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Gary FineoutOctober 2, 2014

Florida State University has chosen state Sen. John Thrasher as its next president despite significant campus opposition. The FSU board voted 11-2 Tuesday to hire Thrasher over three academics. Thrasher is an attorney and former state House speaker. He has long-standing ties to the institution and helped FSU gain a medical school. But his candidacy […]

Martin DyckmanOctober 1, 2014

In considering the exploitation of college athletes, it’s usually about how little they share of the stupendous wealth they generate for the big football and basketball programs. Not much is said about the risks they take. In that regard, it would be hard to find a worse case than what happened to Ereck Plancher and […]

Bob SparksOctober 1, 2014

In April 2012 the United States Secret Service took a big hit. A public relations torpedo exploded when agents on the presidential detail, along with supervisors, were found to have cavorted with prostitutes in Cartegena, Colombia. All of this occurred shortly before President Barack Obama was set to arrive. An investigation revealed this type of […]

Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2014

Barney Bishop’s column in Context Florida opposing Amendment 2 was as rambling and incoherent as it was wrong. One might suspect he’s gotten his hands on some of this “high THC” weed he’s so terrified about. I generally do the sensible thing and ignore Bishop’s paranoid screeds, but his latest missive not only contains the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2014

America the Beautiful. The words punch the elevator button in our memory, and trolley up meanings and classroom images from our innocent years in fourth grade. For the spacious skies of Montana. Amber waves of grain, swirling and roiling across an ocean of Kansas wheat fields. Purple mountain majesties reigning over Colorado. But you really […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2014

I converted to Judaism over 20 years ago. It had nothing to do with the fact that I was dating, and later married, a Jewish guy. Poor thing thought he was getting an Irish shiksa and instead wound up with his mother. No, my best girlfriend Julie took me to her synagogue so I could […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2014

A new AARP poll shows what nearly everyone who lives in Florida has known for some time. There are three basic economic engines in Florida: tourism, agriculture and retirees. Sure, under the umbrella of retirees you can include home building and health care, but if retirees don’t come, the jobs associated with those industries will […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2014

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Guest AuthorSeptember 30, 2014

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The University of Central Florida's Resiliency Command Center (UCF)

FSU picks state Sen. John Thrasher as its next president despite campus opposition

Martin Dyckman: Court to decide if college athletic programs can keep immunity

Bob Sparks: Florida’s Pierson quits as Secret Service boss after White House breach

Ben Pollara: One more time, here are the reasons to pass Amendment 2

Rick Brunson: One small candle of truth dispels a lot of darkness

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Yom Kippur — the day to forgive each other

Jamie Miller: Florida needs to attract more retirees to help the economy thrive

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