Racism is Alive and Well in Castro’s Cuba
In many ways, Morejon and West are kindred souls. One of Cuba’s best known contemporary writers, she champions the rights of women and blacks in this island nation. He’s a Princeton University professor and an irascible public intellectual whom President Obama once called “an oracle.” The two are at the center of a festering debate over racism in Cuba, a country that thought it long ago escaped the swamp of racial bigotry and discrimination…
North Florida State Senate Races Take Shape
An incumbent Republican senator drew a potentially tough challenger Tuesday as Florida Democrats look to reclaim a seat and dent the 26-14 Senate majority the GOP has held for the past eight years. Perry McGriff, a longtime Gainesville insurance executive and former Florida Gator football and baseball standout, qualified as a Democratic candidate taking on Sen. Steve Oelrich, a Republican completing his first term in the Democratic voter-heavy district…
Prosecutors File Suit Over Bar Dues
Florida prosecutors on Tuesday asked the Florida Supreme Court to strike down a recently approved ban on using state money to pay for the Florida Bar dues of state employees who are lawyers. The ban would “adversely” affect prosecution of cases in Florida and would amount to a pay cut for the more than 1,800 [...]
Foreclosure Court Filings Down in First Quarter
The housing market may not be on its way to recovery just yet, but the number of foreclosure filings for the first quarter of the year are down significantly compared to the past two years. According to the Office of State Courts Administrator, the number of foreclosure filings for January through April stand at 105,149. [...]
Former WJXT Anchor Deborah Gianoulis to Run for State Senate
Deborah Gianoulis, former WJXT anchorwoman and education advocate, has thrown her hat into the ring as a candidate for Florida State Senate. She’s running as a Democrat for the District 8 seat currently held by Senator John Thrasher. Thrasher was first elected to this seat in a tough special election last Fall, following the death of Sen. Jim King…
Arizona Immigration Law Could Overwhelm Court System, Lawyers Say
Arizona’s impending crackdown on illegal immigrants has the potential to overwhelm the state’s court system with criminal and civil cases once enforcement begins, two Arizona immigration lawyers say. Without accompanying immigration reform…
New Girl in Town: This ‘Bachelorette’ is Still Single
I once tried to date several men at the same time without them knowing each other existed; they were all equally offended when they found out the truth. So I wonder if the error of my ways involved the secrecy of it all. Perhaps, I should have dated them all at once and let them each know. I am sure those relationships would have become lasting ones…
BP Cut Corners While Constructing Well
BP repeatedly cut corners on safety as it rushed to complete its deepwater oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, overlooking concerns raised by its contractors and some of its own employees, according to documents released Monday by congressional investigators. The oil giant did not follow standard industry procedures and may even…
32 Veterans’ Remains Reburied in Kentucky
RADCLIFF, Ky. — When Korean War veteran Sgt. Ronald Tharp died in 1986, his daughter chose to have his remains interred at Louisville’s historic Eastern Cemetery, home to soldiers and civilians stretching back before the Civil War. Instead, Tharp’s ashes have sat the past nine years largely forgotten on a shelf at the University of [...]
Big Ten Expansion Will Generate Big Bucks
The Big Ten is about to expand from 11 schools to 12 with the addition of Nebraska, and perhaps as many as 16 eventually. At the very least, that probably means splitting the conference into two divisions with a new postseason championship game in football worth perhaps $15 million in TV and other revenue…
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