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Guest AuthorDecember 4, 2013

It is always dangerous to discuss politics or religion on the Internet. When you combine the two, you can get in real trouble. As in the case with Rush Limbaugh’s recent anti-Pope tirade. It was based on either an amateur mistake or a false premise. Regardless, Limbaugh put false words into the Pope’s mouth seemingly […]

Guest AuthorDecember 4, 2013

Thanksgiving for us was a week in Arkansas with my parents. Despite all that time and the idyllic setting of my parents’ property, it still felt like a whirlwind trip. There is always too much to do, too much to say, and never enough time for any of it. In one of the rare moments […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2013

One of Florida’s most precious resources is water. Our state is world renowned for our 1,200 miles of beaches, our springs, and more than 7,700 large lakes. Yet Florida’s water supply is more than just a tourist attraction – it’s also the heart of our agriculture industry and the source of drinking water we all […]

Martin DyckmanDecember 3, 2013

Waiting for a flight from Tallahassee to Orlando some years ago, I was introduced to the private life of a young woman sitting a few rows distant. So was everyone else in earshot. Changing seats was not an option. Her voice was loud and clear and had carrying power. We learned about her recent vacation, […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2013

Charlie Crist was on to something with his 2008 plan to cover Florida’s uninsured, but he was also its undoing. Called “Cover Florida,” it was designed to offer lower-cost options to the uninsured without mandates or tax dollars. Instead, the program was designed to use competitive negotiations between the state and insurers. The state’s pitch […]

Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2013

Normally, if a person is convicted of a crime and goes into a drug rehabilitation program, he or she often must cope with harsh consequences. But not if you’re a congressman, or for that matter any elected official. Last month, Florida Congressman Trey Radel was arrested in a Washington D.C. sting operation and charged with […]

Julie DelegalDecember 3, 2013

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently said that “suburban” moms, whose children are about to face the higher hurdles of the Common Core State Standards, would soon discover that “their child isn’t as bright as they thought they were.” In one pithy, impolitic sound bite, Duncan brushes aside deep and unanswered concerns about the reform […]

Guest AuthorDecember 2, 2013

Thomas Knight, aka Asakari Abudullah Muhammad, is a poster boy for the death penalty. His case is also a classic study in what’s wrong with the death penalty machinery. By now you might know that once again Knight has cheated death. One of the longest-serving prisoners on Florida’s Death Row, Knight was supposed to die […]

Bob SparksDecember 2, 2013

On Thursday the Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would legalize medical marijuana in this state. Attorney General Pam Bondi and others are asking the court to throw the amendment off the ballot because the title and summary “do not convey the Amendment’s true […]

Daniel TilsonDecember 2, 2013

What if you were part of a strategic planning team tasked 35 years or so ago with helping America’s most profitable businesses and richest citizens avoid and evade taxation, regulation and other social responsibilities historically mandated by government? Of course, many would shudder at the very thought of being in on such a scheme, but […]

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Alex Patton: Rush Limbaugh owes the Pope an apology

Ben Kirby: Will my children have the opportunities my parents had?

Steve Crisafulli: A commitment to address Florida’s water issues

Martin Dyckman: Allowing chatterboxes at 30,000 feet is a very bad idea

Karen Cyphers: Too easy on insurers, Crist doomed his health-care plan

Steve Kurlander: Rep. Radel episode shows need for a political bullpen

Julie Delegal: If we ignore poverty, any education reform will fail

Andrew Skerritt: Thomas Knight is poster boy for the death penalty

Bob Sparks: Medical marijuana issue now front and center

Daniel Tilson: Undermining national trust