Afterthoughts from the U.N. Address
It was the most Obamaesque address to date. “For those who question the character and cause of my nation,” the president pronounced Wednesday, “I ask you to look at the concrete actions we have taken in just nine months.” America is 233 years old. Some think that there are ample accomplishments speaking to our character [...]
O’Neill Spooked by Rave Reviews for ‘Family’
The raft of rave reviews that preceded Ed O’Neill’s “Modern Family” sitcom onto the ABC lineup this week is being received with a mixed response by the actor. “It’s kind of spooky,” says the man who first found television fame as Al Bundy on the long running “Married … with Children.” “I’m not used to [...]
Race and Stupidity
God save me from my friends — I can take care of my enemies. So President Obama must be muttering today. Ten days ago, the president played his ace of trumps. He went before a joint session of Congress to lay out his health care plans, confront the “demagoguery” of critics who had resorted to [...]
Bud Chiles Considering a Run for Florida CFO
With Miami Mayor Manny Diaz the latest to quash talk of his running for Chief Financial Officer, Florida Democrats may turn to an even better-known name in hopes of retaining the party’s lone Cabinet seat. Lawton “Bud” Chiles III, son of the late Democratic governor, said the post being vacated by Alex Sink is one [...]
Tennessee Coach Apologizes for Remark
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – An off-the-cuff comment by University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has apologized for an unscripted comment he made at a charity fundraiser Thursday. Pearl is apologizing if anyone was offended by the remark he made when he was one of the featured speakers at a recent kickoff for charity fundraiser [...]
Navy Brass Open to Women on Submarines
Women should be allowed to serve aboard submarines, and the Navy is “moving out aggressively” to make it happen, according to the service’s top civilian. “I believe women should have every opportunity to serve at sea, and that includes aboard submarines,” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday in a statement to Navy Times. His comment [...]
Swine Flu Vaccinations On The Way
States are expected to begin ordering their share of the nation’s H1N1 flu vaccine on Wednesday, said Paul Jarris, executive director of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. That day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brings its secure ordering site online. Distribution of the vaccine is expected to start sometime in [...]
HIV Vaccine Pair Shows Promise
A study showing that a pair of experimental vaccines have blocked HIV infection in humans for the first time has rekindled hopes of taming the AIDS virus after decades of setbacks, researchers said Thursday. The U.S.-funded study involving more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand found that pairing the vaccines reduced the number of infections by [...]
Universities Waiting to See How Bad Flu Will Be
Universities are accustomed to having a large number of students in a confined space. What they aren’t used to dealing with is a pandemic that is taking many of their students out of class and landing them in campus health clinics. Health centers at the 11 public universities across the state are seeing hundreds of [...]
Florida Pension Fund Back Up to 100 Percent
Florida’s pension fund is back to full-funded status with the state’s investment portfolio having rebounded, state money managers told advisory panelists Thursday during a quarterly performance review. With $111 billion in estimated assets, the Florida Retirement System has increased nearly 17 percent since the first of the year and is up from a low of [...]
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