Columns
- Goldstone report doesn’t tell full story
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There has been recent commotion by supporters of the United Nations' Goldstone report spreading half-truths and misinformation by claiming that the report deals with "human rights."
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- Shands CEO explains AGH closure
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At Shands HealthCare, we remain committed to caring for all patients in our communities, including those requiring basic health care services and those with little or no health care insurance.
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- Pirates should become sea protectors
- Updated: 11/04/2009
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As an unabashed supporter of all things pirate, news about pirates fighting the Mafia has left me nothing short of ecstatic. Additionally, as a shaper of public opinion and a veritable wellspring of brilliant ideas, I have an actionable plan that solves a pressing global issue in one fell swoop.
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- Remember the 5th of November
- Updated: 11/04/2009
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Four hundred and four years ago today the infamous Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Houses of Parliament was foiled, and co-conspirator Guy Fawkes was consequently executed. Though I do not condone acts of violence, this event serves as an important reminder for us all to stay vigilant in the face of tyranny. During the pre-revolutionary era in America, colonists celebrated Nov. 5 to express their anger toward the authoritarian government back in England, providing the foundation for the American Revolution. Today it is celebrated to express opposition to an increasingly belligerent government that not only puts our liberties at risk but also undermines the very principles this country was founded on.
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- Column doesn’t present all facts
- Updated: 11/04/2009
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Paul Murty's Monday column was so shamefully dishonest that I felt I had to respond. He claims the Republicans are not listening to voters, when it is the Democrats in Congress who have pushed through multiple 1,000-plus page bills they haven't read (and have broken campaign promises by not giving the public time to read them, either). The latest Pew poll shows only 34 percent support for the new congressional health plan, with an opposition of 47 percent. And the opposition is growing. Mr. Murty, it is not the Republicans who are ignoring the will of the people.
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- IM language doesn’t make literature
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I don't know when we, as a culture, got this idea that reading in any form is better for kids than watching TV or playing video games.
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- Social media emphasize individuality
- Updated: 11/02/2009
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Do you remember LiveJournal?
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- Congress Republicans must listen through the shouting
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Attention Republicans in Congress:
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- College defends WUFT-FM programming change
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We are grateful to the many north central Florida residents who have supported our expanded news talk and public affairs programming on WUFT-FM.
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- Web has become double-edged sword
- Updated: 11/02/2009
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Forty years ago, Leonard Kleinrock sent the first message over what is now known as the Internet. The message - the word "log" - was to be sent from a computer terminal at University of California, Los Angeles to another terminal at the Stanford University Research Institute, but it wasn't a complete success.
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