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Phil AmmannAugust 29, 2015

Iowa football fans will be some of the first to experience an initial advertising blitz for Jeb Bush, as a pro-Bush super PAC placed a seven-figure airtime buy for the last quarter of 2015. Right to Rise USA is spending $1.66 million for TV time in Iowa – which holds the nation’s first presidential caucuses — set […]

Guest AuthorJune 17, 2015

It’s incredibly ironic to me that the University of Central Florida was started in 1963 near the nation’s spaceport to help support the exploration of the universe, and that now we find ourselves in a position as the nation’s second-largest university to exert a lot of influence on our own little piece of that universe. […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 18, 2015

There is a reason we study Russian and European history as an integral part of our history curriculum. History is required from pre-K to college because it is a vital part of knowing how you and your country came to be. History also helps shape perceptions about the people being studied. However, no matter how […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 17, 2015

As taught in mainstream culture, American history propagates this nation as the womb of freedom, justice and liberty. There are American creation myths as exemplified by the “Founding Fathers.” There are founding documents as revered as biblical texts for their promise of “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” That is why the argument that […]

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Gabrielle Russon

Iowa football fans targeted by first ad blitz from pro-Jeb Bush super PAC

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