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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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Florida Alligator
OPINION  |  COLUMNS

America needs limited government involvement

Health care and education are two of the most highly debated policy areas today. President Donald Trump has advocated to diminish the level of government involvement in both areas, which are currently at the highest they have ever been in U.S. history. Based on historical trends and empirical and theoretical evidence, increased government involvement in any area where it is not absolutely necessary has served only to decrease the value created by institutions. Arguments that favor greater government control and regulation run counter to objective facts.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘The Ultimate Towing scam’

Readers beware: I feel the need to report something that happened to my family, which supposedly happens quite often at UF. It has to do with parking your car in the areas of tow-away zones, which includes most places on and surrounding UF’s campus.


Florida Power & Light’s Horizon Solar Energy Center will be made up of 330,000 photovoltaic solar cells capable of generating 74.5 megawatts of electricity a year, said FPL spokesperson Stephen Heiman. By 2023, FPL plans to be able to power 420,000 homes with the energy collected through solar panels. 
METRO

FPL lights up homes with solar panels

By early 2018, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) will have almost doubled its use of clean solar energy through the construction of eight new solar parks, including one in Hawthorne on the border of Alachua and Putnam county.


THE AVENUE  |  MUSIC

Music mavens: bringing girl power to your playlist

In my last music review, I listed several great options for anyone’s summer playlist — from DJ Khaled to Calvin Harris to LANY. However, I left out a key part of what’s currently dominating the charts — female talent. So, in this follow up, here are some female artists releasing amazing music for your soundtrack.



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