Opinion
Debate Debacle - Have binder sales increased this week?
Oct. 17, 2012Here’s a problem with Mitt Romney: He sees people as numbers and commodities.
Opinion
Opinion
Online Classes: Out of sight, out of mind
Oct. 17, 2012There are few things that really, really bother me — like trips to the dining hall where no food is lying out fresh and ready for me to devour or waiting at a bus stop longer than I am actually on the bus itself — and Internet classes.
Opinion
Why a loving god judges the world
Oct. 16, 2012I sometimes hate that God answers my prayers.
Opinion
Gaffes won’t undermine candidates
Oct. 16, 2012Gaffes generated a significant presence in the short run. However, in the long run, there is no question that gaffes of this nature have little to no impact.
Sports
Column: Drops costly in Florida's sub-par passing offense
By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 15, 2012Dropped passes are the only thing keeping Jeff Driskel from making West Virginia’s Geno Smith green with envy.
Opinion
Soda industry combats Bloomberg’s limits
Oct. 15, 2012Restrictions proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and approved by the Board of Health plan to ban the sale of sugary drinks and sodas in containers larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, street carts and entertainment venues in New York City.
Opinion
Fearless Felix - Red Bull’s space attempt almost a good idea
Oct. 14, 2012Felix Baumgartner is definitely not afraid of heights. After an attempt last week that was canceled due to heavy winds, Baumgartner fell from a height of about 23 miles Sunday afternoon over New Mexico.
Opinion
Vote ‘Yes’ on One Mill for Schools
Oct. 14, 2012Four years ago, during the 2008 election cycle, voters in Alachua County voted “yes” on the One Mill Ad Valorem Tax, a property fee levied against homeowners in Alachua County that is used to directly provide funding to schools’ nurses, elementary art and music programs, K-12 school library programs, K-12 guidance programs, classroom technology, school magnet programs and high school band and chorus programs. This voting initiative, which expires in 2013, will be put to a vote again this election cycle, and I am writing to urge voters to vote “yes” on this imperative revenue source used to fund our school programs, which in turn make our community stronger.
Sports
Column: Florida may not be great, but good enough to win it all
By GREG LUCA | Oct. 14, 2012NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida won again, and as usual it wasn’t pretty.
Opinion
Darts & Laurels
Oct. 11, 2012It seems like the fall season is supposed to start with new episodes of TV shows, but instead it didn’t start until this week when the weather finally changed.
Opinion
Public media should be treasured, supported
Oct. 11, 2012Although it debuted before my time, so to speak, I have fond memories of watching “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a young child discovering the wonders of television in the living room of our tiny Orlando apartment.
Opinion
Millenials, it’s time to break out of the technology bubble
Oct. 11, 2012Our generation has tools that our parents and grandparents could only dream of, and groundbreaking technology seems to be at our fingertips with newer, smarter gadgets coming out one after another.
Sports
Picks: Vanderbilt
Oct. 11, 2012The alligatorSports crew will pile into the car today for a road trip to Nashville, Tenn., to watch Florida take on Vanderbilt. While we're on the road to the "Music City," what better way is there to pay homage to the county seat of Davidson County than by putting together a killer playlist for the ride? We could always crank up a little Elvis as we make detour to Graceland. Perhaps we'll all sit in stony silence as "Party in the U.S.A." plays on the radio while secretly freaking out in our minds. Nashville native Miley Cyrus is still hip, right? And then, who knows? We've been on the road at all hours of the night covering this beat like a bunch of "Ramblin' Men" and "Midnight Rider(s)," just like the Nashville-based Allman Brothers Band. There will be music, and there will be football. Nashville seems like a nice place.
Opinion
Affirmative Action - Keep it simple, stupid
Oct. 10, 2012It seems like there are always at least a dozen things to be angry about.
Opinion
Heat is fleeting; let’s hear it for Higgs
Oct. 10, 2012July 4, 2012 may well be a day that will be remembered as one of the great turning points in history. Yet for so many of us, this day went by without fanfare.
Sports
Column: Mobile quarterbacks like Jordan Rodgers a threat
By JOSH JURNOVOY | Oct. 10, 2012To the naked eye, the Florida defense has been dominant this season.
Opinion
Effing Florida - Of course the weird stuff happens here
Oct. 9, 2012There’s an elephant in the room. In fact, it’s in the whole state.
Opinion
Big Bird should not be an issue in election
Oct. 9, 2012The lovable figure from the children’s program “Sesame Street” entered the political fray amid presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s statements “I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS,” and “I like PBS. I love Big Bird ... I’m not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for it.”
Opinion
Why Bad Things Happen to Good People
Oct. 9, 2012I’m just going to level with you up front: I cry easily. You might label me a punk for admitting that, and I won’t dispute those claims, but I can’t control the atmospheric conditions that aggravate my sensitive tear ducts.
