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Orlando Sentinel: Protecting our water
As a civil servant, my greatest responsibility is to enact policies that are fair and make the lives of those I serve better. No matter what issue or regulation we are debating, it is important to have factual evidence before enacting a policy. In very few cases, we are lucky enough to rely on definitive, […]
Gainesville Sun: Tom Feeney: Healthy grass is better for our environment
In Florida, we are all conscious of the health of water – our precious, finite resource. As members of the Florida Partnership for Sustainable Greenspaces, we have a unique perspective as green industry professionals. We live and work in greenspaces every day. They are not only one of the many reasons why we are so […]
Florida Voices: Pharmacists Can Help Guide Florida’s Future Health Care
More than a year ago, state leaders approved legislation to move Florida’s 3 million Medicaid recipients into a managed-care framework to help close a $3 billion deficit. That switch — starting with seniors and the disabled — began July 1, 2012. Look for the paper “savings” achieved by the switch to be touted by lawmakers […]
Tampa Tribune: Sandy should be Florida’s wakeup call
Superstorm Sandy left behind vast devastation and a chilling reminder of the powerful destruction just one act of Mother Nature can exact on our nation. Sandy’s wrath left more than 100 people dead and 8 million more without power for weeks. Insured damage estimates continue to climb and are projected to top $20 billion, with […]
Gainesville Sun: Dr. James M. Hurst: Quality trauma care
As a trauma surgeon with 35 years of experience, I have seen and treated all types of patients with a variety of life-threatening, traumatic injuries. Regardless of whether the trauma patient is a toddler who fell down the stairs, a grandparent who was in a car crash or an adult with a potentially fatal gunshot […]
Bradenton Herald: Proper use of fertilizer helps environment
As a family-owned business operating for more than 80 years, SMR Farms is proud to live and work in Florida. We’re even more proud to grow and nurture greenery — turfgrass, sod, trees and citrus — that go on to thrive across our state. As green industry professionals who have our hands in the dirt […]
Florida Current: AIF adds new lobbying clout
Like a baseball team setting its lineup in spring training, Florida’s major business lobbying organization announced a new team of specialized strategists and legal consultants Monday — ranging from the governor’s former legislative director to a recent political science graduate — to represent employers in Tallahassee and Washington this year. “Beginning this year, we will […]
Lakeland Ledger: Florida at Forefront of Internet-Based Education
With the right choices and plans, Florida is in a position to take a leading national role in Internet-based higher education, according to a national consultant. But the state must make decisions on how to best move forward in the rapidly growing area of online learning, which educators say isn’t the way of the future […]