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Blake Fontenay

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When majority rule feels like tyranny, our system isn't working

24.09.2026 10

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Why does a college president need a $700,000 compensation package?

14.09.2026 10

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When we need an app for everything, do we still control our lives?

26.08.2026 20

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Florida housing law gets 'affordable' all wrong. Guess who it helps?

17.08.2026 30

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It doesn't matter if Fauci is a good guy. I'm alive because of him.

30.07.2026 20

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Buc-ee's supersized stores aren't all that and a bag of jerky

21.07.2026 30

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Alligator attacks in Florida are uncommon – and unavoidable

09.07.2026 30

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My hometown made it big. Now I can't go back.

10.06.2026 30

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We love everything about trains except actually riding them. Why?

01.06.2026 30

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If prescription drugs are the issue, don't give Tiger Woods a mulligan

12.05.2026 40

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We can't just build our way to affordable housing

03.05.2026 50

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Malls are dead. We're losing more than a place to shop.

07.04.2026 40

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University of Florida basketball succeeds by showing admirable traits

17.03.2026 50

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Florida's growth is both its problem and solution

09.03.2026 60

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If your opinion doesn't survive college, maybe that's the point

10.02.2026 100

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A frog leg festival is as American as it gets

16.01.2026 40

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A dog and a divorce: How one made the other a little more manageable

28.12.2025 50

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Ending property taxes sounds great. Or does it?

22.12.2025 60

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Meet the Florida town that can actually survive hurricanes

01.12.2025 50

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I spent Thanksgiving fighting for my life. I gained so much more.

25.11.2025 50

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Florida gifted Trump land for his library. Then the questions started.

19.10.2025 50

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How Florida's richest use your money to rebuild after hurricanes

06.10.2025 60

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A would-be Trump assassin is on trial. Why aren't we talking about it?

09.09.2025 50

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E-bikes are everywhere. And it's driving me to frustration.

13.08.2025 50

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AI and dating aren't a match made in heaven

05.08.2025 50

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How Happy Gilmore appeals to both Trump voters and the woke among us

25.07.2025 50

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Et tu, Southwest? Sky-high airline fees push me into middle seat.

18.07.2025 60

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You may not interact with immigrants, but you profit from their labor

08.07.2025 50

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