Tag: politics
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City of New Port Richey Adopts New Urban Farm Ordinance
Congratulations to the City of New Port Richey on the its new urban farm ordinance! With the approval of the City Council on February 19, 2013, New Port Richey joins a relatively select (but growing) group of Florida municipalities with formal ordinances permitting farming on private property. Notably, the New Port Richey ordinance allows for…
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EDITORIAL: Corporations are People and The Earth is the Center of the Universe
Citizens in a few select states are being inundated by advertisements and phone contacts (many of them robo-calls) on behalf of Presidential candidates. Florida is one of those states. They are called battleground states because the polls indicate that neither candidate has a significant lead – so there is a battle for voters’ support. Others…
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The Question of Green Jobs and the Economic Future in Florida
As we move toward the November elections, one item that is and will continue to be a topic of debate and deliberation is the state of the economy. From what we have observed, it appears the actual condition of the nation’s economy is difficult for many to understand. Professional economists as well as the general…