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Martin DyckmanFebruary 4, 2014

If there’s one rule that really matters in politics, it’s this: Don’t let best be the enemy of good. Otherwise, both are likely to lose. For people who favor universal health insurance — as I do — Obamacare was a hard swallow. It falls far short of covering everybody. It’s too complex, guaranteeing that there […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 28, 2014

What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name Monica Lewinsky? A big fat Cigar? Or maybe that stained dress that Linda Tripp exposed and the FBI tested? That’s the one that concluded that President Bill Clinton was the source of the semen on the garment “to a reasonable degree of scientific […]

Marc YachtJanuary 27, 2014

Refusing to expand Medicaid and accept the huge amount of federal money that goes with it continues to haunt Gov. Rick Scott and the Republican Legislature. Without the expansion many working Floridians who earn between the poverty line and 138 percent of poverty will go without health insurance. A Jackson Hewitt tax service report estimates […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 20, 2014

There is a middle-aged man I know who lives in a small structure — not the “main house” — on his family’s rural property. The man is fond of alcohol, which might have something to do with why he lost his job and his marriage. In his eyes, though, the troubles in his life trace […]

Julie DelegalJanuary 8, 2014

Context Florida’s Steve Kurlander applauded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for blocking the contraception mandate from the Affordable Care Act, more widely known as “Obamacare. Catholic leaders asked her to do it because they didn’t want to provide medical care that violates their religious teachings. The Obama administration has alleviated their concerns, however, by […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 7, 2014

What would Pope Francis think? He’s probably not up to speed on the details of the lawsuit brought by the Little Sisters of the Poor against the federal government. The Sisters say they should be exempt from providing contraceptive coverage to their employees who work at the Sisters’ home for the aged in Colorado. The […]

Guest AuthorJanuary 2, 2014

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor came home Tuesday night to New York City to ceremonially push the button to drop the crystalline orb and lead more than a million revelers in Times Square in celebrating the New Year. It was her second defining moment of the day and the beginning of 2014. Soon before […]

Marc YachtJanuary 1, 2014

Opponents of Obamacare (The Affordable Health Care for America Act, 2010) have relentlessly attacked the legislation, including dozens of attempts to kill the bill or thwart funding. In spite of such efforts, 2.1 million Americans who could not afford coverage in the past have signed up thus far. Opponents of the “New Deal” used […]

Peter SchorschDecember 30, 2013

To outside observers, Florida always appears to march to the beat of its own drum — or, for some, the beat of no drummer at all. In 2013 the state provided a never-ending flow of news stories that were engaging, compelling and controversial; with many, it was a combination of all three. From the debate […]

Marc YachtDecember 19, 2013

Although the recent slaying of a Zephyrhills High School student was not part of a school rampage, it does bring home Florida’s vulnerability to a school incident. Furthermore, on the eve of the anniversary of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy, an apparently well-known and liked Colorado student brought a shotgun to school and shot one girl critically, […]

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Miami considers 287(g) agreement, empowering city police with immigration enforcement duties alongside ICE.

Martin Dyckman: Compromise appears possible on immigration reform

Steve Kurlander: Bill Clinton’s sexual past wrong issue for GOP in 2016

Marc Yacht: State needs expanded Medicaid and money that goes with it

Julie Delegal: America has too much anger and too many guns

Julie Delegal: The Little Sisters’ ludicrous litigation

Tom O’Hara: What would Pope Francis think about challenging Obamacare?

Steve Kurlander: Sotomayor drops ball in NYC, but not in ACA ruling

Marc Yacht: Obamacare is alive and recovering

Peter Schorsch: Here’s my top 15 Florida news stories of 2013

Marc Yacht: Florida officials can do better on gun control