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Jac VerSteegSeptember 13, 2015

You’ve heard of political gerrymandering. It’s all over the news these days as Florida courts take the Legislature to task for its failure to follow the line-drawing rules. But now it appears there is – or shortly could be – a practice that could be described as hurricane gerrymandering. If this strangeness comes about, blame […]

Jac VerSteegSeptember 7, 2015

You have heard, no doubt, that unions are a dying vestige of the days when people knew who Pete Seeger was. As Labor Day 2015 comes and goes, there are two examples to show that labor unions still have a few niches. Ironically, those niches benefit the rich and/or powerful. Start with that poor, mistreated […]

Jac VerSteegAugust 16, 2015

You always hear that charter schools can innovate because they are freed from some of the stupid bureaucratic rules that plague traditional public schools. A couple of charter schools in Broward County are taking advantage of a “rule break” that truly appears “innovative.” They don’t have to pay their bills. That’s right, according to reporter […]

Jac VerSteegJuly 6, 2015

A tough question facing Florida – and particularly South Florida – is: How can we combat flakka? But first, a more basic question: Why should Florida bother to combat flakka? It’s mind-boggling that people continue to take the dangerous drug. And its use apparently is increasing. Anyone with half a brain should know that the […]

Jac VerSteegJuly 5, 2015

A tough question facing Florida – and particularly South Florida – is: How can we combat flakka? But first, a more basic question: Why should Florida bother to combat flakka? It’s mind-boggling that people continue to take the dangerous drug. And its use apparently is increasing. Anyone with half a brain should know that the […]

Associated PressJune 29, 2015

It will soon cost a little more to travel on Florida’s Turnpike and other state-operated toll roads. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the rates for SunPass users and the Toll by Plate system will rise by 1.6 percent starting July 1. The affected roads include the Turnpike, Alligator Alley, the Sawgrass Expressway in South […]

Jac VerSteegJune 28, 2015

It’s hard to be a straight-down-the-line Catholic and maintain logical consistency. It’s easier to be a cafeteria Catholic, picking and choosing which church positions to embrace. It’s even easier to be – as I am – a cafeteria non-Catholic; we don’t have to feel guilty about diverging from the Vatican’s official line. The Most Rev. […]

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