Today on Context Florida:
After vowing to not only overturn Obamacare, but to repeal “every word” of it, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is signing up his family for healthcare using the dreaded, socialist, competition-stifling, Affordable Care Act. However, Peter Schorsch explains why Cruz is not the real hypocrite in this case.
Bob Sparks says that logic, passion and courage are what describes guns-on-campus debate. Although there are plausible arguments from both sides, the recent campus shooting at Florida State provided some impetus to the issue. Campuses are soft targets for terrorists or deranged mass murderers. They also contain thousands of young women in classrooms, dormitories and sororities who should have a choice on the best way to protect themselves.
While attending a college information program with my high school son recently, William Mattox heard an admissions officer say something every Florida legislator ought to hear. “The three most important letters in the college selection process aren’t S-A-T or A-C-T … The three most important letters are F-I-T.”
While the work of Nancy Brinker, founder and chair of Global Strategy for Susan G. Komen, focuses on women’s breast cancer, her personal and professional experiences have inspired her to get involved with changing legislation to remove stigma and discrimination for others, especially when it can affect one’s ability to gain access to healthcare. That is why she is publicly voicing her personal support for passage of the Florida Competitive Workforce Act.
