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Guest AuthorFebruary 24, 2016

“That was close.” I say that a lot. I’ve been running a few years now and cycling for almost 11 months. These activities are supposed to be good for my health, but there are days I’d be safer at home on the couch. When running, I try to stay on sidewalks. In Tampa’s finest neighborhoods, […]

Phil AmmannFebruary 10, 2016

Last of three parts. Unlike Florida’s stagnant civil forfeiture laws, other states have worked to address the problem. New Mexico, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, and Washington, D.C. have joined North Carolina by either banning civil forfeiture or requiring a criminal conviction as a prerequisite for all forfeitures. This is in addition to other states, like California, […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 8, 2014

When the Florida courts consider several lawsuits filed recently by the Florida Education Association and other anti-voucher groups, I hope someone will call me as a witness. That’s because I am a public school parent who agrees that some of our education tax dollars aren’t being spent in a way that serves the public interest. […]

Guest AuthorJune 22, 2014

Small communities have always faced “brain drain,” as many of their most educated young people leave for big cities, bright lights and the promise of bigger paychecks. But the shift could be getting more extreme. A new study indicates that highly educated and skilled people are focusing on a relatively few large cities while people […]

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Catherine Durkin Robinson: Walking, riding a bike can be dangerous to your health

Justin Pearson: Legislature should pass important reforms to civil forfeiture laws

William Mattox: History project highlights debate about education spending

Mark O’Brien: Give us your tired, your poor, your service workers