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Tinder: Helpful when used correctly
Oct. 2, 2014At the end of the fairy tale, Cinderella lives happily ever after. Why wouldn’t Tinderella as well?
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DARTS LAURELS
Rick Scott, Russell Wilson and the New York Post in Darts & Laurels 10/3/2014
Oct. 2, 2014Happy October, y’all! Real fall weather is right around the corner, it’s finally acceptable to be eating/drinking anything pumpkin flavored, and hey, it’s the Tennessee game Saturday. Here’s your it’s-finally-coming-up-Gators edition of...
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Secret Service needs new vision, leadership
Oct. 2, 2014The Secret Service has a storied history of preventing assassination attempts on the president and the First Family.
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Netanyahu address plays on ignorance
Sep. 30, 2014The U.N. General Assembly room has been welcoming a lot of celebrity guests lately.
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Next governor must address Fla. prison issues
Sep. 30, 2014In his former life as a Republican state senator, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist was known for being tough on crime.
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Why I’m not siding with ‘HeForShe’
Sep. 28, 2014Recently, actress and millennial sweetheart Emma Watson gave a speech in front of the U.N. about the importance of male involvement in the women’s rights movement. While I am a fan of Watson and the idea of male-inclusive feminism, I’m not interested in making an impassioned plea for male support. The concept of gender equality is so simple. I don’t feel the need to coax anyone — male or female — into supporting such a cause, nor do I want to explain to them why it does not yet exist. I’m not going to drag out the statistics on wage inequality, launch into an overview of rape culture or explain why the concept of “legitimate rape” is bogus.
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The Mysterious Case of Charlie Crist
Sep. 28, 2014This week, all across the state of Florida, absentee ballots are being distributed, signaling the beginning of voting for the 2014 elections. Obviously, the most closely watched race is the one for Florida governor between Republican incumbent Rick Scott and the Democratic challenger, former Gov. Charlie Crist.
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Everyone’s needed for climate movement
Sep. 25, 2014This Sunday, more than 300,000 people descended on Times Square to bring awareness to the pressing threat of climate change. This gathering was the largest climate demonstration in history.
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Fox News, Maine and David Jolly in Darts and Laurels
Sep. 25, 2014So, we’re a month into the semester now. Senate elections are coming up, midterms are starting to rear their ugly heads and Starbucks employees are probably already tired of making pumpkin-spiced anything. In that spirit, here’s your it’s-finally-fall-and-we-don’t-melt-immediately-after-walking-outside edition of Darts & Laurels.
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Bisexuality is real, not just indecision
Sep. 25, 2014t’s hard to talk about sex without mentioning sexuality. But for many people, sexuality is a deeply sensitive and personal topic.
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FSU’s presidential selection major mistake
Sep. 24, 2014On Tuesday, the Florida State University Board of Trustees selected state Sen. John Thrasher as the university’s next president.
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Watson’s UN speech vital step to equality
Sep. 24, 2014In the wake of the second mass celebrity nude photo leak in a month, the NFL’s swan dive into domestic violence scandal and squeals of pathetic, impotent rage from the #gamergate dweebs, Emma Watson graced the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday with her radiant presence to make an important announcement.
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Stapleton case causes autism in kids to be misunderstood
Sep. 23, 2014On Monday and Tuesday, “Dr. Phil” aired a two-part exclusive interview and show called “A Mother’s Worst Nightmare,” which featured a Michigan woman named Kelli Stapleton. Last September, Stapleton was accused of trying to murder her daughter, Isabelle “Issy” Stapleton, and attempting suicide.
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Leadership from US desperately needed to combat world crises
Sep. 23, 2014The world is dealing with a series of crises that demand action from leaders in the U.S. The Ebola virus — if left unchecked — could infect nearly half of a million people by January, threats of large-scale war loom large in the Middle East, Russia continues to be a hornet’s nest for Ukraine, and the big elephant in the room — climate change — continues to threaten the future stability of the entire globe.
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Shooting reveals holes in Fla. family services system
Sep. 23, 2014Last Thursday, the small town of Bell in Gilchrist County experienced an unimaginable tragedy. Don Charles Spirit, a 51-year-old man with a history of drug abuse and violence, murdered his daughter and six grandchildren and then turned his gun on himself.
