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Diane RobertsMarch 9, 2015

OCCUPIED TALLAHASSEE–You think you live in a representative democracy. You don’t. You live on a sugar plantation. You call it “Florida.” And while you may reside far from the muck farms and wouldn’t know a cane field from a pawpaw patch, it doesn’t matter. Your state government works for Big Sugar. In 2012 and 2014, […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 11, 2015

A children’s coloring book produced by the sugar industry starred in a two-county controversy last week — one that raises questions about how corporate propaganda gets distributed. The book, “A Journey with Sugar Cane and Sugar Beet,” was given to a Palm City Elementary School kindergarten class by a Stuart dentist. The dentistry firm is […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 13, 2015

House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran raised $54,750 from December 1-31, as well as collecting $45,000 for an associated political committee, according to the state Division of Elections. If Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, is re-elected to Pasco County House District 37 in 2016, he will become speaker for the next two-year term. December is […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 13, 2015

House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran raised $54,750 from December 1-31, as well as collecting $45,000 for an associated political committee, according to the state Division of Elections. If Corcoran, a Land O’ Lakes Republican, is re-elected to Pasco County House District 37 in 2016, he will become speaker for the next two-year term. December is […]

Guest AuthorDecember 9, 2014

With Thanksgiving behind us, many Americans will not assemble together for a home-cooked meal again for a while. By some estimates, people living in large cities consume the majority of their meals outside the home — at restaurants, coffee shops, bars and food trucks. No surprise, then, that anti-obesity policies are increasingly focused on helping […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 24, 2013

With all the efforts in DC to cut the Food Stamp (SNAP) Program, we need to take a step back and look at just what the program is doing, or not doing, and how it helps or hinders the health of our vulnerable in this country. The SNAP program has saved millions from starvation, but […]

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Close-up. Arrested man handcuffed hands at the back

Diane Roberts: Florida Legislature in the sticky embrace of Big Shug

Sally Swartz: Coloring book is sugar-coated corporate propaganda

Richard Corcoran & committee take in $100K in December

Richard Corcoran & committee take in $100K in December

Ubel and Shah: Sin tax on food works best when it’s explained

Gary Stein: The country’s plump poor can’t get off the ‘floor’