Editorials About Politics
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Legislative Shame: Base Medicaid on Reality
Scorn. A bright, beautiful morning blazed across Lake Hollingsworth and through the northeasterly windows of the Lakeland Yacht & Country Club on Thursday.
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Online Merchandising: Pass Internet Sales Tax Collection
Finally, something on which the vast majority of U.S. senators can agree: Internet shoppers should pay the same sales taxes as anyone else.
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U.S. Justice Department: Grave News Intrusion
One would think that the uppermost officials in the nation charged with ensuring that federal laws are upheld would have a full understanding of the legal system.
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Grand Jury Report On Police: Nothing to See, Lakelanders
In January, The Ledger wrote articles about the Lakeland Police Department withholding public records. Indeed, the department sometimes said no such records existed.
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Nuclear Power Plants: Freeloading in Florida
Lawmakers have reminded us once again who their masters are when they're in session in Tallahassee — and it's not the people of Florida.
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Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands
On this day in 1940, Winston Churchill gave his first speech to Parliament as prime minister of Great Britain. It became a famous call to arms early in World War II.
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Anti-Environmental Bill: Save Florida From Harm
The Florida Legislature has sent anti-environmental legislation to Gov. Rick Scott.
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Texting While Driving: Fingers Off the Phone
Seldom have legislators had to work so hard to make such modest progress. The legislation — banning texting while driving — passed on Holder's fifth try and Detert's fourth.
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Polk Transit Funding: Sales Tax Vote Could Pay Off
Polk County is the size of a small state — between Rhode Island and Delaware in area. To get around the county takes a lot of driving, particularly if an appointment or business matter is a good stretch away in one of Polk's 17 cities or the...
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Mental Health: Florida Gun Bill Limited
NRA-backed legislation, approved by the Legislature, is supposed to help keep firearms away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others.
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Florida's Springs: Talking in Opposite Directions
The have been two distinct conversations going on about Florida's freshwater springs. One conversation is being held in communities and is focused on the urgent need to stop the degradation of springs that are equal parts environmental and economic...
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Public Deeds: Gigs and Garlands
On this day in 1889, the Eiffel Tower opened to the public in Paris. At the time of its opening, the wrought-iron lattice tower served as the entrance arch to the Exposition Universelle.