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Connecticut school massacre: Why?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsEvery gun massacre is horrible, but this seems worst of all. If the preliminary reports are true, a gunman (or perhaps gunmen?) might have massacred an entire kindergarten class at an elementary school in Connecticut. Twenty children, six adults and......Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy
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Newtown official calls for FAU professor's firing
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI'm all for academic freedom and freedom of speech, but there's a not-so-fine line between critical thinking and crackpot lunacy. Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy has clearly stepped over it. Tracy's doubts about the Sandy Hook Elementary...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Gun Control, Florida Atlantic University, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Colorado movie massacre -- Nowhere is safe
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAmericans have seen gun massacres at schools, universities, malls, restaurants, clubs, workplaces, political events and even churches. Now we add a movie multiplex to the sad and twisted list. As authorities sort out the details and motivation behind...Tags: Gun Control, Movies, The Dark Knight Rises (movie), Massacres, Interior Policy
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If religions can have limits, why can't gun owners?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI got a lot of feedback on my Sunday column/letter to the NRA, but in the spirit of the season I figured I'd wait until after the holidays to fire back. At the end of the column, I rhetorically asked,......Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Michael Mukasey, Separation of Church and State, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Palm Beach County lobbying trip takes aim at Florida Legislature
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County government and business leaders converge on Tallahassee Wednesday for a day-long lobbying blitz aimed at the Florida Legislature. Timed with the beginning of the legislative session, the lobbying trip seeks to push for local issues...Tags: Mike Haridopolos, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Local Government, Palm Beach County, Interior Policy
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Firefighters, governor part of Palm Beach County's Tallahassee lobbying swing
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsFirefighters and the governor are adding some extra attention to Palm Beach County???s annual lobbying push in Tallahassee. Palm Beach County government and business leaders have converged on Tallahassee today for a lobbying swing intended draw the...Tags: Regional Authority, Mike Haridopolos, Civil and Public Service, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Local Government
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Heat players get political (but LeBron doesn't know it)
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsOn the eve of the Heat's home opener, superstars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are getting political. But James apparently doesn't know it. Wade was scheduled to appear at a Thursday rally supporting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek....Tags: U.S. Senate, National Basketball Association, Athletes, Lawyers, Interior Policy
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Palm Beach County revives gun control debate, calls for state law changes
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday passed two measures intended to start a statewide gun control debate. First the commission approved a resolution calling for the Florida Legislature to outlaw the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines,...Tags: Florida Legislature, Gun Control, Justice System, Civil Rights, Palm Beach County
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Palm Beach County Commission calls for saving prescription drug registry
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Palm Beach County Commission this week joined the chorus of support for a prescription drug registry opposed by new Gov. Rick Scott. The County Commission Tuesday approved a resolution calling for the Florida Legislature to keep alive the registry.......Tags: Palm Beach County Commission, Drug Trafficking, Trips and Vacations, Drugs and Medicines, Palm Beach County
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Palm Beach County Commission considers suing Legislature over gun control
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA legal shootout over gun control could be coming between the Palm Beach County Commission and Florida Legislature. The County Commission is expected to decide Tuesday whether to sue the Legislature to try to overturn a new state law that......Tags: Defense, Palm Beach County Commission, File Sharing, Local Government, Palm Beach County
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Waiting period survives Palm Beach County gun laws purge
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County plans to keep its gun-buying waiting period, despite a new state law that scrapped most local firearms regulations. While the state has a three-day waiting period to buy handguns, Palm Beach County imposes a 5-day waiting period......Tags: Defense, Local Government, Palm Beach County, Interior Policy, National Government
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Florida Legislature squashing local gun laws called hypocritical
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsGuns are one area where the Florida Legislature???s move to allow more local control of issues long regulated by the state doesn???t apply. While preaching a return to more local government control over growth management and other regulatory issues, the.....Tags: Delray Beach, Defense, Punishment, Local Government, Palm Beach County
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