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• Chan Lowe: Margaret Thatcher dies

  There are many in Great Britain who utter the word, “Thatcher,” the way Fox News-watchers in this country say, “liberal.” All the obits and appreciations of Margaret Thatcher’s life speak of the profound and lasting effects of her rule. There’s no question that her policies affected the daily lives of [...]
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• Chan Lowe: Security for the Broward County Commission

  I was speaking to a group the other night and the subject of letters to the editor came up. Correcting page proofs (and, in particular, the letters section) for spelling, grammar and typos is the least rewarding part of any editorial board member’s job. [...]
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• Chan Lowe: The Republican Party's ethnic problem

  I think this one is pretty self-explanatory. [...]
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• Chan Lowe: Broward 911 system

  Nobody feels the feedback from constituents as acutely as do municipal officials, and sometimes in their zeal to show how allergic they are to raising property or ad valorem taxes, they miss the main point. [...]
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• Gun control efforts stall

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• Chan Lowe: National gun legislation stalls

  They said it would happen this way, and they were right. First there would be a national mood of revulsion and a demand that something be done, and then it would melt away. The only difference is that after Sandy Hook’s unspeakable horror, it took a little longer for the [...]
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• Chan Lowe: Congress and gay marriage

  Instead of hyperventilating like everyone else over Florida’s sizzling-hot junior U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio, today we will focus on The Other Guy, that being Sen. Bill Nelson. Yes, there is another senator from Florida. Nelson is an amiable fellow with an Old Florida drawl that is reminiscent of the cartoon [...]
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• Chan Lowe: GEO Group yanks FAU stadium funding

  Every day, Florida Atlantic University President Mary Jane Saunders reinforces the argument that she’s a bad fit for her job. The top priority for a university head is to raise funds. Maybe she’s good at that; I’m sure the board of trustees considered it when hiring her. But there are [...]
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• Chan Lowe: FAU loses GEO Group naming rights funding

  Every day, Florida Atlantic University President Mary Jane Saunders reinforces the argument that she’s a bad fit for her job. The top priority for a university head is to raise funds. Maybe she’s good at that; I’m sure the board of trustees considered it when hiring her. But there are [...]
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• Chan Lowe: Scalia and gay marriage

  It isn’t Antonin Scalia’s fault that he looks like a Mafia capo, but his distinctive appearance certainly makes it easier for cartoonists to caricature his political leanings and bullying presence on the Supreme Court. [...]
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