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On growth issues, Martin County starts to make peace
When former county commissioner Maggy Hurchalla invited elected officials and residents to an open public forum on goals for Martin’s protective growth plan, she hoped they’d be interested.Sally Swartz...
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Martin County’s lame duck faction still doing favors for friends
After voters tossed two of its three members in the Aug. 14 primary election, the Martin County Commission majority is not leaving quietly. If Tuesday’s meeting is any indication, the Doug...
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Will west Boca video cost Romney the election?
For Mitt Romney, there wouldn’t have been a good time for release of video showing him at a fundraiser west of Boca Raton last May. Monday’s release, though, was especially ill-timed.A Gallup tracking...
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Are West Palm Beach officials hiding something on Digital Domain?
West Palm Beach already has lost $2 million of its residents’ money on the failed Digital Domain deal.Former Digital Domain CEO John Textor addresses the West Palm Beach City Commission shortly before...
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Should government tax the churches?
Tuesday’s Palm Beach Post reported that Palm Beach County governments lose $37.4 million in property tax revenue each year because of the tax exemption for non-profit organizations. “Non-profit”...
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Was Ikea wrong to delete women from Saudi catalog?
Ikea says it now regrets the decision to delete images of women from the Saudi version of its catalog.Ikea deleted the pajama-clad woman from the catalog circulated in Saudi Arabia (AP photo) The...
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Was unemployment drop a pro-Obama conspiracy?
You could see this one coming as soon as the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced September unemployment figures on Friday morning.Top: Jack Welsh's tweet questioning September unemployment figures...
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Will Florida insurance rates go up because of Hurricane Sandy?
The insurance industry is insisting that rates in Florida won’t go up because of the billions in damage that Hurricane Sandy has caused up north.Taxi cabs sit in a Hoboken, N.J., parking lot flooded by...
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Credit Gov. Scott or President Obama for Florida job growth?
The good news is that Florida’s unemployment rate is going down.Gov. Scott and President Obama have contrary policies, but each claims credit for spurring the economy. (AP file photos) Palm Beach Post...
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Will Obama and Congress avert the fiscal cliff?
Investors apparently were feeling better Monday about the prospect of a federal budget agreement. After taking a hit most of last week, stocks were up to start Thanksgiving week.House Speaker John...
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Back to open government, careful growth in Martin County
Residents in the careful growth crowd are easy to identify. Sport shirts, shorts and jeans and no ties for the men, capris and cotton tops for the women. Flip-flops and sandals rule. The Jupiter Island...
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Who deserves blame for breakdown in fiscal cliff talks?
After House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” approach fell apart Thursday night, the Republican leader said it now is up to President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, to come up...
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New Martin commission takes back duties unwisely ceded
On Tuesday, the new, careful-growth Martin County Commission majority corrected a mistake the old commission made two years ago. The new commission took back control of the Community Redevelopment...
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Would going over fiscal cliff be a disaster?
Protesters in Texas call on Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. (Austin-American Statesman file photo)A high-level White House meeting on Friday afternoon apparently brought no breakthroughs in fiscal...
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Is Hastings right that Obama can bypass Congress to raise the debt limit?
The Post’s George Bennett reports that Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, is urging President Barack Obama to bypass Congress and raise the debt limit on his own.As shown in this Debt Clock in New York,...
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New Martin commission cracks down on the Business Development Board
On Tuesday, the new Martin County Commission majority voted to tighten the leash on the Business Development Board, the spoiled and pampered darling of Martin’s business community and the old...
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Do Florida teachers deserve a $2,500 across-the-board raise?
Gov. Rick Scott says he will recommend that legislators approve adding $480 million to the education budget to give all full-time teachers a $2,500 pay raise.Gov. Rick Scott, joined by Orange County...
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Should the Legislature give the Daytona Speedway a tax break for renovations?
The Daytona Beach News-Journal is reporting that owners of the Daytona International Speedway might ask the Florida Legislature for a tax break to help pay for renovations at the racetrack.The Grand-Am...
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Was Marco Rubio right to vote against increasing the debt limit?
President Barack Obama has signed legislation to raise the debt limit above $16.4 trillion. The measure lets the government borrow money to pay its bills through May 18.Sen. Rubio said he would not...
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Does end of Saturday letter delivery signal end of the Postal Service?
A mail carrier completes his rounds despite the snow. But Saturdays? Those will be a problem. (AP file photo)The U.S. Postal Service, whose name by name probably starts with “beleaguered,” announced...
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