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Mitch PerryAugust 14, 2015

Although public opinion polls show that solid majorities of Americans support the United States’ renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, that sentiment isn’t shared by most Florida Republicans, especially those aspiring for higher office. A Pew poll released this past month, More than 7 in 10 Americans — 73 percent — said they favor re-establishing relations with Cuba, an […]

Guest AuthorAugust 14, 2015

Now that the silly season of presidential election politics has descended upon us, it’s time to prepare for the inevitable photographic onslaught of candidates shoving food into their pie holes. With close to 20 candidates in the race at this point – Rick Perry may be driving to Amscot for a payday loan as we […]

Bob SparksAugust 13, 2015

The dartboard known as the draft Florida congressional district maps is receiving the kind of comments and attacks one might expect. Some are happy, but others fall into the range of sad and outraged. In the end, few new faces are likely to join the Congressional Club in 2017. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, for one, […]

Marc YachtAugust 13, 2015

The infant mortality rate — defined as the death of an infant in the first year of life per 1,000 births — is a bellwether statistic. A nation’s quality of health care as well as the overall wellbeing of citizens can be deduced from this statistic. This rate has broad implications for any nation, state, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 13, 2015

I consider myself brave. If something scares me, even a little, that’s a pretty good indication I should try it. Give it my all. See what happens. Fellow runner Kiran Gandhi takes bravery to a whole new level. The night before she ran the London Marathon, her first, Gandhi got her period. Any endurance athlete, […]

Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

I’ve been a pediatrician for 35 years, and in that time, I have seen first-hand the effect that a changing climate has on my young patients. With more ozone and pollution in the atmosphere, we see worsening respiratory problems, allergies, and asthma. I care for many young infants and children who have to take several […]

Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

A new album crossed my Spotify playlist this past week: Frank Turner’s Positive Songs for Negative People. While listening, the song “Silent Key” caught me off guard. Woven into the lyrics is a haunting imagined message from fallen astronaut-teacher Christa McAuliffe to a ham radio operator. Silent key is a term used to denote a […]

Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

There’s been a lot of talk about patron use of technology in theaters, the most recent story of course being Patti LuPone snatching a phone out of a texting audience member’s hands in the middle of a scene during Shows for Days at the Lincoln Center Theater. LuPone, a Tony and Grammy award-winning actress who […]

Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

What is technical disruption? Simply described I think of it as new innovations that constantly drive our society and economy in new and different directions; allowing us or in some instances forcing us to do things in a new way. In the early 1900s my family’s business was rocked by the invention of the tractor. […]

Martin DyckmanAugust 12, 2015

Our next president may well owe the office to arrogant billionaires or be one himself. Meanwhile, The New York Times reports that fewer than 400 families account for nearly half the $388-million already invested in that election still more than a year away. Did America shed blood to be rid of monarchy only to have […]

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Florida Republicans take turns blasting John Kerry’s visit to Havana

Jeff Houck’s Power Lunch: Iconic eating on the presidential campaign trail

Bob Sparks: Despite court requirements, new congressional maps will put few incumbents at risk

Marc J. Yacht: U.S. infant mortality worst among 25 developed nations

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Why do enlightened, educated American women feel ashamed when we menstruate?

Dr. Lynn Ringenberg: Climate change health effects now visible, deadly

Teresa Barber: Support for STEM can give voice to the 'Silent Key'

Heather Gibson: Let theater take you to a new world … without ringing, glowing cellphones

Blake Dowling: Roll with technical disruption or risk being run over

Martin Dyckman: Winner-take-all winner could be Donald Trump