Political Ponderings - One Woman's Opinion
We all want clean water. It’s vital to our survival. Clean water is necessary to ensure public health. Water leaving our lakes, running through our rivers and entering our bays and estuaries needs to...
read moreThe perfect example of “If it ain’t broke” is Florida’s State Park System. Well, at least it was a few years ago before Gov. Rick Scott and his Department of Environmental Protection secretaries started...
read moreGovernor Scott, on behalf of the millions of Floridians and tourists who enjoy our award-winning state parks, I have a message for you — Lay off them. They are not for profit nor for...
read moreWhen Rick Scott was elected governor four years ago, he promised to change the way state government operated. He appealed to the tea party with his message of shaking up the establishment. Once he...
read moreCall me a cynic, but the plan to sell state-owned conservation lands in order to buy “better” conservation lands was, at best, an intellectually dishonest way to brag about funding environmental programs without actually...
read moreSome of the state’s strongest protectors of our natural resources were recently expelled from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Fifty-eight of the most knowledgeable and long-serving employees were let go in order...
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