State House approves tax reformThe House committee approved a tax reform supported by business interests.The House Fiscal Policy and Resource Committee led by Rep. Rob Wallace, R-Tampa, passed a bill creating a Sales Tax Exemption Study Commission. The committee is designed to study each tax exemption for the next three […]

Almost 16 million Americans have it. It’s the seventh leading cause of death among Americans. And 2,200 new cases of it are diagnosed every day in the United States. It’s not cancer. It’s diabetes. Diabetes spreads among young people Diabetes, stereotyped as a disease that mostly affects elderly persons, is […]

As a result of discriminatory acts against blacks who attended the Black College Reunion ’99, Florida A&M University has $250,000 more to give away to its students for scholarships and internships. State Attorney General Bob Butterworth presented FAMU Interim President Henry Lewis III with a $250,000 check at a March […]

I am a copyright coordinator with Xanedu, a publisher of college course packets. I am seeking to obtain copyright permission from this newspaper and need contact information so that we can send a request via fax or e-mail. Thank you for giving this your time and attention. Bill Samara

Hi Famuan, This letter is NOT for publication. I’m trying to find out the name and email addresses and/or phone numbers for the editor in chief and adviser. Can you email the info to me? Thanks! Ingrid (Middleton) Patrick, Newspaper Journalism, 1996

Age 18 is considered adulthood -voting and making decisions that are beneficial to one’s survival. At this age, knowing and choosing right from wrong becomes an individual’s lot in life. I have always viewed an individual’s commitment to a college education as a sign of growing up or as an […]

Last week was a perfect display of how some students don’t know how to vote. It was my theory that students voted for candidates that would best represent the university and address it’s concerns, regardless of personal or professional relationships. I mean, that’s how I voted. For example, my roommate […]

Gov. Jeb Bush and Education Commissioner Charlie Crist beat lawmakers to the punch last week. Before legislators and other lawmakers could debate with Bush about using phonics to teach Florida students how to read, Bush had already assured most elementary schools that they will have only phonics-based instruction beginning next […]

After heavyweight plodder Jay Jenkins spit out his mouthpiece for a third time during an undercard bout, an exuberant fan eloquently summed up the frustrations of fight-starved Tallahasseans. “Breathe through your nose, you fat turd!” With that exhortation, Tallahassee welcomed boxing back to the Civic Center last Thursday. A rambunctious […]

If it had been proven that I couldn’t cook, would you welcome me into your home to prepare your meals? Would you take the risk that I would try to feed you something that you could not even digest? No, of course not. Well, why do we, as people of […]