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10/15/2026 · Van Buren County

The moral test: Conserving creation and the 2026 election | Column

I found great joy recently in the announcement from the Catholic Church that environmental destruction is now considered a sin against creation and the Creator. This evolving philosophy extends and deepens Pope Leo’s earlier lessons and teachings on “ecological sin” to the broader and more holistic “sin against creation and against the Creator.” These thoughtful, heartfelt and urgent words capture the Pontiff’s expanding focus on the Catholic Chu…

10/15/2026

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Ladies, what to wear to the gym to please men | Column

I’m an avid gymgoer and hobby powerlifter. I top out at 5 feet tall and look as threatening as a Monchhichi in a baby bib, so a passerby might not realize my bench press is 110 pounds, squat 170, deadlift 195. I’m looking forward to breaking 200 on some lifts soon, but it’s not for the reasons you’d expect.I don’t train because it’s fun and challenging. It’s not to build strength, bone density and balance, not for regulating metabolism, sleep and…

By Stephanie Hayes, Times Columnist · Tampa Bay Times · 10/15/2026

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Why I’m voting no on Florida Amendment 3 | Column

The Republican legislators who wrote Amendment 3 tell us it will allow voters to fix property taxes. That is not why they put it on the ballot. Amendment 3 was intended to eliminate the ability of local governments to defend against a state government that has gone rogue, with the elections for governor, attorney general, Senate president and House speaker dominated by hundreds of millions of dollars in dark money. The sheer magnitude of the dark…

By Michael W. Davey · Tampa Bay Times · 10/15/2026

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Why I’m voting yes on Florida’s Amendment 3 | Column

Every day, families walk into my office to pay their property taxes. Many bring two credit cards. Sometimes three. I have watched people count cash on the counter and split a bill they can barely cover.We offer payment plans. We offer homestead deferral for qualifying seniors. People should not need a payment plan to stay in a house they already bought. That is why I am voting yes on Amendment 3.The homestead exemption is broken.In 1934, Florida…

By Dariel Fernandez, Miami-Dade tax collector · Tampa Bay Times · 10/15/2026

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Letter to the Editor: Help save animals this Halloween by embracing plant-based lifestyles

Ghosts? Fun! Zombies? Bring them on! Haunted houses? We’ll take two tickets. But this Halloween, there is something genuinely frightening we should talk about. Every day, animals are transported into slaughterhouses most of us will never see. What happens inside is kept far away from grocery stores, restaurant menus and cheerful food packaging. We even use comfortable words like […] The post Letter to the Editor: Help save animals this Halloween…

boliver@palatkadailynews.com · Palatka Daily News · 10/15/2026

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Tuesday’s Cosmic Weather: Mercury Misplaces the Map

The Moon is stirring the emotional soup, Mercury is hiding one important detail, and spring has everyone pretending their inbox is under control. Read on before the planets send another group text.

10/15/2026