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Martin DyckmanJanuary 31, 2016

An important member of Congress had a simple prescription for what ails health care in America: “Medicare for everyone.” “Everyone is in Medicare now,” he said. “Some of us get it. Others pay.” The year was 1991, and had it been Bernie Sanders saying that, nobody would have paid attention. He was a House freshman […]

Guest AuthorNovember 4, 2015

I was doing research about Florida’s astonishingly efficient bear hunt and I came across an equally astonishing analogy. The chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrote this about hunting: “Think of it as nature’s Whole Foods.” In fairness to Brian Yablonski, here’s that nugget in context: “Hunting is the first and original […]

Guest AuthorNovember 3, 2015

I was doing research about Florida’s astonishingly efficient bear hunt and I came across an equally astonishing analogy. The chairman of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrote this about hunting: “Think of it as nature’s Whole Foods.” In fairness to Brian Yablonski, here’s that nugget in context: “Hunting is the first and original […]

Marc YachtApril 8, 2015

Healthcare inequities are costing American lives, increasing disabilities, and bankrupting families forced to choose between healthcare and essentials. Obamacare covers 16 million but an additional 32 million remain unprotected. Although insurer abuses such as cherry picking, pre-existing conditions, denials and rate gouging are being addressed, exorbitant administrative costs and high premiums continue. America’s healthcare problems […]

Marc YachtFebruary 2, 2015

When King Arthur is about to marry Guinevere, the song notes, “I wonder what the king is doing tonight.” A good question to those who built their house of cards selling the “Big Government is Bad” idea. This effective anti-government campaign plays on fears that those awful tax-and-spend liberals will reach deeper into voters’ pockets. […]

Guest AuthorJuly 17, 2014

The debate about our failed immigration policies is back in full force in the American consciousness with the recent news of tens of thousands of “children” trekking to our southern border dominating the headlines. It’s been described as a “humanitarian” disaster, further evidence of a failed immigration policy that for years has not been properly […]

Guest AuthorJune 12, 2014

I am not a liberal, just a Florida Cracker. That is why I am voting for Amendment 1, the Water and Land Conservation Amendment. I support Amendment 1 because without raising new taxes it will enhance drinking water sources, manage fish and wildlife habitats, add and restore lands, protect beaches and shores, and maintain state and […]

Guest AuthorJune 2, 2014

Much is made about the decline in public discourse. Thorough and sensible discussion about issues has fallen prey to the brevity of tweets and the anger and anonymity of blogs, online comments and Facebook posts. I am pleased to be “friends” with so many people on Facebook. They use it to send good wishes and […]

Guest AuthorMarch 18, 2014

President Obama’s budget recently hit Capitol Hill and the good news is that it is dead on arrival, thanks to the House of Representatives. The bad news is that it clearly shows the agenda of the Oval Office. It is both disarming and alarming, all $4 trillion of it. As he looks for ways to […]

Darryl PaulsonNovember 20, 2013

Third of a four-part series on political humor. Like most Americans, I am often confused about my own political orientations. Although a life-long Republican, I have been asked twice by Democrats to run for office. I have been a Fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation and hired a half dozen times by the liberal NAACP as […]

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Martin Dyckman: A vote for Bernie Sanders is a vote for idealism, courage, candor

Tom O’Hara: They don’t sell bear meat at Whole Foods

Tom O’Hara: They don’t sell bear meat at Whole Foods

Marc Yacht: Obamacare helps, but it isn't enough

Marc Yacht: I wonder what Republicans are doing tonight

Steven Kurlander: The need for intervention in Central America: Bringing back Teddy’s Big Stick for the children

Allison DeFoor: Florida-loving conservatives should support Amendment 1

Ed Moore: Nation’s future is bright if we can stop the social media vitriol

John Grant: Obama budget is disarming and alarming

Darryl Paulson: How to tell Republicans from Democrats