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Florida Fueled the First Earth Day; Now We Need Another One
Earth Day is coming up next Monday, which will probably elicit a fervent “meh” from a lot of people. These days, Earth Day seems more like a marketing gimmick than a holiday, not unlike President’s Day. It’s more about greenbacks than being green. Read more
Apr. 20, 2024
4:54 p.m.
Legislators Don't Care if Workers Die
Our legislators did not toil nor spin in the sweltering outdoors when -- in air-conditioned comfort -- they filed, debated, and voted for a bill (HB 433) to block local governments from requiring contractors to provide heat safety measures to protect Read more
Mar. 31, 2024
7:07 p.m.
Fla.’s Authoritarian Rule Is Rife With Censorship
How about this for a new state slogan? Read more
Mar. 21, 2024
10:26 a.m.
Women’s Rights Under Attack in Florida and Nationwide
What’s America’s biggest problem? Read more
Mar. 07, 2024
2:09 p.m.
The US Is Turning Back the Clock on World Peace
The United States swings back and forth between being isolationist and accepting its role as a world superpower. We were reluctant to enter World War I, a European war. We were dragged into World War II by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But after Read more
Mar. 01, 2024
11:30 a.m.
Banning the Dictionary Could Be the Last Straw
If a governor, state representative or school district resorts to banning books, they have already lost the fight between competing ideas. Read more
Mar. 01, 2024
11:15 a.m.
Everglades Central to Florida’s Clean Water Economy
The Biscayne Times has covered the health of Biscayne Bay multiple times in recent months. Clean water and healthy ecosystems support our economy not only in Miami-Dade, but in the entire state of Florida. Read more
Feb. 01, 2024
5:00 a.m.
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