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The state's latest assessment shows that more than 40% of Florida's school children cannot handle grade-level work.
How does Florida have great schools and failing kids? | Column
A deeper look behind two reports on the state of education.
Why USF blew it by choosing Jim Leavitt for the Hall of Fame | Column
Jim Leavitt coaches the Bulls during a game in 2009.
The controversial football coach is scheduled to be inducted in October.
Bare feet at the airport taught us much about humanity | Column
Keep those New Balances on, for the shoe policy has changed at American airports.
We don’t have to take our shoes off for TSA anymore, so here’s to the dogs.
The ‘secret agents’ of the Gulf Coast and why their work is at risk | Column
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Budget cuts put these programs at risk.

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  1. Bare feet at the airport taught us much about humanity | Column
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    Keep those New Balances on, for the shoe policy has changed at American airports.
  2. The ‘secret agents’ of the Gulf Coast and why their work is at risk | Column
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    Florida Sea Grant
  3. A legal expert explains the law and Alligator Alcatraz detainees | Q&A
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    President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others, tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Ochopee.
  5. Rays’ season can be saved, but only if the bullpen is rescued first
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    Rays fans are tired of seeing this. Manager Kevin Cash takes the ball from relief pitcher Edwin Uceta after another painful outing. Uceta's ERA was 1.51 last season, but has ballooned to 5.53 in 2025.
  6. Pulling drinking water from the air? Yes, it’s happening | Column
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    Florida's high humidity helps atmospheric water generation systems, which pull potable water from the air.
  7. How am I doing? Maybe you don’t want to know | Column
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  8. How does Florida have great schools and failing kids? | Column
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    The state's latest assessment shows that more than 40% of Florida's school children cannot handle grade-level work.
  9. Why USF blew it by choosing Jim Leavitt for the Hall of Fame | Column
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    Jim Leavitt coaches the Bulls during a game in 2009.
  10. Alligator Alcatraz, Texas floods and our shared shame | Column
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  11. ‘Socialism’ is OK for Florida industry but not for regular people| Letters
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    A cluster of oranges grows in a grove in Sebring earlier this year.
  12. Here’s how Florida medical schools improve the health of all Floridians | Column
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    A view of a USF Health laboratory in downtown Tampa.
  13. Alligator Alcatraz a boon for Florida Republicans and Democrats | Column
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  14. Easy Trader Joe’s recipes for your news cycle anxiety | Column
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  15. The wish of Rays fans? An owner with a wallet as big as our dreams
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    A new ownership group could take over the Rays by the end of the 2025 season, and that's a positive sign. The next step is for Patrick Zalupski's ownership group to find a permanent home for the team in Tampa.
  16. Florida’s energy freedom can include small modular nuclear reactors | Column
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    Florida Power & Light's nuclear power plant in St. Lucie.
  17. Editorial Cartoons for Monday from Times Wire Services
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  18. Pam Bondi shows why she cannot be trusted to stand up to Trump | Letters
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  19. Seven years after the Parkland school shooting, the work isn’t over | Column
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    A day after the shootings in 2018, people attend a candlelight vigil for the victims at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland
  20. How to grow a thicker skin | Column
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    How to be braver and speak your mind in fractured times? That takes some toughening up.
  21. Alligator Alcatraz and the mutating racism of the Florida swamp | Column
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    President Donald Trump, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others, tour "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility earlier this month.
  22. ‘Right to Repair’ is vital for consumers and repair shops like mine | Column
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    The REPAIR Act would ensure vehicle owners can access data stored by their vehicles. The data can be used to help with repairs.
  23. Florida is growing unaffordable. Do politicians notice? | Column
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    Laura Shaw, a recent graduate pictured here on the USF St Petersburg campus on Dec. 18, 2024, said she was leaving Florida because of the politics, cost of living and lack of career opportunities.
  24. Donald Trump, Paramount Global and the ’60 Minutes’ travesty | Column
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    Paramount Global, which owns CBS, recently agreed to settle a lawsuit with President Donald Trump.
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