OPINION — To our politicians: we’ll have whatever you’re having

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Sunday, July 23. 2017
If I was sitting at a table with a Washington lawmaker and we were looking over a health insurance menu, I’d keep it really simple when the waiter came. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Four Lokos, Florida man and a ghost boat

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Friday, July 14. 2017
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My wife and I walk down the beach, and I’m generally focused on my shin pain and how far we have to go. But one day last week at Daytona Beach was much different. My wife pointed to the water and said, “Hey look!” [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Sharks, shrimp, putt putt and sleep — the annual getaway

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Thursday, July 6. 2017
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The long car ride to Daytona is a summer tradition for the Mitchams. My dad and his family always made that trip when he was a kid. We also went when I was a boy. Now, my parents rent a place and invite my family and my sister’s crew. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The landscape of conversation, real and imagined

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Saturday, June 24. 2017
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There are conversations we have and then there are conversations we imagine, like what you really wish you could say to someone. Maybe it’s someone you can’t stand. Maybe it’s someone you love. Maybe it’s someone who’s gone. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: T-SPLOST would be huge boost for Madison County

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Tuesday, June 20. 2017
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Think of all the vehicles leaving Madison County on Christmas shopping trips, on nights on the town, on movie trips, ball games. If it involves spending money, Madison County residents are more likely to do it elsewhere than here. That’s just how it goes. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Violence is not the answer for the U.S.A.

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Thursday, June 8. 2017
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When outspoken white supremacist Richard Spencer was sucker punched months ago while giving an interview, some people laughed. Some called it funny and well deserved. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Are we bigger than our teams?

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Friday, May 26. 2017
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There was not a “but Mitt” aspect to the post 2012 elections. Once Romney lost, he was out of our thoughts. But Hillary is still in the conversation these days, because these times are strange. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: A broader outlook on health care reform

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Thursday, May 18. 2017
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If you are seriously injured in a wreck, you’re going to be taken by paramedics to the hospital and be treated no matter who you are. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The Internet and your time

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Friday, May 5. 2017
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Sometimes two competing ideas are both true. We don’t like this. We like one idea to be right and one to be wrong. But here’s an example of opposing truths: Yes, we have total control over what we click online. And, no we don’t have much control over what we click. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Oh no, ‘80s ‘Day After’ fears return?

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Friday, April 28. 2017
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I frequently click on videos for huge waves on YouTube. There’s something about 50-foot waves swallowing surfers that always holds my attention. I recently started watching footage of old atomic bomb tests in a similar way. I’m just transfixed by the power. For a moment, I can divorce myself from the meaning and just watch a spectacle. We can literally blow up the world. The old test footage is oddly beautiful, as if the sun has poked a finger into the chest of earth and the dust shoots skyward at the impact site. These are man-made tsunamis of fire and chaos. It’s impossible to look away. [Full Story »] 
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