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Florida's Secretive Immigration Detention Center, Explained Aug. 18, 2025
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
Deep in the Florida Everglades, a new immigration detention facility has appeared almost overnight. ... Read More
For Both Body and Spirit: Take a Hike May. 10, 2025
By Victor Block During a recent visit to Florida, I strolled along a section of a trail that provide... Read More
A Tale of Two East Coast Boardwalks Apr. 13, 2025
By Candyce H. Stapen Pedaling along the boardwalk to the rhythmic whoosh of the breaking waves, firs... Read More
Lawn Gone Liberty: The Update Apr. 02, 2025
It's finally spring. Better mow your lawn. If you don't, your town government may fine you thousands... Read More
Big Fun in a Tiny Town: Goodland, Florida Mar. 29, 2025
By Fyllis Hockman Rarely is the word "funky" used to describe an entire town, but welcome to Goodlan... Read More
In 'Nickel Boys,' Shame Mirrors American Apathy Feb. 08, 2025
First, the Florida of it all registers. Oranges, gators, crystal blue skies full of possibility. The... Read More
Nature Hits a High Note in Naples, Florida Jan. 26, 2025
By Victor Block One morning I take a sightseeing drive through a neighborhood of palatial mansions w... Read More
Evidence Points to Supreme Court as Enemy of Democracy Jan. 08, 2025
American politics are a mess. Congress is so tied in knots that it can barely fund the federal gover... Read More
Florida Women, It's Time To Get Our IUDs Nov. 09, 2024
The first thing I did Wednesday was think, well, punk music is poised to have a big comeback. Shortl... Read More
Trump's Climate Chaos Will Only Hurt Us Nov. 02, 2024
You may have heard about a sudden rash of newspaper editorial boards, including the one at the compa... Read More
A Requiem for Debris Oct. 19, 2024
The mattresses. They're so sad. I keep sharing this thought with people who scrunch up their brows. ... Read More
What If the Victims of These Hurricane Natural Disasters Were Black? Oct. 13, 2024
Remember when a Republican president (Gerald Ford) refused to give money to a bankrupt New York City... Read More
Warming Comes for Florida's Economy Oct. 10, 2024
Florida was the future. The weather's balmy in winter, the beaches are divine and there's no persona... Read More
Spiritualists Find a Home in Cassadaga, Florida Oct. 05, 2024
By Victor Block As my wife, Fyllis, and I contemplated our visit to the tiny town of Cassadaga, Flor... Read More
Can We Continue To Live on the Edge of Disaster? Oct. 05, 2024
Are you OK? How did you fare? Storm victims woke pelting impossible questions into the ether, te... Read More
Trump Probably Doesn't Give a Damn About IVF Sep. 19, 2024
Donald Trump said he wants the government or insurers to pay for in vitro fertilization treatments. ... Read More
Cruising Along with Ted Cruz May. 29, 2024
A Republican senator once tried excusing the egomaniacal right-wing nastiness of his colleague, Ted ... Read More
Texas and Florida Say the First Amendment Must Be Sacrificed to Save It: Supreme Court Arguments About Two Social Media Laws Highlight a Dangerous Conflation of State and Private Action Feb. 28, 2024
A social media platform is like a telegraph, Texas Solicitor General Aaron Nielson told the Supreme ... Read More
Miami Is Fine for a Family Getaway Feb. 10, 2024
By Candyce H. Stapen What's the key to a Miami Beach area family vacation? Pair shore time with off... Read More
Walmart and Abduction: America's Favorite Things! Feb. 08, 2024
Sometimes I can't tell if I'm overly trusting or if the world is the opposite, and here's a perfect ... Read More
