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Guest AuthorSeptember 13, 2015

Watching Best of Enemies, the new movie about the series of debates Gore Vidal and William Buckley had at the 1968 Republican Convention in Miami and Democratic Convention in Chicago, is a lesson in parallelism. Despite their deep differences, the two were like “matter and antimatter,” or as my wife said, “two models wearing the […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2015

The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on one of the most important nuclear weapons accords in history. I will vote against this deal because it jeopardizes the security of America and the world. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has a clear history of cheating on international arms inspections. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 10, 2015

The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on one of the most important nuclear weapons accords in history. I will vote against this deal because it jeopardizes the security of America and the world. Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism and has a clear history of cheating on international arms inspections. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 10, 2015

There are various ways in which people express disappointment with my columns, articles, political views and blog posts. Some readers still mail letters to magazines and newspapers, then editors forward them to me, and I hold my breath when I open them… Because Anthrax. That’s why. Some register complaints with a comment underneath the post. […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2015

Is there any greater struggle between instructor and student than the dreaded “group assignment”? From the day it’s assigned, students begin the process of passive-aggressive resistance and instructors have the difficult task of grading an assignment they know was likely completed by one overachiever. However, we keep giving these assignments because we realize the value […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2015

Let’s review some of the factors influencing the non-news of a teacher shortage. On Sept. 1, Alpine Testing Solutions, the company hired to assess the validity of the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA), found that the test could be used at the “group level” to evaluate teachers, establish cut scores to measure student achievement and give […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2015

The story of the Port St. Lucie Crosstown Parkway Bridge tells how we lose Florida’s natural beauty, resources, and ecosystems, even if they exist in our Preserve State Parks. It’s the story of a battle that must be fought if we are to save any of them. In 1990, the city of Port St. Lucie […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2015

By Marco Rubio Nearly 450 years ago, Spanish settlers fulfilled their dreams of building a new world by founding the city of St. Augustine. This city’s past can teach us a great deal about who we are today, both as Floridians and as Americans. But just as the theme of this celebration calls us to […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 7, 2015

Today is the U.S. Labor Day. It’s not, by the way, American Labor Day. People in other countries on the two American continents celebrate workers on other days in other ways. But today is our Labor Day and I, like many of you, have received from a politician a peppy greeting of Happy Labor Day […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 7, 2015

As we join family and friends at barbeques, pool parties, and picnics this weekend, it is worth reflecting on Florida’s remarkable economic turnaround. This Labor Day, Florida’s workforce is presented with pathways to prosperity that were unthinkable just a few years ago. The Great Recession hit Florida hard. Our unemployment rate skyrocketed to 11.2 percent, […]

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Vern Buchanan: Why I will vote against Iran deal

Vern Buchanan: Why I will vote against Iran deal

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Michael Preston: Want to make it in this world? Learn to collaborate

Catherine Martinez: If policies stand, teacher shortage will worsen

Shari Anker: Battle to save 2 preserve state parks teaches statewide lessons

Marco Rubio: Looking to the future as St. Augustine celebrates 450 years

Pat Fowler: We’re all in this together

Jesse Panuccio: Florida workers have much to celebrate this Labor Day