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Dueling Columnists: Seniors will pay dearly for Republican attack on 'Obamacare'

Attention all seniors currently on Medicare, or 55 and over: If tea partiers/Republicans in Washington had gotten their way, you...

Administrators at FAU full of empty promises

A year ago, administrators at Florida Atlantic University fired Michael Koretzky, the part-time adviser of FAU's student-run newspaper,...

Blame's on the family for this risky adoption

Re: Nicole Brochu's May 30 Our Health column, "Little boy lost: Family struggles to...

Big government watching over school lunches not the answer to childhood obesity

Since the president took office, first lady Michelle Obama has led an admirable effort to spotlight the growing problem of childhood...

World health depends on innovation – and cooperation

We hear and talk plenty about stopping the spread of communicable diseases. Here, the vice president of a medical technology company...

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Scott's political show doesn't hide his damage to education

When Gov. Rick Scott announced his budget proposal in February, the word "education" was notably absent from the political event. And when...

Public-sector exit payouts must be gotten under control

I am in total agreement with Michael Mayo ("We can't foot the bill for huge public-sector...

Mockingbird song can be interesting

"Listen to the mockingbirds" and be thankful they and many other birds are here!

Step up, boomers

On this past Memorial Day weekend, I saw men and women who had served our country standing with canes and walkers to collect money so that...

Cities need to help fight 'pill mills'

I want to commend Dr. Nabil El Sanadi of Broward Health for his opinion critical of pain clinics.

Obama voted against debt limit and now regrets it

Raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure, said then-Sen. Obama in 2006, when he voted against raising the debt limit....

Bush tax cut takes a big enough share

Before buying into the complaints about the "unfair" Bush tax cut for the rich, we should actually look at the numbers.

Getting rid of sea grape trees bad idea

Re the proposed alteration of sea grape trees on Boca...

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Children's Services Councils catch heat for budget spending

Florida needs an active network of children services councils, which have done an admirable job in supplementing state and local...

Recent assault on Osama bin laden makes this a unique Memorial Day

It is a very different Memorial Day this year. This day of remembrance and reflection has an air of accomplishment, of vindication, for...

Keep 'America's Most Wanted' on the air

It has been credited with helping track down more than 1,100 fugitives and bring home more than 50 missing children. Police agencies...

Gov. Rick Scott lauds budget, line-item vetoes

Gov. Rick Scott has had an epiphany? He's now concerned about "education over special interests"?

Gov. Rick Scott should veto every dollar worth of budget turkeys

It's unconscionable that in a budget year as ugly as this one has been, Florida lawmakers would pad their own wish list with more than...

Foundation of peace talks must be Israel's security

Neither side is thrilled with President Obama as he tries to restart the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Maybe that's the best sign...

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