April 5, 2020
Editor's column
Incomplete
I've been a history buff for some time, believing that the more you understand about the way things were, the more you start to understand about the way things are.
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Published on 3/25/2020
Breaking the Cycle
These are remarkable days in Florida. Our state is adding population at the rate of a city the size of Tampa each year. GDP has risen from $967 billion in 2017 to more than $1.1 trillion in 2019.
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Published on 2/26/2020
By the Numbers
Florida's economy is a lot more sophisticated than ag and tourism.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Forgotten
“If you live in Northwest Florida, you learn the cavalry isn't coming.”
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Published on 12/26/2019
A Better Way
For many Floridians in the 1950s and 1960s, the name Chattahoochee was synonymous with mental illness.
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Published on 11/26/2019
Heavy Lifting
In 2012, the city of Orlando decided to spend around $200 million to demolish and rebuild the old Citrus Bowl football stadium...
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Published on 10/25/2019
Teaching, Anyone?
Efforts to expand the teaching labor supply in Florida aren't working.
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Published on 9/25/2019
At Shortstop, W. Ockham
Theories strike out in trying to explain baseball's low attendance in Florida.
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Published on 8/26/2019
Safe Places
Flagler Health is working to make behavioral health services more available and more effective.
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Published on 7/26/2019
Safer
The Burr Foundation helps provide the words - and understanding - necessary to keep children safe.
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Published on 6/24/2019
Right Time, Right Train
Florida is getting express rail service without putting taxpayers on the hook.
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Published on 5/28/2019
Off the Street
Kudos to Broward County's business and government leaders for taking on homelessness
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Published on 4/26/2019
Up on the levies
2018 voting put to rest the notion that Florida is dominated by cranky anti-tax retirees
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Published on 3/27/2019
The 'Grater' Good
A healthy economy gives rise to serious conversations about a city's future.
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Published on 2/25/2019
On One Hand...
Florida's K-12 system faces challenges from a growing student-age population and a potential teacher shortage.
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Published on 1/25/2019
Every Which Way
Election results prove that Florida is neither red, nor blue, nor purple
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Published on 12/27/2018
Slimed
It’s been quite a year, environmentally. Along with a devastating hurricane in Northwest Florida, red tide affected a huge chunk of the Gulf Coast, from Clearwater down to Naples. Businesses...
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Published on 11/28/2018
Solar, in context
Our fascination with "green" shouldn't delude us.
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Published on 10/26/2018
Sausage
Change seems to bring more complexity instead of simplicity.
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Published on 9/27/2018
'Burning Platform'
I'm writing about Quint Studer not because of his success or generosity but because he's the best example of a phenomenon that I hope will become a trend in Florida — wealthy individuals who support traditional local non-profits but also develop narrowly focused initiatives that can fundamentally improve a community by changing neighborhoods that are synonymous with blight and poverty.
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Published on 8/28/2018
Going fishing
Over the course of his 36-year career at USF, Peter Betzer was skilled enough at persuasion that he accomplished big things...
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Published on 7/27/2018
Just Say No: A disgraceful assault against Floridians
The 2017 Florida Constitution Revision Commission, which wrapped up its work in May, has 37 members and convenes every 20 years...
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Published on 6/28/2018
Laying the groundwork for higher-ed success
Two distinguishing features of Florida's higher-ed system laid much of the groundwork for the current success...
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Published on 5/29/2018
The 2018 elections Florida deserves
Playing to the base may work well in the primaries, but it's driving many voters to register as NPA.
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Published on 4/27/2018
Healthier thinking: Using data to check your hospital's reputation
It's fair to say that most Americans spend more time researching the cars they buy than they do in picking their health care providers.
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Published on 3/28/2018
