VIEWPOINT
New money for new schools
By Peter Rebmann Founding member and president of the Alachua County School Concurrency Project
      New state and federal mandates will require building many new schools in Florida in the near future. Conservative estimates of the costs of these new schools between now and 2020 start at $35 billion. Current funding for these mandates does not match their projected costs. A local fee on real estate transactions could help make up the shortfall.
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Political Cartoon
     
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On the Spot:
Do you think an increase of troops is what's needed for the Iraq war?
By Franklin Hayes
     "No. I think it's sort of a pointless war. I don't think sending more people over there to risk their lives is going to help." -Annie Mitchell Gulf Breeze
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Current owners of Amsouth building a catalyst
      I saw the Amsouth reopening article and, as the building owner, I just wanted to point out a few items. The current owner, Development South, took title to the property in July of 2006. We worked diligently to plan and execute a complete redevelopment / rebuild and landscape.
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