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Today on Context Florida: Medicare foes, pro-life attacks and skunks in Martin County

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Today on Context Florida: America’s doctors have long since made their peace with Medicare, which marked its 50th anniversary last week, but Martin Dyckman says the program’s oldest and most implacable enemy, the ideological right wing, is still bent on destroying it. In their libertarian outlook, any government program that helps people deprives them of liberty. Dyckman doesn’t doubt that some of them truly believe this, although with others it is simple selfishness coated with snake oil. Pro-life proponents continue their…

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Today on Context Florida: Donald Trump — comedian or candidate, Botox and International Year of Light

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Today on Context Florida: Donald Trump understands that when running for office any news is good news, Marc Yacht writes.  A campaign manager will argue that garnering media attention will improve name recognition and such attention means votes. No candidate gains more successful press attention than presidential hopeful Donald Trump. But as a serious presidential candidate, though, Yacht says the nation would fare better if he keeps his day job. After sending her best friend a selfie, Catherine Durkin Robinson received…

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Today on Context Florida: Agricultural subsidies, the gun lobby and middle class champions

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Today on Context Florida: Alan Farago says that for decades, conservatives have lamented federal subsidies in American farm policy. Strangely, the wailing falls silent south of the Georgia border. In Tallahassee, the glad-handing and back slapping by agriculture interests and supporters is ubiquitous. Farago adds that time to end implicit subsidies that enrich a few at the expense of many, which weaken environmental laws and protections that protect Floridians and future generations, is now. Eric Conrad is a Southern, white, gun-owning…

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Today on Context Florida: Gun control compromise, national parks and Donald Trump

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Today on Context Florida: Marc Yacht asks if another gun tragedy, such as the recent Lafayette, La., theater shooting will finally lead to change. The two sides, pro-gun and pro-regulation must sit down. Both issues need attention: mental health services and sensible gun policy. Mental health needs are cited by both groups. Perhaps, that’s a good place to begin needed collaboration. Florida’s nine national parks are suffering, Joseph H. Carter says, needing about $190 million in crucial maintenance left unfunded and…

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Today on Context Florida: Iran nuclear deal, energy diversification and patience

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Today on Context Florida: Political opportunists and wannabes worldwide are working their mouths and typing fingers overtime this week, Daniel Tilson says, trying to turn American public opinion against the Iran nuclear deal in hopes Congress refuses to approve it this summer. And they’re not all seeking the 2016 Republican presidential nomination either — not yet anyway. In fact, the leader of the pack of peace-busters is a foreigner, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whether or not one agrees about the…

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Today on Context Florida: Right-wing losses, Dog Days of Summer and vaccinations

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Today on Context Florida: Martin Dyckman says it is amusing, in a wry sort of way, to witness the tantrums and hear the gnashing of teeth in right-wing circles over the several big cases they have just lost at the U.S. Supreme Court. Spare them no sympathy. You might think that losing has become more than they can bear. For Major League Baseball fans like Dan Tilson, “Dog Days of Summer” describes the sultry stretch of the six-month regular season when…

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Today on Context Florida: squandering taxpayer money, short-term failure and Robert Avossa

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Today on Context Florida: Diane Roberts writes that there is little doubt you’re wondering what new ways Florida’s alleged leaders have found to squander taxpayer money, suck up to the rich and further foul Florida’s environment. Well, prepare to be impressed, she says: The Rick Scott administration is suing the feds for trying to protect rivers and wetlands. Why should water get special rights, Roberts asks. Does water think it’s gay or something? According to Jeff Kottkamp and Rich Ramos, the…

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