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Guest AuthorFebruary 17, 2015

Whenever a politician is caught with his pants down, the wife is always a curious spectacle, so many in the media putting her under a microscope. Remember Huma Abedin, Anthony Weiner’s accomplished wife and most ardent supporter? When she took to the microphone after one of his more recent transgressions, we saw something unfamiliar and, […]

Adam WeinsteinJanuary 8, 2015

New Year’s resolutions posing as columns always seem a little cheap. They seem even cheaper when they emerge a week into the New Year. But 2014 was tough on Floridians in many respects. The economy swelled, but so did our distractions and our frustrations — with each other and occasionally with ourselves. A better 2015 […]

Guest AuthorMarch 23, 2014

If you are a legislator in the South and want to prove your mettle during a legislative session, either address abortion or marriage. Both are great fodder for provoking headlines. Last week, Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami, got titillating headlines by proposing a law that would ban youths under age 16 from getting married. According to […]

Julie DelegalFebruary 25, 2014

Last of three parts. There is a train of thought that says women — particularly feminists — are responsible for the breakdown of the traditional family. Phyllis Schlafly, the 1970s-era antifeminist icon, has re-entered the news in conservative circles. On Jan. 14,the right-wing online outlet WND captured Schlafly saying that feminism is “the main reason […]

Julie DelegalFebruary 23, 2014

First of three parts. A Jacksonville attorney says that despite all the GOP rhetoric about the importance of matrimony, the Florida Legislature is poised to hasten its demise. Judith Erwin embodies most people’s definition of accomplishment, but she’s not so sure. She’s a successful family law attorney. She recently published her first novel, “Shadow of […]

Tag: marriage

Catherine Durkin Robinson: The unrealistic demands of monogamy

Adam Weinstein: New Year’s resolutions for Florida: More happiness, more savoring its beauty, less anger

Steve Kurlander: There’s no need to ban marriage for youths under age 16

Julie Delegal: The End of Marriage? Has feminism weakened marriage?

Julie Delegal: The end of marriage? Alimony reform would mean more divorce