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Sunshine State News: ‘Exceptional’ is the Standard U.S. Education Must Aim For
The use of the phrase “global marketplace” has become so commonplace it is almost trite. It has developed into one of those catch phrases that fill the hours of talking heads and appear in virtually every paper issued on the American economy. Americans like to think of our country as an undefeated champion, capable of […]
Florida Times-Union: There are answers to Jacksonville’s pension crisis
Jacksonville’s pension quagmire — enabled by elected officials’ negligence and lack of fortitude — is sapping city resources, forcing layoffs and threatening to further imperil essential services. For the Police and Fire Pension Fund, the annual cost to Jacksonville taxpayers was less than $10 million only 10 years ago but was $75 million last year […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Schools must make character a key subject, too
Character is not on a list of degree paths. It’s not a sport one can sign up for, or a club that can be joined. It is ever evolving as a person matures, and although it is not a state or board requirement, it should be an expectation that character remain a virtue that higher-education […]
Two Experts from Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations
http://drswier.podomatic.com/entry/2012-07-19T03_18_29-07_00 Allen Fugler, Executive Vice President Florida Pest Management Association – Orlando, FL and Tim Southerland from Southeast Wood Producers Association and the American Logging Council – Florida in Panama City, FL join with Dr. Rich to talk about how government is destroying small businesses in Florida and across America. Small Businesses for Sensible Regulations […]
Gainesville Sun: New EPA regs will drive up biomass costs
The Florida division of the American Loggers Council is grateful the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case on controlling all types of water runoff. We have yet to see any significant environmental benefit proven to warrant the requirements for logging roads to obtain Clean Water Act permits. We all want our waterways to […]
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Pharmacies offering pneumonia, shingles vaccines
Recognizing the health threat that pneumonia and shingles pose, the state Legislature has added a new soldier in the fight to prevent them: your local pharmacy. The Vaccine Access Act, which went into effect statewide on July 1, allows pharmacies to offer shingles and pneumonia vaccines, a convenience previously available only for flu shots. “It’s […]
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Fort Lauderdale plans massive borrowing to cover pension costs
FORT LAUDERDALE— The city has found a new way to shore up its pension funds and reduce budget expenses: borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to bet in the stock market. The risky venture raises red flags among financial analysts nationally. Similar pension borrowing recently forced the cities of Stockton and San Bernardino in California […]
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Tapping into Florida’s energy potential
President Barack Obama has said that the United States needs an “all of the above” approach to achieving greater energy security, but too often his words don’t match his actions. That was the case last week when the U.S. Department of the Interior released its new five-year leasing plan for the Outer Continental Shelf The […]