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Guest AuthorOctober 15, 2014

For too long, politics have guided our state’s direction on the expansion of health care coverage. The economic benefits of using federal funds to cover approximately 1 million more Floridians have largely been brushed aside. It’s time we start looking at what the expansion of health care coverage means for the people of Florida, the […]

Daniel TilsonOctober 15, 2014

Imagine putting mainstream Floridians in charge of one of these 2014 Florida gubernatorial debates. Not the kind of pat-on-the-head we sometimes get from debate sponsors who include a few questions for the candidates from us average folks. I’m talking about a full hour of tough primetime TV questioning by an uncompromising panel that truly represents […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 14, 2014

Whether to legalize marijuana for medical use — and with what conditions — are questions that should have been debated by the Legislature. There have been opportunities. But the profile most legislators display on such topics is not one of courage. Sports anglers encountered the same quicksand when they asked for restrictions on the massive […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2014

The United States is in the middle of a devastating epidemic of “Obsessive CEO Syndrome” (OCS). It’s a debilitating condition in which victims are deluded into thinking that the chosen people at the top of organization charts have the best minds, all the answers to all of our problems, and, should they choose to abandon the rarefied air of […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2014

My friends in the Human Resources world are noticing an alarming trend. Colleges and universities are pumping out thousands of highly qualified students eagerly awaiting their first paycheck in the workforce. Unfortunately, simply completing the necessary coursework and earning a high grade point average isn’t enough to make them a productive member of today’s fast-paced […]

Guest AuthorOctober 14, 2014

Historically, Florida has been a hellish place to live for black men. But don’t take my word for it: look up the Groveland Boys. The state may be turning a corner. Here’s why some optimism is warranted: Last week, a jury in Jacksonville concluded that it is not OK to kill a black male merely […]

Marc YachtOctober 14, 2014

Republicans and Democrats shook hands and cheered when both houses unanimously agreed that the flag is red, white and blue. Further congratulations were in order with bipartisan agreement that the strips were red and white and the stars represented the nation’s 50 states. A conservative Senator from Arizona stated, “This could be the beginning of […]

Diane RobertsOctober 13, 2014

Hard rain falling here in the land where college football is the élan vital. First, the very large, very detailed, story in the New York Times: seems the Tallahassee police habitually cut Seminole football players some slack — a lot of slack — when they vandalize property, steal, and assault women. Fox Sports News had […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2014

Where’s a good ol’ fashioned voter fraud when you need one? Let’s let the tourists vote in Florida. Especially this November on Amendment 1, which would pony up big chunks of already collected tax dollars to buy, manage, improve and preserve Florida land. It only seems fair that tourists should get to help decide how […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2014

If you follow Vice President Joe Biden, you know he has a reputation for being politically incorrect and too blunt. Recently, he made a series of comments that earned him the title of “Having The Worst Week in Washington” from the Washington Post. In September, he referred to greedy military contractors as “Shylocks,” indicated that […]

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NEFBA receives $750,000 in state funds to expand its successful workforce apprenticeship program.

Kim Williams: State needs to take federal money to expand health care

Daniel Tilson: Here is a sample of the Crist-Scott debate Floridians deserve

Martin Dyckman: Vote for Crist if you want much-needed constitutional reform

Stephen Goldstein: Check the symptoms – you may have ‘Obsessive CEO Syndrome’

Todd Dagenais: University working to make athletes “market-ready graduates”

Chris Timmons: Jacksonville verdict, Ocala council decision are cause for hope

Marc Yacht: Bipartisanship, wise reforms, corporate restraint — the impossible dream

Diane Roberts: We rabid sports fans are loving college football to death

Linda Cunningham: Tourists love our environment so let them vote on Amendment 1

Steve Kurlander: Even with “gaffes,” Biden building momentum for 2016 nomination