Citizens flaunts a $1.1 billion surplus
      Marie Antoinette is remembered for licking icing off her fingers as France fell apart in the late 1700s, and Nero is credited with playing the flute while Rome burned in AD 66. How will the Florida Supreme Court Justices be remembered as the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Ivan approaches?
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On the Spot: WHERE WE PUT PEOPLE "ON THE SPOT" TO ANSWER A QUESTION "ON THE SPOT."
What are your thoughts on Summer 2007?
By Franklin Hayes
     "It's very hot and very humid." -Doreen Rhoades Celina, Tenn.
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Dems can't use economy excuse
      Some economic news came out of Washington this week which should give every Democratic candidate for President reason to pause. What this news bulletin shows is that Dems can no longer repeat the tired Clinton Era mantra, "It's the economy, stupid.
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Letter to the Editor
Geese are defenseless, peaceful animals
      A friend of mine showed me the article you recently wrote in the Gulf Breeze News about the "removal" of Canadian Geese from Tiger Point. Their "removal" was also referred to as the geese being "taken away." This terminology implies that the geese were simply relocated to a new habitat.
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