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Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

The vacancy in Florida’s office of lieutenant governor has caused some to question why we have a lieutenant governor. The answer can be found by looking back at history. Following the Civil War, Florida adopted what is known as the “Reconstruction” or “Carpetbag” Constitution in 1868. Seventeen years later, the voters called for a Constitutional […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

It may have escaped your attention since there are attempts to amend the Florida Constitution about every other day, it seems, but a new initiative aims to enshrine the Bible and the Christian faith as the foundation of government. Earlier this month, the secretary of state notified the state’s supervisors of elections that a petition […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

As a concept, Americans aren’t wholly displeased with the goals or intent of Obamacare. But it seems that the more you know about the law, the less pleased you are. This relationship between familiarity with the Affordable Care Act and approval of the law was published last week following a late-August Gallup poll, and the […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

Nothing is more heart-wrenching than an uninsured child who can’t get the same necessary medical care as a child who has insurance coverage. Nothing is more unfair than a child who can’t receive medical treatment because the parents mistakenly believe the family can’t afford health insurance. And nothing is more important to the health and […]

Guest AuthorAugust 29, 2013

It’s a classic American coming of age story, so the critics say, but everyone remembers “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” as the quintessential tribute to playing hooky and classic hot-red Ferraris. Going off to Wrigley Field and fancy French restaurants for a day of laughs and fun with no consequences is only made for the movies, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2013

My, that’s quite an ego I have. What could a former governor, education commissioner and attorney general who parties at the White House possibly need from a first-term Democratic state senator from a notably safe district? The answer is emblematic, of course. Former Gov. Charlie Crist doesn’t really need me, specifically. But there’s no question […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2013

For the time being, the St. Johns and Withlacoochee are the only two Florida rivers that flow north. But if Georgia keeps sucking up more of its headwaters each year, the Apalachicola might just become the third. The good news is that the State of Florida has stepped up its efforts to keep that from […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2013

On August 5, BP requested in federal court in New Orleans that the judge suspend any settlement payments for claims resulting from the Deepwater Horizon explosion that spewed 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. The British oil giant claimed that it had uncovered new allegations of fraud and […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2013

Earlier this month, Tesla Motors and PayPal co-founder Elon Musk introduced the Hyperloop to the world. Using solar power to fuel magnetic bursts, a large, train-like tube will propel passengers faster than the speed of sound on a cushion of air from point to point. Musk wants to build it in California. The Hyperloop would […]

Guest AuthorAugust 28, 2013

The recent budgetary restraints the Lee County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) have endured are putting stress on some of the even necessary services, such as public transportation while attempting to not raise taxes. The BOCC has gone to lengths of increasing utility fees and even eliminating their state lobbying budget to save money, but […]

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Jeff Kottkamp: Having a lieutenant governor makes good sense

Cary McMullen: Christian group’s amendment effort an empty gesture

Karen Cyphers: Will young people embrace Obamacare?

Rich Robleto: Find priceless peace of mind in your child’s low-cost health insurance

Stacy Gromatski: A renewed focus on confronting school truancy

Jeff Clemens: Why Charlie Crist needs people like me

Jim McClellan: More at stake than oysters in Apalachicola water wars

Rick Outzen: Not so fast, Mr. Dudley and BP

Ben Kirby: Florida must have a conversation about innovative transportation

Joseph Russo: Time to consolidate Lee County’s fire districts