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Guest AuthorApril 7, 2014

I know it seems early, but talk about the 2016 presidential election has already begun. Prognosticators and pundits are opining about who should run, why they should run or why they shouldn’t run. The speculation is inevitable in this age of social media and blogging. The conversation on the Republican side has turned to urging […]

Guest AuthorMarch 25, 2014

Recently I read an opinion piece by Teresa Sullivan, President of the University of Virginia, in which she highlighted four kinds of value in higher education. Her writing is relevant, especially with conversation in Washington, D.C. focusing on two benefits of a college education – getting a job upon graduation and how much a graduate […]

Guest AuthorMarch 20, 2014

As one who is tasked with spending time in both Tallahassee, Florida’s capital city, and Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, I am often struck by the broad differences in culture, rhythm, processes and style. Now one might call me a provincial or, if you sought to be derogatory, call me a naïve country bumpkin, but […]

Guest AuthorMarch 14, 2014

At least one day a year everyone is Irish, St. Patrick’s Day, and some of us are lucky all year long. It is a day that has become a cultural holiday in the U.S., especially if you live near many of the large American cities like Chicago, Boston and New York where Irish immigrants settled […]

Guest AuthorMarch 4, 2014

First in an occasional series about Florida history. As the Legislature convenes in Tallahassee, it’s a good time to reflect on how we got to where we are as a state and how it all began. On March 3, 1845, Florida joined the Union as the 27th state. Hanging in my office is a map […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 20, 2014

The departure of Florida State University President Eric Barron to join the Penn State University system was met with much surprise, as was the leaving of former State University System Chancellor Frank Brogan, also recently migrating to Pennsylvania, and before him the move of John Cavanaugh from the University of West Florida to this same […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2014

Recently I had the chance to play tourist in our national Capitol. Nothing quite gets my thoughts flowing as much as walking in the places where so many great leaders have trod. Years ago I was in a small breakfast meeting in then Republican Leader Bob Dole’s office. He pointed to where my chair was […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 3, 2014

What if I told you that Florida has a law that that if you use it, you increase your chances of spending time in prison and being dependent on government services for most of your life? How about if I told you that 10 other states have this same law? Well, we and they do […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 26, 2014

“At the University of Wisconsin a significant number of high profile former athletes have seen their lives descend in a spiral of poverty, drugs, and repeated police contacts. After making millions for the athletic department, the coaches and athletic directors, they have become dispensable commodities. Unskilled, uneducated and unwanted. I am not saying that these […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 6, 2014

Three articles recently struck me as needing more conversations so I am taking keyboard in hand and opining. The first was by Scott Maxwell of the Orlando Sentinel. He shared details about himself, giving readers a glimpse into his life and thus his thought processes. He presented his view of our state capital. “Just look […]

Tag: Ed Moore

Ed Moore: America is setting the performance bar far too low

Ed Moore: Placing value on higher education

Ed Moore: Why state capitals are better than Washington, D.C.

Ed Moore: St. Patrick’s Day: the one day each year when everyone is Irish

Ed Moore: Celebrating an important birthday: Florida’s!

Ed Moore: Higher education in Florida, from paradise to Pennsylvania

Ed Moore: Florida icons – remembering how we got here

Ed Moore: We need to significantly reduce the number of high-school dropouts

Ed Moore: Colleges must help athletes succeed in the classroom

Ed Moore: Let’s have more college presidents going into government