national politics

Today on Context Florida: Political elephants, MegaNanny Lottery and “Spotlight”

Published on November 30, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Today on Context Florida: Underneath the candidate smears that are so much a part of local and national politics, Marc Yacht says there are a number of critical issues that leave both Republicans and Democrats too far apart. Party posturing aside there is substance to both sides of each concern but an inability for friendly if not effective bipartisan discussion. The elephants in the room include the military, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and welfare. Money and debt…

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Today on Context Florida: Pet parenting, faculty tenure and 10 commandments of climate change

Published on March 25, 2015 in Apolitical/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Today on Context Florida: It is stupid to equate parenting with pet ownership, says Steven Kurlander, and misguided in terms of how we in American society think about animals and our relationship with them. Pets, and animals too, are not humans, and should not be considered or treated as such. Few hot-button topics are hotter among university faculty than whether tenure is essential to academic freedom and quality teaching, says former University of North Florida educator Dan Dundon. Tenure reform sometimes…

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