Last night, Democrats celebrated their victory in a special election for an empty seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District. We just wonder if having another Democrat on Capitol Hill was worth the $800,000 the party spent on advertising.
The war between the states, or between one state and a growing list of cities, is starting to get heated.
Comics—and comic-based shows and movies—represent a modern mythology that is otherwise missing from our American culture. Humans have always enjoyed telling epic tales of heroes who are capable of much more than mortal men. These stories have been around for centuries and will persist.
In recent weeks, we have seen natural disasters and incidents that have irreparably stained many parts of our nation.
If you have ever had a desire to see the Florida Keys the way Ernest Hemingway did, you might want to take that trip before they become little more than polluted islands in the oil stream that’s pouring out of the Gulf of Mexico.
When fall rolls around, one hit show will be noticeably absent from NBC’s prime-time lineup: “Heroes.”
Sens. Andy Gardiner and Mike Haridopolos introduced two amendments to a bill in the Florida House of Representatives that would restrict women’s access to abortion. The bill and the two amendments passed in the House and Senate last week. Florida now waits for Gov. Charlie Crist to either sign or veto the bill, which has not yet come to his desk. Once it does, he has 15 days to decide.
For some reason we were all surprised.
On Tuesday, the Alligator published an article by Bryan Griffin who argued for a larger role for non-profits in the American health care system. This article was not only full of blatant contradictions but naive in the extreme. Mr. Griffin was arguing that the health care system would perform better in private hands, he just forgot that non-profits are heavily dependent upon the government and are not private enterprise. In his attempt to discredit the new health care laws he actually made an argument for an increased government role.
I wanted to let the Alligator know how Southwest Recreation Center is keeping students’ personal belongings safe.
Debate is important. Especially when it comes to something as vital as health care. But when it comes to debate, as one senator put it, “You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.”
This week, the director of the Congressional Budget Office announced the health care legislation is going to cost about $115 billion more than expected. This brings the total in health care spending up to about $1 trillion — so far.
We thought plans for a fire assessment fee died years ago, but the Alachua County Commission is pulling out the Jaws of Life to try and make its recent version of this terrible idea a reality.
As someone who is fascinated by the U.S. Supreme Court, I’ve been consuming every bit of information about President Obama’s recent nominee, Elena Kagan. Unfortunately, it seems as if the Alligator’s Editorial Board has not consumed even half of that information.
Just when we thought the Tea Party movement could not get any more ridiculous, one company has started selling its own take on the Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards, except they feature politicians.
You have 15 seconds to translate UF doctorate student Andrew Charles Thoron’s thesis into plain English.
During the next month, the Obama administration plans to release a new health care bill of rights, and the buzzword within appears to be “force.” The bill details how government is either forcing people to have coverage or forcing companies to cover them. For a country of free markets, there appears to be a growing number of limitations and rules.
President Obama announced Elena Kagan as his nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning, calling her a “trailblazer,” among other things.
In spite of the many people who live and work on 13th Street, we could not be more ecstatic about the Gainesville City Commission’s vote to allow Walmart to abandon the old location and move forward with a supercenter on 34th Street and U.S. 441.
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