The headline: City Manager Lee Feldman is resigning. Despite retaining the support and confidence of four of his seven city…
Kant can’t, who can?
Let’s take him at his word. UF President Kant “No Authority” Fuchs is powerless to protect his faculty in this…
Marie, Eleanor and Lauren
The poet known as Marie de France was a Renaissance woman long before there was even a Renaissance. Said to…
The abbess who did
A review of Gainesville author Lauren Groff’s newest novel. By Ron Cunningham. In his 1951 sci-fi classic “The Disappearance,” Philip…
Kent, Carlee and Alfred
Maybe half a million people flocked to the Black Hills for this year’s Sturgis rally. And if Death didn’t actually…
Breaking the code
When he was Speaker of the Florida House, Ralph Haben had a favorite phrase he trotted out when someone finally…
The right to work
Florida is a “Right To Work” state, which, perversely, means that while you may have a right to work, you…
The electrics are coming
The young lady zipped along 13th Street on a rental e-scooter, grocery bags precariously swinging from the steering handle. On…
Courage in the academy
The Gators will very likely beat the Gamecocks when they meet on the football field later this fall. But make…
Great expectations
I’m pleased to report that, as of today, it’s all systems go for Saturdays at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Full…
