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Vanishing springs in Florida, a paradise lost

by | Mar 8, 2013 | Column

A number of years ago, I wrote a column titled, “Florida, a Paradise Lost.” Not long afterward, in 2005, a book titled, Paradise Lost: the Environmental History of Florida, was published. My first experience in peninsular Florida was during the summer of 1952 when I...

What is your state of the union?

by | Mar 8, 2013 | Column

Beginning with George Washington’s first message delivered before a joint session of Congress on Jan. 8, 1801, the State of the Union speech has been made annually by the President of the United States. Required by the Constitution as a report on the condition of the...

Hamburgers the way they used to be

by | Mar 8, 2013 | Column

Students, our lesson today is on shrimps and cow meat. Athletes are not the only things that have discovered steroids. Remember when a hamburger was just a juicy hunk  of ground steak in a bun? Oh, there might be a slice of ‘mater in there. Maybe some pickles. Perhaps...