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Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came home Tuesday night to New York City to ceremonially push the button to drop the crystalline orb and lead more than a million revelers in Times Square in celebrating the New Year. It was her second defining moment of the day and the beginning of 2014. Soon before […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

I have had the privilege to twice witness presentations by Sir Ken Robinson. If you are not familiar with his work, Robinson is famous for research related to creativity development and educational reform, and he has the most-viewed TED Talk (a popular website featuring interesting and inspiring video presentations). He is smart, funny, and his […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 1, 2014

These days you hardly ever see a balding man trying to hide under a comb-over, and we should consider this to be progress. It’s not on the scale of world peace, but still, it’s a step forward for society, certainly better than those hideous hair twists and turns so common among middle-aged men not so […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 1, 2014

As we venture into the new year, old habits linger. One is the Dec. 31-Jan.1 ritual — the New Year’s resolution. But this will not be a diatribe about personal self-improvement, although my wife will gladly tell you that I am still a largely unfinished project. This will not be a list of vows […]

Bob SparksJanuary 1, 2014

Days before Florida State plays Auburn on Monday night for the BCS national championship, the Seminoles and Coach Jimbo Fisher announced a five-year contract extension. The deal will keep Fisher in Tallahassee through the 2018 season. Or will it? As this unexpected run toward the summit of college football developed, FSU boosters and fans began […]

Marc YachtJanuary 1, 2014

Opponents of Obamacare (The Affordable Health Care for America Act, 2010) have relentlessly attacked the legislation, including dozens of attempts to kill the bill or thwart funding. In spite of such efforts, 2.1 million Americans who could not afford coverage in the past have signed up thus far. Opponents of the “New Deal” used […]

Bob SparksDecember 29, 2013

On New Year’s Day, Pasadena, Calif. serves as host for the 100th Rose Bowl Game. Five days later, the Florida State Seminoles meet the Auburn Tigers for the BCS National Championship in the same stadium. When that game ends, baseball fans around the country, but especially in Florida, can start the countdown: five weeks until […]

Peter SchorschDecember 26, 2013

Certainly Mike Fasano is not the last honest man in Florida politics. There are still many, many decent, if not, virtuous elected officials. It’s just that pols like Trey Radel receive all of the headlines, so it’s easy to be cynical about government. If there is an opposite to Radel, it’s Fasano, the former state representative […]

Guest AuthorDecember 25, 2013

America has just finished celebrating Christmas. For most, it was a chance to get together with family and friends, a religious holiday for some, and for others just a welcomed day or two off work. Whether you say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays, it’s the same thing every year: One way or the other, all […]

Guest AuthorDecember 23, 2013

In this season of merriment, each time I hear “There’s no place like home for the holiday,” my thoughts travel thousands of miles southward to the Caribbean. My celebrations are low-key: a decorated artificial tree, Christmas music and for my wife — nonstop Christmas movies on the Hallmark and Lifestyle channels beginning in mid-November. For […]

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