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Sampling of Letters and Op-eds From Florida News Sites...
Letters
Tampa Bay Times:
"While driving "under the influence" makes a driver hazardous to all of us, it should seem reasonable that someone taking his eyes off the road, for even seconds, is possibly more dangerous, and liable to cause a fatal accident. The legislation...
Orlando Sentinel:
"If a company is offering to pay me $99 a month, every month, to purchase its heavily subsidized insurance, it is raking in too much and paying out too little.
So go ahead, President Obama. Take some money out of Medicare, and use it where it...
Lake Wales News:
"For the second year in a row, the decision makers for the annual Christmas Parade have chosen a route that avoids downtown businesses on Stuart and Park Ave. We are very supportive of any downtown efforts to bring people to shop, dine and do...
Bradenton Herald:
"Democrats have been working against deliberately obstructive Republicans who openly said their priority was making Obama a one-term president, more important than helping our country climb out of its recession. Republican intransigence enraged...
Palm Beach Post:
"As a teacher in the Palm Beach County School District for more than 20 years, I want to start out by showing my appreciation after many, many years of not getting a raise to finally getting one (“Deal near on teacher raises”). I am not complaining...
Tampa Bay Times:
"BayCare hospitals demand $11 million from UnitedHealthcare insurance. Instead of litigating the contract dispute, BayCare throws thousands of UnitedHealthcare subscribers under the health care hospital bus."
Tampa Bay Times:
" Normally, I am of the opinion that California serves as a bad example when it comes to the law. However, when it comes to their strict ban on cellphone use while driving, the rest of the country, especially Florida, could learn much from their...
Hernando Today:
"President Obama won the election because he executed a strategy of class warfare.
He succeeded in dividing the country between haves and have-nots. Have-nots voted for the President because they thought they could "get back" at the haves, gain...
Bradenton Herald:
"Over the last several months I have read the opinions of the Obama apologists and have been amazed by the complete lack of sense these people exhibit. These people accept as fact the half-truths and outright lies spread by the corrupt...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"Mitt Romney came close to winning the presidency because people love him, but the Republican Party backed him only superficially.
When Mitt said that the 47 percent of voters who were on entitlements would not vote for him, few of his endorsers...
Op-Eds
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"But the case for Rilya goes much deeper. For it wasn't until 2002 — after an entire year had passed since a caseworker for the Department had last checked on Rilya — that the state realized she was no longer in Graham's home. Graham has maintained...
Gainesville Sun:
"The holiday season is just getting started. Be safe. Don’t die a senseless, meaningless, and easily preventable death. You’ll not only give yourself extra years, but may help lots of others you’re sharing the road with to live longer. I hope you...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"As retailers modernize their operations to handle e-commerce, we are looking to state and federal policymakers to modernize as well. The most important policy issue for Florida's retailers continues to be e-fairness — the urgent need to close the...
Tallahassee Democrat:
"Twice in recent years, Florida has been a national laughingstock for bungling elections. It's time to fix this problem, for economic and civic reasons as well as simple self-respect."
Gainesville Sun:
"Adult Civil Citation is an idea whose time has come. It helps individuals, it helps law enforcement and, most importantly, it helps the taxpayers. It represents the essence of a smart justice approach to crime in Florida, and it has the potential...
Tampa Tribune:
"Six years ago I wrote to the Florida Department of Transportation's Tampa office saying it was plain to see, based on my two years of bicycling the Tampa-Hillsborough County area, that it was the most dangerous place to ride a bicycle in the U.S...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"For most people with a "part time" job that means no more than 30 hours per week, and that they are paid per hour on a regularly set schedule, not by salary. But when applied to elected officials, these limitations do not apply."
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"Two friends, one a Democrat and one a conservative, have told me recently that Republicans in Congress need to compromise so the government can "get things done."
One of them actually said it is better to do something than nothing. No. It is not...
Tampa Bay Times:
"What skills do employers value most in judging their new hires? Strong verbal communication, a solid work ethic, teamwork, analytical ability and initiative, according to a report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. This nearly...
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
"Yet he's mad at the world. More specifically, he's mad about these low-income people who get free and discount cell phones from the government.
"I should get one," he says.
Actually, he should be glad he's not qualified to get one. Check out the...
