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Only two options: to have or to be
Nov. 19, 2013There are only two options for all of us: to have or to be.
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Democrats gut Obamacare
Nov. 18, 2013Apparently there is a bit of irony in the November air in Washington. More Americans have lost their health insurance because of Obamacare than Americans who have signed up for it. The president botched the health insurance exchange website, and the strong unity of Congressional Democrats who pushed the Affordable Care Act through Congress and onto the American people is starting to chip away.
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Are gender roles still an issue today?
Nov. 18, 2013In case anyone missed the memo, we’re about to enter 2014. If you did miss the memo, then you’re not alone, because Justin Lookadoo, an unfortunately prominent speaker in public schools across the South, seems to believe this is still the 19th century. High schools invite Lookadoo to advise their students about dating as teenagers, but what they receive is a handbook on gender stereotyping.
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Too many people don’t value what they already have
Nov. 17, 2013Early last week, baseball fans and Atlanta residents were shocked to learn that after just two decades of calling Turner Field home, the Atlanta Braves are moving to suburban Cobb County in 2017.
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Guest column: How Israel can better the world
Nov. 14, 2013On Tuesday I attended an event hosted by the Jewish National Fund titled Making the World a Better Place, which was supposed to highlight the positive impact Israel is supposedly making on the global community.
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Guest column: Obamacare tagline misleads
Nov. 14, 2013“If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period.”
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University presidential candidates should appear in the Sunshine
Nov. 13, 2013Amid the revelations that the government watches nearly everything we do, it may come as a surprise that states have actual laws ensuring government transparency.
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Veterans deserve more respect than Americans give them
Nov. 12, 2013Monday marked Veterans Day, a holiday many Americans easily forgot. No grand fireworks shows or barbecues happen, and most Americans don’t get the day off from work. The only thing you might notice about Veterans Day is the absence of mail.
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Voter ID laws rig the system, threaten democracy
Nov. 12, 2013Former Rep. Jim Wright (D-Tex.) once held one of the most prominent political positions in the United States. From 1987 to 1989, Wright served as speaker of the House of Representatives. However, last Nov. 2, Wright found he might not even be able to cast a ballot in his state’s elections.
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Instead of death, fear the unlived life
Nov. 12, 2013As I age into my early 20s, I realize now that overused cliches are not as useless as their unoriginality might suggest. Take this one: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
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Guest column: Support in-state tuition for all military veterans
Nov. 11, 2013There is a bill moving through the Florida legislature that would allow honorably discharged military veterans to pay in-state tuition. For out-of-state military veterans applying to public universities and colleges in Florida, the bill would waive the one-year standard to establish residency.
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Social media projects prove their worth
Nov. 11, 2013Social media is constantly painted as a detriment to the individual and culture at large.
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Guest column: Here’s a lesson in team spirit
Nov. 7, 2013I am a member of The Pride of the Sunshine. For eight-plus hours a week, I pour my blood, sweat and tears into band practice so that I, along with the other 364 members of the band, can help cheer on our football team each Saturday.
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Navy commander sold out for hookers, tickets
Nov. 7, 2013What’s the price of a secret?
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We need more accountability in political office
Nov. 7, 2013There seems to be an epidemic of poor decisions plaguing mayoral offices everywhere.
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Racism is still a pervasive problem
Nov. 6, 2013We don’t need to look further than the pages of this newspaper to see how racism still plagues this entire country. But we can.
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Guest column: I’m ready for a debate about Hillary Clinton, Democratic platform
Nov. 6, 2013In 2008, while I was in high school, I supported Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Without being able to recall the exact details, small differences over health care and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq led me to prefer Clinton over President Barack Obama.
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Sen. Paul’s hypocritical plagiarism makes him a ‘taker’
Nov. 6, 2013Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) advocating the use of misinformation and deception during a speech to University of Louisville medical students. Paul explained to the students that he would often spread false rumors about upcoming exams among his classmates and claimed that misinformation can be “a great tactic.”
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Being human means having dignity
Nov. 6, 2013Swedish writer Henning Mankell described an emaciated, young boy he once saw walking abnormally slow down a village road in Africa.
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Can former Gov. Charlie Crist win?
Nov. 4, 2013With former Republican and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announcing his gubernatorial candidacy on Monday, all eyes will eventually rest on our state in 2014. He will most likely be the Democratic challenger to face off against current Gov. Rick Scott. The main question that will be asked is, “Can the turncoat win back his office?”
