, scholarship recipients

A.G. Gancarski: So much for the libertarian moment