Archive for the ‘Organization’ Category

Cutting state’s budget is about more than numbers

Monday, January 5th, 2009

In my next life, I’m going to hit the math books more heavily. I might even try to stay awake in algebra class. It seems in all walks of life math is the most-needed skill these days.Take subtraction, for example.Right down the road from my office where I sit typing this ...

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Resolving to find the silver lining

Monday, December 29th, 2008

OK, it’s that time, when the pessimism of the last year gets overwhelmed by hopes for the New Year. Maybe that’s why Christmas precedes the turning of the calendar: It, too, offers hope.I’ll tell you my resolutions for the New Year, but you have to tell me yours, too:1. Work ...

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Picking the Noles to win by 10 in bowl game

Friday, December 26th, 2008

OK, so it’s the holidays and FSU is playing football again. All is perfect, right?Florida State, 8-4, is favored by the odds makers to beat Wisconsin, 7-5, by 5 or 6 points in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando Saturday. I think it will be more like 10. Kickoff is ...

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My Christmas gift to you: baccala salad

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

I’m off work today, primarily cooking – though I might find some time to go to the shooting range and/or get some bait wet. If not today, one day this week. A family tradition, handed down through several generations, is serving several kinds of fish for Christmas Eve dinner. I ...

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Thinking of the meaning of Christmas

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

I’m finding it amusing in an odd kind of way that the same people who spent 11 months of the year firing off e-mails opposed to anyone who would spend money on the poor or needy are now spamming me on the “true” meaning of Christmas.I’m not asking for agreement ...

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Be gone, 2008: You won’t be missed

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

I, for one, won’t be looking back on 2008 with any kind of fondness. I’m eager for this bear of a year to be gone and over with.You bet I’m expecting 2009 to be different and better. What choice do I have? Hope springs eternal and is so much more fun ...

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Economy, accountability and social well-being focus for 2009

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Our team got together yesterday to talk about our future, the vision for how and what we will cover in the next year. Not that you care about the logistics, perhaps, but several of the editors brought in food; the concept was a family-style conversation.The food was good. The conversation ...

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Can Florida lawmakers get to the big game from here?

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

I know Florida legislators have a lot on their minds. We are facing a budget shortfall of $2 billion (and counting), the prospect of state job cuts and dipping way too deep into reserves and special funds, such as the Lawton Chiles Endowment.Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Ray ...

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How to save newspapers: Buy one

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Jeremiah Foxwell admits he enjoys being lazy on Sundays, just kicking back and reading his newspaper. But that’s not necessarily why he started a new group on Facebook.com called “I commit to buy at least one newspaper a week.” “I started this group the exact second after I listened to ...

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What’s next: focusing on journalism

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Twenty-nine years ago this week, I started working full time in a bureau office at a daily newspaper for the first time. I banged the keys on a heavy manual typewriter to type on newsprint that was fed into a machine and transmitted over telephone lines. It was revolutionary: No ...

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