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Friday, February 27, 2026

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UF must improve tolerance of Islam

In continuing its efforts to strive “For the Gator Good,” UF announced earlier this year that it would be among the first universities in the southeastern U.S. to open a Center for Islamic Studies.


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Lowering poverty numbers misleading

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the national poverty rate declined for the first time since 2006, down to 14.5 percent. The rate was 15 percent in 2012, so it would appear that the trend is moving in the right direction. However, these numbers are misleading.


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Chaotic world stuck with ‘no strategy’ President Obama

With the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Sunni jihadist group in the Middle East that is labeled as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. and many other nations, the entire world is on high alert, waiting for whatever barbaric action the group has planned next.


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Open the Internet: Support net neutrality

The Internet is a powerful tool of democracy that provides diverse groups of people with an open and equal platform to communicate, share information and express their views. Net neutrality, a concept that has come under fire in recent years, is the principle protecting these essential aspects of the Internet.


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