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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Guest column: A call for employer nondiscrimination

Oct. 20, 2013

In 2009, testifying in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, then-Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) insisted he finds it hard to argue for legislation that bans discrimination. He commented it was hard not because he in anyway condones discrimination, but rather that it was hard due to nondiscrimination being so self-evident.

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OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels 10/18/13

Oct. 17, 2013

The last wave of midterms has finally rolled on, so now it’s time to focus on the important stuff: Halloween costumes and tomorrow’s game against Missouri. But first, a PSA: To all you overzealous autumn-lovers wearing sweaters and scarves, cease and desist. If you keep wearing sweaters during 89-degree weather like today, you WILL get heat stroke. And die.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

Get your own fries with that: Fast-food workers’ wages unfair

Oct. 16, 2013

The phrase “fast-food worker” stirs up images of high school kids working an after-school job at Taco Bell to save up for college or a car. However, Marc Doussard, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who co-authored a recent study on fast-food workers who receive public assistance, said this is not the case.

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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Keep trauma center at ORMC open

By Dereck Welch | Oct. 15, 2013

Some may already know my story, but I was one of the first patients to be treated at Ocala Regional Medical Center’s trauma center when it opened. I had a splenic artery aneurysm and died twice before the excellent doctors at Ocala revived me and saved my life. Back in June I wrote about my story for the Saint Peters Blog, pleading to keep Ocala’s trauma center open. Another publication’s article by Capt. Gail Lazenby of The Villages Public Safety Department about the 1st District Court of Appeals’ decision putting Ocala in danger of closing made me feel the need to write again.

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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

When it comes to writing essays, SAT should cut the crap

Oct. 14, 2013

David Coleman was named the new president of the College Board last summer and, thanks to him, the board is debuting a reconstructed SAT in 2015. The SAT has long been a poor excuse for a college-readiness exam. This is especially true of the essay section, which came under heavy fire at a September press conference filled with high school and university faculty from across the country. They told Coleman in no uncertain terms how detrimental the essay portion has become for students. For the first time, the College Board is listening.

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OPINION  |  EDITORIALS

One CEO's advice on climbing the corporate ladder

Oct. 14, 2013

DreamWorks CEO Stacey Snider talked to The Atlantic yesterday in a video segment titled “Advice to a Younger Me” about her climb from an entry-level position in the entertainment industry to chairwoman of Universal Pictures to her current position as CEO.

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