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Front & Center: Lawmakers boost state education
The poet John Lydgate's observation, "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time," holds true after this year's legislative session....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Charter Schools, Finance, Education, Schools
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McManus: Mother knows best
There are two things you can do for your mother on Mother's Day. One is to say "thank you." (Over lunch, with flowers.) The other is to ask her for advice — even if she's not convinced you really want it. "I don't think kids take any advice from...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arthritis, Same-Sex Marriage
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Stephen Goldstein: Tallahassee lawmakers didn't cover selves in glory
A week ago, the annual scam-fest (aka the 60-day Florida Legislative session) ended. In the headiness/relief/exhaustion of the final day, some press coverage celebrated a spirit of bipartisanship in Tallahassee, suggesting that Floridians everywhere...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Florida Legislature, Elections, Voting
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Nan Rich, long shot for governor, says she's undeterred
In her dark-horse campaign to become Florida's next governor, former state Sen. Nan Rich likes to recall the stories of Democratic political legends Reubin Askew, Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham. Each was a little-known state senator when he launched his...
Tags: Interior Policy, Minority Groups, Bill Nelson, Separation of Church and State, Executive Branch
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As Hispanic voters' numbers increase, politicians come calling
Democrats and Republicans who disagree on just about everything are in sync on one subject: If they want to win Florida's governorship next year or the presidential election in 2016, they can't afford to ignore or alienate Hispanic voters. "It's a no...
Tags: Orlando, U.S. House of Representatives, Little Havana, Dunkin' Donuts, Voting
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Letters Senior services, Syria, and Jeb's followers
Dig into senior services Regarding the article "Sequester slashes services to seniors in Central Florida" in Wednesday's Sentinel: Specifically, the federal program referred to as "Congress' sequestration" was proposed by and signed into law by the...Tags: Florida Legislature, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Congress, Seminole County, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Rick Outzen: "Parent trigger" rightfully shot down
The Florida Senate proved its value on Tuesday by not approving SB 0862, the Parent Empowerment in Education Act — better known as the "Parent Trigger" bill. The tie vote — 20-20, the same tally as last year – effectively killed the...Tags: Lobbying, Parent Organizations, Charlie Dean, Greg Evers, Jack Latvala
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Front & Center: Education hits and misses for 2013
One of the most important — and thus most contentious — areas headlining this year's legislative session was tweaking K-12 education. For lawmakers, the chalkboard was full of topics: funding, teacher pay and school choice. With the...
Tags: Government, Teaching and Learning, Charter Schools, National Government, Education
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'Parent trigger' bill fails in Florida, killed by Senate's tie vote
The contentious "parent trigger" bill failed again in the Florida Senate, dying Tuesday on a tie vote just as it did in 2012. The bill aimed to give parents more say in the fate of a struggling school, allowing them, by petition, to select a "turnaround"...
Tags: Bill Montford, Parent Organizations, Washington, DC, Altamonte Springs, Rick Scott
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Marco Rubio, U.S. Senate, Max Baucus, Entertainment Events
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Should Jeb Bush listen to his mother and president?
No offense to Barbara Bush, who seems like a fabulous grandmother and certainly has been a wonderful mother and wife, raising a future president and being married to another one. But Barbara, I hope son Jeb doesn’t take your advice not to run...
Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Politics, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan
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Mother's love haunts Jeb Bush's presidential bid
So much for "Jeb! 2016." The kibosh on the anticipated presidential run by the former Florida governor came from an unlikely source at an unexpected time. "He's by far the best qualified man, but no," said Barbara Bush when asked if she wanted to see...Tags: George W. Bush, Marco Rubio, ABC (tv network), Executive Branch, Government
May 8, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 12, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 11, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 13, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 6, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 5, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 3, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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