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Guest AuthorAugust 18, 2015

By now the videos of Planned Parenthood executives casually discussing abortion outcomes over lunch have been broadly distributed and widely viewed. They have occasioned an appropriate and long overdue conversation on the nature of women’s health care, its availability and adequacy. Merely marketing oneself as a source of women’s health care is insufficient. Health care, […]

Shannon NickinsonAugust 18, 2015

Pensacola has officially embarked on a new chapter in the 130-year history of a community institution of health and wellness. The new downtown branch of the Northwest Florida YMCA will be — if all of the fundraising goals are met — a $15 million, 52,000-square-foot facility with an aquatic center, a gymnasium, a wellness center, […]

Associated PressAugust 18, 2015

Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Tuesday that the government should have broad surveillance powers of Americans and private technology firms should cooperate better with intelligence agencies to help combat “evildoers.” At a national security forum in the early-voting state of South Carolina, Bush put himself at odds with Republican congressional leaders who earlier this […]

Diane RobertsAugust 17, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE – They stamp their feet, they scream till they’re sick, and hold their breath till they’re blue. They act like 5-year-olds caught with their grotty little paws in the cookie jar, their faces covered in crumbs, as they swear they didn’t do anything wrong. The Special – or Remedial – Session. While all […]

Guest AuthorAugust 17, 2015

In 1977, President Jimmy Carter formally established the U.S. Department of Energy, with (among other things) the goal of making America energy independent. The idea was that there’s an undeniable connection between our energy security and our national security. We’ve pursued that laudable goal in a variety of ways: the development of traditional fossil fuels, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 17, 2015

With the complexities involved over the redistricting cases winding their way through Florida courts, I shouldn’t be surprised how easily the Democrats are getting away with their misinformation campaign, and I really shouldn’t be surprised how willing the media is to repeat the Democrat talking points. Let’s review, first, what the constitutional amendments governed. The […]

Peter SchorschAugust 17, 2015

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Phil AmmannAugust 17, 2015

As Jeb Bush fights off accusations of weakness over Common Core, his brother’s legacy and other issues, Bill Day shows the Republican presidential candidate planning a serious left hook. The heavily funded super PAC supporting the former Florida governor is ready to spend at least $10 million on television time in some of the early […]

Ryan RayAugust 17, 2015

National Review columnist Myra Adams took a look at the recent RedState Gathering in Atlanta, and found two that two candidates in particular best fit the strictures of “Buckley rule,” named for her publication’s founder William F. Buckley – roughly, that Republicans should “nominate the most conservative candidate who is electable.” After a dramatic run-up to the event […]

Jac VerSteegAugust 16, 2015

You always hear that charter schools can innovate because they are freed from some of the stupid bureaucratic rules that plague traditional public schools. A couple of charter schools in Broward County are taking advantage of a “rule break” that truly appears “innovative.” They don’t have to pay their bills. That’s right, according to reporter […]

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Jeff Atwater: Planned Parenthood and the consequences of speech

Shannon Nickinson: Pensacola takes step to break unhealthy tradition

Jeb Bush: NSA needs broader powers to combat “evildoers”

Diane Roberts: Democracy in Florida remains lost in spite of new maps

Sal Nuzzo: Energy Security, Economic Security, National Security

Must-read op-ed from Stafford Jones: Who is really doing the gerrymandering?

74th Retro Car Parade Held in New York

Bill Day’s latest: Jeb Bush’s big Super PAC left hook

National Review: Kasich-Rubio ticket passes the “Buckley rule”

Jac Wilder VerSteeg: Make charter schools pay the money they owe