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Editorial: Injunction will not restore voter registration numbers
Last year, Florida passed HB 135, a law that, among other restrictions, curbed voter registration campaigns, requiring third-party organizations to turn over registrations to the state within 48 hours. On May 31, U.S.
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Column: Individual mandate needed in health care
Speaker of the House John Boehner is committed to “repealing Obamacare in its entirety,” stating that “anything short of that is unacceptable.” While the American public remains divided on the issue, the Republican Party is not.
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Column: No quick fix for the student loan debt crisis
Experts link high education levels with better health, work productivity and economic growth, but what happens when tuition costs continually increase, employment opportunities fizzle and student debt hits $904 billion? Since the 1990s the average tuition rate at 4-year universities have doubled.
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Column: Beyond black and white
After the shooting of Trayvon Martin in late February, police identified George Zimmerman as a white man. It’s no surprise that once the press got their hands on the story, the media sunk its teeth in, delighted to make headlines with another narrative on white-on-black crime.
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Editorial: Sugary drink ban misguided
This past Thursday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to prohibit the sale of large sugary drinks — particularly 16-oz. drinks with at least 25 calories per eight ounces. This would include nearly all sodas, sweetened teas and some juices.
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Column: Intoxication spray will create issues
As if our generation needed another excuse or pathway for intoxication, French-American scientist David Edwards has released a spray, which, when ingested, causes brief intoxication with no after-effects. No puking. No headaches. You can even pass an alcohol test.
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Column: Rise of the mainstream feminist
In an election year focused on resuscitating the struggling economy, few could have predicted the central role feminism is playing in political debates.
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Column: Trump could damage Romney’s campaign
Donald Trump simply won’t give it up. In another attempt to push the "birther" theory, Trump interviewed via telephone with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and repeated his claims denouncing President Barack Obama’s legitimacy to hold the highest office in the nation.
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Column: Human disregard plays into plastic bag ban
Los Angeles made history last week when it became the largest city to pass the much-discussed plastic bag ban, catalyzing the transition from a small-scale, grassroots movement to one that’s in the mainstream consciousness. According to the Los Angeles Times, the L.A.