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Orlando Sentinel: Close the gaps in trauma-care access: My Word
By Joe Myers This year’s state legislative session has come and gone, and unfortunately, our elected officials were unable to push through comprehensive trauma legislation. The legislation would have provided certainty for our state’s trauma system by ending the longstanding legal battles attempting to shut down Florida’s newest trauma centers. Each year as hurricane season […]
Sun Sentinel: $60K grant helps expand Miramar Community Garden
The Miramar Community Garden is growing, thanks to a $60,000 grant and a partnership between Scotts Miracle-Gro and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The 3,150-square-foot garden inside Fairway Park has added an intergenerational fruit and vegetable garden, raised edible garden beds, a fruit grove, a culinary herb garden, a seedling nursery and an outdoor classroom. […]
Sun Sentinel: Chris Allen: Thumbs up to community-based green spaces
As Florida’s garden enthusiasts begin tending their backyard vegetable plots and community gardens, the disconnection from today’s youth to cultivating gardens and green spaces is more evident. Between around-the-clock access to mobile devices and today’s online culture, young people devote an average of seven hours and 38 minutes to daily media use, or about 53 […]
St. Augustine Record: Desalinisation’s the answer
Editor: As it becomes more apparent that global warming will have an extreme effect on Florida, it is clear that not enough is being done to meet one of the problems which will surely alter the way people think about this state. Fresh water shortages will affect our agriculture, our rivers and marine life, our […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Volunteers honored at Democrat awards, ‘Man in Overalls’ Nathan Ballentine wins Jefferson Award
Sweaty palms and an eager smile accompanied Ramsay Grant’s anticipation to hear her name at the Tallahassee Democrat’s Volunteers of the Year awards luncheon on Thursday. The 11-year-old anxiously stood next to two other young nominees. They all waited for the unveiling of the winner in the student volunteer category. Ramsay won. “I was trembling […]
Orlando Sentinel: Use federal dollars to expand health care, help businesses
By Frederick “Rick” J. Mellin Jr., Guest columnist Last year, employers spent an average of $11,000 per employee for health care. Those premiums increase each year — generally around 8 percent per year — to cover costs associated with uncompensated care provided in hospitals. In 2012, the cost of treating those who could not afford […]
Sunshine State News: Reflecting on the Tragedy at Columbine: Trauma Care Must Be All About the Patients
By Wellington Web Last Sunday, April 20, marked an important religious celebration of life and sacrifice for many around the world. However, for many Coloradoans, the day was darkened by the 15-year anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. During my eighth year as mayor of Denver, our local community experienced great tragedy brought by […]
Context Florida: Ned Bowman: Rep. Castor needs to champion biofuels reform
Last week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor returned to the Tampa Bay area to shore up her political base for what will be a tough re-election campaign and her noted policy prerogatives will be the hinge on which her political future hangs. If she wants to show support for countless drivers and small businesses in the […]