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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Elections

Putting city elections on an every-other-year general election ballot would lower costs, increase turnouts and force candidates to broaden appeal.
Gainesville Sun
St. Johns County’s elections officials are working every day to ensure that only living registered voters can vote in future elections.
St. Augustine Record
The future is always a dystopia and the past is always better than this mess we live in right now.
Tallahassee Democrat

Citizen Rights

Any citizen who fails to think, ask, or study political issues limits his citizenship to a means of identification and having a passport to travel.
Diario Las Americas
I highly recommend that we get back to serious thinking about spending more money on baseball stadiums.
Fort Myers News-Press

K-12 Education

The fiasco with this year's FCAT isn't enough to persuade us to drop our longstanding support for the statewide testing system, but it...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
We congratulate those nominated for Golden Citrus recognition, and those who won the awards.
Citrus County Chronicle
We're not talking about Florida, where universities are created for political expediency and politicians fiddle with public schools, clueless.
Tampa Tribune
If the state wanted to destroy confidence in its school accountability efforts, its FCAT writing test was an enormous success.
Tampa Tribune

Culture

We applaud good work when it work involves teaming up to stretch limited resources or make outcomes even better or longer lasting.
Naples Daily News
Thanks, Chuck Brown, for a 40-year nonstop party; wind ‘em up upstairs!
Daytona Times/Florida Courier
Many have left an event at the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall marveling at some dazzling performance or thought-provoking lecture.
Tallahassee Democrat

Courts

As you know, polo mogul John Goodman has been granted a house-arrest release from jail while his lawyers appeal his DUI manslaughter conviction.
Palm Beach Post
The records -- a medical report detailing volunteer George Zimmerman's head injuries -- support his claim that he was acting in self-defense.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Business

Don't feel dumb if you can't grasp how JPMorgan Chase lost $3 billion-plus. The best CEO Jamie Dimon could do was to call his employees...
Palm Beach Post
JPMorgan’s botched trades were yet another cautionary tale about what’s wrong with Wall Street and show the need for rules.
Florida Today

Florida Legislature

Resignation of Gov. Scott’s chief of staff raises questions about buddying up to special interests.
Miami Herald

Public Safety

Study reports significantly higher risks for teen driver deaths with other teens in car
Treasure Coast Palm

Congress

In 2007 — when Congress spent a whopping $20 million of your money on their mailings — four of the U.S. House's biggest mail spenders were local.
Orlando Sentinel

Transportation

the board is poised to offer Crumit a big, fat raise — $50,000. A vote is scheduled today. Are board members' memories that short?
Orlando Sentinel

Safety Net

The commission's chairman acknowledged the funding woes in an email earlier this month, recommending that the commission "cease to exist....
Orlando Sentinel

Higher Education

If you are a recent college graduate, you are used to seeing hurdles and preparing to overcome them. That spirit is needed today more than ever.
Daytona Beach News-Journal
If repetition is discovered after 2013, or whenever reconstitution is permitted, then the band must be forced to march into history.
Lakeland Ledger

Environment

Time is running out for Silver Springs and North Florida’s other iconic springs.
Florida Times-Union

Health Care

If Americans want to improve the quality and cost of health care, there is a solution. Increase the number and quality of primary care physicians.
Florida Times-Union

Energy

Renewable energy will remain a small share of the U.S. supply until there is a breakthrough in batteries. However, natural gas can be the bridge.
Florida Times-Union
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Friday, May 18, 2012 — Paula Dockery

When newly elected governor and political outsider Rick Scott realized his inner circle’s inability to navigate the murky waters of Florida government, he turned to the ultimate Tallahassee political insider, Steve MacNamara.

The governor’s original team consisted of political outsiders, most of whom were also Florida outsiders. While intelligent and accomplished individuals, they lacked familiarity with...

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Friday, May 18, 2012 — Angel Castillo Jr

Now that President Obama has “evolved” into a public supporter of gay marriage, the former constitutional law professor should turn his attention to another minority persecuted because of their marital preferences: polygamists.

If Obama is intellectually honest, he should also support “marriage equality” for “plural families” that choose to follow the example of Old Testament polygamists Abraham, David,...

Quotable Quotes

speaking to former Congressman Lincoln Diaz Balart, who praised Romney for being the “clear leader” the nation needs.
announcing a new panel that will look at how the state university system will meet its goal of issuing more degrees to more students in the coming years. 

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