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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Elected officials need to actually do their jobs

Earlier this week, The Associated Press reported that Republican Governor of Maine, Paul LePage, spent almost $53,000 on attorneys in an attempt to exorcise thousands of young people from Medicaid. The attempt failed. What’s even more frustrating about Gov. LePage’s actions is that Maine’s attorney general informed the governor’s office that the lawsuit would likely fail. [1]


New head football coach Jim McElwain speaks at his opening press conference in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Notebook: Collins prepping Florida's 'psycho' defense

Geoff Collins is a psycho — or at least, that’s the name given to his brand of aggressive defense. "The psycho defense" is ready to be installed as Collins and the rest of the Gators staff officially took over with a team meeting Monday night and the defensive assistant coaches met with the media Thursday.


Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels: bombings, same-sex marriage and pub subs

Good morning, Gators, and happy Friday. If you’re reading this, congratulations! You’ve survived Thursday’s unnaturally frigid weather and lived to fight another day. Presumably, you made it through syllabus week as well. For that, give yourself a pat on the back and take a gander at this last-day-of-the-first-week-of-school edition of... 


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