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Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

As the 21st century finds its rhythm, and the 2016 presidential contest begins to take up most of our public space, it seems clear to me that we have two political parties in the United States, but they are both thoroughly Hamiltonian. We have what might be called the “greater Hamiltonian Party” and the “lesser […]

Sally SwartzOctober 13, 2015

A retired licensed practical nurse, who recently spent a week as a patient at Martin Medical Center in Stuart, confirms that I’m not the only one who’s noticed the hospital is dirty — really dirty. It could use a housekeeper like Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Hughes to oversee its cleaning staff. Two years ago, I complained […]

Shannon NickinsonOctober 13, 2015

Researchers at Vanderbilt University have found that poor children benefited from the academic boost that the state voluntary prekindergarten program gave them. But the benefit didn’t last when they moved through elementary school. The researchers who conducted the five-year $6 million study had conclusions about why poor kids who got a boost from VPK didn’t […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

The Holocaust must never be forgotten. “For the dead and the living we must bear witness,” said Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel. Fewer and fewer survivors are left to tell the story. Now the children and grandchildren who heard their accounts directly from them must leave a permanent memorial, not simply for the survivors, […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

At the annual black bear festival near Central Florida’s Ocala National Forest, there’s a children’s activity called “Come be a bear.” Kids put on little black bear costumes and learn what Florida bears do in their forest homes. No one, though, would want to “Come be a bear” in Florida this fall, thanks to the […]

Guest AuthorOctober 13, 2015

Wars never end. The bullets may stop but the hatreds continue. Any family that’s lost a son, daughter, wife or husband will never end their anguish or forget those responsible for their loss. Both sides remember. That’s why the march to war must be carefully considered with all alternatives on the table. Such was not […]

Mitch PerryOctober 13, 2015

So, after the Republicans (led by Donald Trump) have seized the country’s attention with their presidential contest so far in 2015, the five Democrats (sans Joe Biden) running for president get their shot in a two-hour debate from Las Vegas on CNN at 9 p.m. Eastern. There will be some intriguing things to watch for – […]

A.G. GancarskiOctober 13, 2015

LJ Holloway, a Jacksonville Democrat CD 5 hopeful, had the softest launch to a campaign I’ve ever seen. For one thing, a release promoting the event, sent from the head of the Duval County Black Democratic Caucus to fellow Democrats, kept the candidate unnamed. Sort of like in a PTBNL (player to be named later) trade […]

Marc YachtOctober 12, 2015

Wars never end. The bullets may stop but the hatreds continue. Any family that’s lost a son, daughter, wife or husband will never end their anguish or forget those responsible for their loss. Both sides remember. That’s why the march to war must be carefully considered with all alternatives on the table. Such was not […]

Guest AuthorOctober 12, 2015

At the annual black bear festival near Central Florida’s Ocala National Forest, there’s a children’s activity called “Come be a bear.” Kids put on little black bear costumes and learn what Florida bears do in their forest homes. No one, though, would want to “Come be a bear” in Florida this fall, thanks to the […]

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Clay S. Jenkinson: Restoring the American republic, beginning in Tallahassee

Sally Swartz: In this case, hospital clean is filthy

Shannon Nickinson: Kids need more than pre-K to overcome poverty's obstacles

Steve Uhlfelder: Permanent Holocaust memorial needed in Florida’s Capitol

Kate MacFall: State’s bear hunt plans defy facts, logic

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Continuing hatreds embody true cost of war

Mitch Perry Report for 10.13.15 – Martin O’Malley’s moment?

“Divine Original” LJ Holloway launches CD 5 campaign in bizarre fashion

Dr. Marc J. Yacht: Continuing hatreds embody true cost of war

Kate MacFall: State’s bear hunt plans defy facts, logic