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Having been around the electrical energy generation industry for the past three decades, I can tell you that the state of Florida is in desperate need ofa real energy policy.

This week, the friends of Barack Obama introduced into the political battle of 2012 the moral equivalent of poison gas.

Traumas suffered by a society generations ago can still have a negative effect centuries later.

WASHINGTON -- Oh, to be the fastest woman in the world.

Its amazing what you can get used to.

Books about the history of Harlem have long fascinated me -- my favorite being "When Harlem Was in Vogue" by David Levering Lewis.

There are reported instances of retired public employees being paid more than those still working 40 hours per week, and if current trends persist, there will be more.

This weekend Dan Gelber, former state senator and failed candidate in 2010 for attorney general, wrote to invite Charlie Crist to become aDemocrat. It is very fitting.

WASHINGTON -- Not surprisingly, Barbara Bush said it most succinctly: "The first lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does."