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Julie DelegalSeptember 14, 2014

Former and would-be Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has defied this columnist’s prediction. Coming out on a policy that has divided Florida for 16 years was definitely against the odds. The Tanned One has chutzpah. The policy is education reform, and, as governor, Crist stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his predecessor, Jeb Bush, for whom education is now […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2014

The following commentary about Amendment 2 was signed by seven former justices of the Florida Supreme Court, including five who served as chief justice: Parker Lee McDonald, Leander J. Shaw Jr., Stephen H. Grimes, Major B. Harding, Charles T. Wells, Raoul G. Cantero III, and Kenneth B. Bell: As former Florida Supreme Court justices, we […]

Adam WeinsteinSeptember 11, 2014

Two years ago, a Florida state senator introduced a bill “to halt the revolving door between the Legislature and state universities” and bar lawmakers from running to jobs at colleges they fund. He explained to the Florida Times-Union that “even in cases where lawmakers are doing everything ethically,” such a relationship could raise “red flags,” adding: “It […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 11, 2014

There was a different mood on the streets of London in early September 2001. Of course, some of the London suburbs had already taken on an Arabic flavor, but downtown was a different story on most days. London was always a very cosmopolitan city, filled with people in all kinds of attire, from all over […]

Bruce RitchieSeptember 11, 2014

NEW ORLEANS — Kristin Jacobs is carrying a message to Tallahassee and the rest of the nation that South Florida residents are concerned about climate change and sea-level rise and local governments are taking action. Jacobs is a Broward county commissioner who in August won the Democratic primary for Florida House District 96 and faces […]

Diane RobertsSeptember 10, 2014

Sing along to the fight song; holler with the crowd; watch the ESPN cameraman get a shot up that cheerleader’s skirt; and smell the testosterone on the grill — it’s football season, that special time of year when men are men, and women, er, are not. I’m here to tell you, sports fans, it’s going […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 10, 2014

Michael Brown was “no angel,” The New York Times reported, and “a handful” who later “overcame early struggles in school to graduate on time.” Trayvon Martin was a polite, shy volunteer, CNN informed us, while pointing out his 10-day drug-related suspension from school. Some media sources don’t attempt to show both “problems and promise.” Brown […]

Daniel TilsonSeptember 9, 2014

I’ve taken an unofficial follow-up poll in Florida’s big Election 2014 Rick Scott-Charlie Crist race. As in 2010, it was a one-person poll done face-to-face with my sometimes car mechanic. Call him Bobby. Four years ago it was accidental, a pre-repair test drive conversation that touched on the upcoming gubernatorial election, with Chief Financial Officer […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 9, 2014

De facto, the United States has devolved into a theocracy. Religion — or, more exactly what a relative handful of schemers has perpetrated in the name of religion — has trashed the Constitution. The Founders would be appalled. But, either because they are afraid of burning in hell or, more importantly, not getting or staying […]

Bob SparksSeptember 9, 2014

Campaigns begin long before Labor Day each year, but the attention span of millions of voters is short prior to September. What is said and done during the fall by incumbents and challengers runs a great risk of defining a candidate and his or her party. The results can be devastating. Republicans painfully remember Todd […]

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Julie Delegal: Charlie Crist and the Voucher Factory

Former Florida justices: Why those who are both for and against medical marijuana oppose Amendment 2

Adam Weinstein: Don’t let FSU become another Penn State

Ed Moore: Recalling the mood in London in early September 2001

Bruce Ritchie: Kristin Jacobs says South Florida takes climate change seriously

Diane Roberts: Sports fans! It’s going to be an exciting season for misogyny

Laurie Uttich: Don’t label teens dying in our streets — we mourn them all

Daniel Tilson: An unofficial Crist-Scott poll — my mechanic is leaning to the right

Stephen Goldstein: Don’t oppose same-sex marriage in God’s name, or she’ll get even

Bob Sparks: Democratic candidates must overcome flaws of party leadership