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FAMU hazing would not be tolerated in football

Beth Kassab — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:57:00 GMT

If Robert Champion were a quarterback instead of a drum major , and Julian White were head coach instead of band director, the scene at FAMU would be very different today.

Roundabout best for Winter Garden, despite what traffic survey may show

Beth Kassab — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:07:00 GMT

You don't have to conduct a survey to find out from rush-hour drivers that they don't want to wait even longer each day to pass through a congested intersection.

UCF fast growth also has consequences

Beth Kassab — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:34:00 GMT

Jeb Bush recently praised UCF for its "meteoric rise."

Zimmerman murder case looks like long shot

Beth Kassab — Sat, 19 May 2012 20:30:00 GMT

Unless Angela Corey has something she's not telling us, her second-degree-murder case against George Zimmerman is looking more and more like a long shot.

FCAT standards need to be higher if we really want kids to improve

Beth Kassab — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:23:00 GMT

Maybe we can start getting to the bottom of the great FCAT plunge now that school superintendents and principals have retrieved their jaws from the floor after seeing the latest writing scores.

Urban chickens, schools and nukes get readers writing

Beth Kassab — Mon, 14 May 2012 22:59:00 GMT

Time again for you to write and for me to listen. You've had a lot to say and I love hearing it. Keep it up.

Time magazine breast-feeding cover casts judgment on moms

Beth Kassab — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Maitland mom Lisa Dunham breast-fed her two oldest children until they were toddlers and plans to do the same with her 13-month-old.

Chickens help Orlando wing more appeal for creative class

Beth Kassab — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:42:00 GMT

Buddy Dyer has always said he wanted to appeal to the "creative class."

Big government is bad, except when talking schools

Beth Kassab — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:26:04 GMT

You don't get much more conservative than Seminole County, where a Democrat running for president hasn't won since Franklin Roosevelt.

Joke is on Progress customers stuck paying nuclear tax

Beth Kassab — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:50:00 GMT

Stop me if you've heard this one.

George Zimmerman's risky social media push first of its kind

Beth Kassab — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:38:00 GMT

Days into an unprecedented social-media push on behalf of a criminal defendant, George Zimmerman's attorney,Mark O'Mara, is already owning up to two missteps.

Blame Hardest Hit Fund failure on greed, politics

Beth Kassab — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:25:00 GMT

If Florida really wants to help struggling homeowners, the state might as well direct its bureaucrats to stand along I-4 and I-95 and hand out wads of cash during rush-hour traffic jams.

Public schools must do better at selling themselves

Beth Kassab — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:08:00 GMT

Administrators of traditional public schools must see the decline and potential demise of the U.S. Postal Service and shudder.

Holy Land mansions nothing like most parsonages

Beth Kassab — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:03:00 GMT

For Pastor Bruce Allen of Orlando's University Baptist Church, the 1,820-square-foot parsonage he calls home is more than enough for him, his wife and their three boys.

O'Mara helping George Zimmerman in court of public opinion

Beth Kassab — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:15:00 GMT

A month ago, this moment seemed about as far off as the next NASA moon landing: George Zimmerman is beginning to look like a regular guy.

Politicians, step up and help SunRail succeed

Beth Kassab — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:38:00 GMT

Marketing SunRail to greenies and stressed-out commuters will be easy.

Mommy wars are figments of political fiction

Beth Kassab — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:02:00 GMT

It's awfully quiet on my cul-de-sac, considering us moms are going to war with each other.

Top 10 lessons to take away from the Trayvon Martin case so far

Beth Kassab — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:59:00 GMT

Act I may be over. George Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. And Trayvon Martin's parents thanked prosecutors for holding him accountable for their son's death.

George Zimmerman's arrest had its beginning with Trayvon Martin's father asking for justice

Beth Kassab — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 02:59:00 GMT

To think that Wednesday's massive press event in Jacksonville began with a father's plea for justice one month ago in Sanford.

So many of us are armed and we're not any safer

Beth Kassab — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:38:00 GMT

It was just eight months ago when our cowboy-boot-wearing governor was urging Florida to be more like Texas in every way.

Brandywine's will go down as another piece of Orlando nostalgia

Beth Kassab — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 00:10:00 GMT

Some places come and go, and we hardly notice. Others are around so long they weave themselves into our lives. They comfort us like a warm blanket.

Publix plane crash leaves survivor feeling lucky

Beth Kassab — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:39:00 GMT

Every working mom has been there.

Top 10 most outrageous moments in Trayvon Martin case

Beth Kassab — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:17:19 GMT

Welcome to civil discourse in 2012.

Thanks for adding to my commute

Beth Kassab — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:13:00 GMT

Ever since the local road czars played presto chango with the interchange between State Roads 408 and 417 three weeks ago, something is off during my daily commute.

Irresponsible rhetoric takes focus off crucial issues in Trayvon Martin case

Beth Kassab — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:04:00 GMT

The New Black Panthers and Geraldo Rivera have something in common.