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Guest AuthorMarch 17, 2015

We know how Gov. Rick Scott feels about climate change: his administration refuses to allow the words to creep into any state policy documents. And what about former Gov. Jeb Bush – the likely GOP nominee for president in 2016? We know about his brother, George W., and climate change denial. The historical record is […]

Guest AuthorMarch 17, 2015

As the chief of cornea and contact lens service at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, I specialize in contact lens fittings and know the good, the bad, and the ugly of contact lens use. The “good” which comes from contact lens use is that millions of people achieve excellent vision and improved lifestyle with […]

Guest AuthorMarch 17, 2015

As the chief of cornea and contact lens service at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, I specialize in contact lens fittings and know the good, the bad, and the ugly of contact lens use. The “good” which comes from contact lens use is that millions of people achieve excellent vision and improved lifestyle with […]

Guest AuthorMarch 17, 2015

As the chief of Cornea and Contact Lens service at Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry, I specialize in contact lens fittings and know the good, the bad and the ugly of contact lens use. The “good” that comes from contact lens use is that millions of people achieve excellent vision and improved lifestyle with […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

Some governors are slow learners. Gov. Rick Scott is beyond slow. He doesn’t learn. He doesn’t appear to care about public access to records, meetings and information traditionally available to Floridians. Most governors have a bit of trouble getting used to working in the fishbowl of state government, particularly if they won election without stopping […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

The Supreme Court recently heard an oral argument in a landmark case whose outcome threatens to take away the health coverage of millions of Americans, myself included. The case of King v. Burwell challenges specific wording in the health care law that states that subsidies to cover healthcare costs can only be given in states […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

Innovation is all around us. We see it in electronics, automobiles and many other sectors of our economy. American consumers regularly use products with new features they think will make their lives a little more interesting, more convenient, more efficient or otherwise better. While a thinner phone or a faster computer certainly might seem significant […]

Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2015

Breaking news: thousands of students took the FSA writing test last week with no glitches or slowdowns. Oh, wait, shouldn’t this be a non-news story? This is only news because of the slowdowns and cyberhacks of the previous week. The Florida Department of Education is not yet ready to release the final number of students […]

Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2015

FDOT’s recent announcement of their plans to expand Florida’s Turnpike in Palm Beach County brought to mind something my father often said: “Bigness is the problem.” When agencies grow too large, they function like massive cruise ships – great at moving forward, but so poor at changing course they need tug boats to help them. […]

Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2015

Some governors are slow learners. Gov. Rick Scott is beyond slow. He doesn’t learn. He doesn’t appear to care about public access to records, meetings and information traditionally available to Floridians. Most governors have a bit of trouble getting used to working in the fishbowl of state government, particularly if they won election without stopping […]

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Alan Farago: Jeb Bush stuck with anti-science bias

Andrea Janoff: Allowing big corporations to make eye-care decisions is “terrifying”

Andrea Janoff: Allowing big corporations to make eye-care decisions is "terrifying"

Andrea Janoff: 1-800-CONTACTS-backed legislation is bad for eye patients

Lucy Morgan: To Rick Scott, open government is a closed book

Orlando Vazquez: End of ACA would devastate small business owners

Gus Bilirakis: Reward companies that improve medicines

Catherine Martinez: Kids share test info on social media? That's non-news

Timothy Hullihan: Wrong-way thinking drives Turnpike expansion

Lucy Morgan: Scott gets an F for openness, an A for secrecy