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Kissing Cousins

WHAT is it about watching young women being ravished by oversized middle-aged gorillas that presses so many buttons - and fuels so many King Kong movies, including the latest version opening on Wednesday?

Filed under Op-Eds on Monday, December 12, 2005.

UF Goes ‘Green’ With New Ideas

You don’t have to look hard this fall for evidence it’s high time to adopt a green, or environmentally conscious, approach to life.

Filed under Op-Eds on Wednesday, November 9, 2005.

UF reactor safe

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission sets the standard for all reactors.

Filed under Op-Eds on Sunday, October 30, 2005.

State will reap rewards from collaboration

With Scripps Florida set to break ground at its Palm Beach County headquarters Friday (Sept. 23), the news from the fledgling biomedical research institute is promising.

Filed under Op-Eds on Wednesday, September 21, 2005.

Roberts could share his view

In his opening statement Monday, Judge John G. Roberts Jr. said that while gazing on Indiana’s fields as a youth, he saw no boundaries or limitations to opportunity.

Filed under Op-Eds on Friday, September 16, 2005.

A win-win for people of faith

People of faith — particularly Christians and Jews — should applaud the Supreme Court for its decisions Monday in two Ten Commandments cases.

Filed under Op-Eds on Friday, July 1, 2005.

Hysteria Over Court’s Decision is Unwarranted

Critics of yesterday’s Supreme Court‛s Kelo decision, affirming that government can use the power of eminent domain to further economic development, are exaggerating the decision’s impact.

Filed under Op-Eds on Tuesday, June 28, 2005.

Privacy and court records – Committee seeks public input

As anyone who has followed recent news stories knows, the Internet has created a major clash between fundamental democratic values of open government and personal privacy – a clash only enhanced by its capacity to make information in Miami instantly available in Tokyo.

Filed under Op-Eds on Tuesday, May 31, 2005.

Scripps Florida is About Science, not Real Estate

News that the Scripps Research Institute is devising a Florida exit strategy because of continued delays over construction of its Palm Beach County headquarters should be a wakeup call to Floridians concerned about the state’s growth and economic well-being.

Filed under Op-Eds on Monday, May 23, 2005.

Curbing alcohol abuse on campus

In my 15 months as president of the University of Florida, my hardest days have been those when I’ve learned of a student’s death or serious injury.

Filed under Op-Eds on Sunday, April 17, 2005.