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Sunday’s editorial pages

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A healty dose of debate over health care, hunger and transportation can be found in Sunday’s editorial pages: St. Petersburg Times – Good social policy, good business: University of South Florida president Judy Genshaft served her institution and her community well last week in announcing that USF would extend benefits to the domestic partners of its employees. The announcement was but a small part of Genshaft’s annual “State of the University” address. But it marked a big step forward in…

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A month after helping to run him out of town, Times publishes op-ed from controversial doc David McKalip

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One month after helping to run controversial doctor David McKalip out of town after he emailed a racist photo of President Barack Obama, the St. Petersburg Times published an op-ed from McKalip in which the neurosurgeon continued his efforts to block Obama’s health care plan. You can listen to McKalip’s speech here). After his public shaming, MacKalip did not go quietly into the night. He broke off from a family vacation in Yellowstone to attend a TEA Party in Montana…

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Sunday’s editorial pages

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A back-to-school theme finds its way into many of the editorials found in today’s Sunday papers. St. Petersburg Times – USF students brave ethical stands worth of notice: At least twice this year, students at the University of South Florida have been put in the difficult position of deciding whether to overlook superiors’ wrongdoing or tell the truth. In the end, they demonstrating more integrity than their superiors. They should be commended by USF and the community. Daytona News Journal…

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Disgraced doc David McKalip breaks from family vacation in Yellowstone to attend TEA Party, blast Obama’s health care plan

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When the typical American family goes on vacation to Yellowstone National Park, they go to Ol’ Faithful, they take photos of the wildlife, keep an eye out for the occasional bear. You know, the whole ‘taking in nature’ thing. Not Dr. David McKalip. You may remember him as the St. Petersburg doctor who emailed out a photoshopped picture of Barack Obama depicted as a witch doctor. As president-elect of the Pinellas Medical Association and a prominent opponent of the President’s…

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