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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: 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: Charlie Crist, climate change and good news

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Today on Context Florida: While thinning files last week, Martin Dyckman came across one labeled “Crist” and wondered whether to dump it. After successive losses for the U.S. Senate and for governor again, hadn’t Charlie reached the end of the line, he thought. No, something will happen to bring him back. The next day, something did. On climate change adaptation, Alan Farago says the hour is very late. Only seven years ago the mainstream media began reporting the likelihood that warming temperatures…

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Today on Context Florida: NBA social consciousness, symbolism of The 4th and Confederate flag must go

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Today on Context Florida: Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, offers his National Basketball Association all-star team of social conscience. The NBA has always led other leagues on best hiring practices both for people of color and women, and has been the most progressive with its policies and impact on communities. So it’s not surprising that basketball is Lapchick’s favorite sport. As we prepare to celebrate the holiday formally called Independence Day but more commonly…

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Today on Context Florida: Health care regret, hate groups, ‘be nice’ and more than a number

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Today on Context Florida: Republicans who have left no stone unturned in efforts to crush Obamacare are having second thoughts as they realize 6.4 million could lose their health insurance, says Marc Yacht. The chaos created by such action lies at the feet of conservative Republicans and the ultimate cost at the polls is yet to be determined. It brings up the adage, “Be careful what you want; you may get it!” The murder of a pastor and eight parishioners in their…

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Today on Context Florida: Jeb’s mojo, universal health care and the University of Central Florida

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Today on Context Florida: For the past several weeks the mainstream press has reveled in pummeling the soft underbelly of the Bush non-campaign, writes Peter Schorsch. From a bad week on the trail when Jeb couldn’t provide a cogent response to the Iraq war question, to a host of new occupants pushing their way into the Republican presidential clown car, to an alleged “shake-up” on his staff that involved, let’s see, giving a guy from Iowa a different title in Jeb’s…

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