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Guest AuthorFebruary 10, 2015

Matthew Carr’s new book, Sherman’s Ghosts: Soldiers, Civilians, and the American Way of War, is presented as “an antimilitarist military history” – that is, half of it is a history of Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s conduct during the U.S. Civil War, and half of it is an attempt to trace echoes of Sherman through major […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 9, 2015

February is national Career and Technical Education month, and across the country educators and counselors are preparing America’s next generation of skilled workers. In just a few months, students will graduate from high school, and many aren’t sure of their next step. Florida’s construction contractors face a related but different problem: a major shortage of skilled […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 7, 2015

February is national Career and Technical Education month and across the country, educators and counselors are preparing America’s next generation of skilled workers. In just a few months, students will graduate from high school and many aren’t sure of their next step. Florida’s construction contractors face a related but different problem; a major shortage of […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 4, 2015

The loss of Gov. Rick Scott’s candidate for chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has spawned a lot of punditry minimizing his importance. But Scott is actually more important than ever. He is creating a road map to victory in Florida for any Republican presidential candidate through sound and successful policies that have righted […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 4, 2015

With Mitt Romney announcing that he will not seek the GOP presidential endorsement again, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is positioned to be the uncontested “establishment” favorite to run in 2016. But a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll spells trouble for Jeb. He’s already “toast” according to Salon. “Jeb Bush has some work […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 4, 2015

His name was Eddie, and he was a lot like me. We both were studious, scrawny and 11 years old at the time. He wore a starched white shirt with sharply creased sleeves and heavy-rimmed glasses that probably brought teasing from classmates. We sat awkwardly – mostly in silence – at the end of a […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2015

Fox News Florida branch, Sunshine State News, printed recently, “Putnam on Water Policy: Get Priorities Right From First, Then Spend Accordingly” (January 23, 2015). Some interpretation is needed for readers inclined to take the faux news source literally. Adam Putnam is the telegenic, multimillionaire farmer and two-term Secretary of Agriculture. We last observed Secretary Putnam […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2015

Deadly diseases often strike quickly and without warning, leaving behind heartbroken families and so many unanswered questions. In our modern world we are fortunate to have access to vaccines, providing us the incredible opportunity to prevent a disease before it infects and kills. One of the most beneficial of these is the vaccine for bacterial […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2015

The loss of Gov. Rick Scott’s candidate for chairman of the Republican Party of Florida has spawned a lot of punditry minimizing his importance. But Scott is actually more important than ever. He is creating a roadmap to victory in Florida for any Republican presidential candidate through sound and successful policies that have righted the […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2015

In the fight to reduce prescription drug costs and improve quality, Florida employers, the state health plan, seniors and consumers have an ally in their corner with pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. PBMs are hired to negotiate discounts from drug manufacturers and drugstores. They typically reduce prescription drug costs by 30 percent for employers and […]

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Alan Farago: Why is Adam Putnam deleting land-buying history?

Cathy Mayfield: How vaccines can stop the deadly effects of meningitis

Joe Gruters: Forget the punditry, Rick Scott matters because results matter

Mark Merritt: Lawmakers should embrace tools that cut RX costs