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Wed Feb 1 2023

Louie Villalobos | Deputy editor/audience and commentary

Good day. Today's newsletter offers a bit of everything. We have a presidential history lesson some thoughts on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fighting "wokeness" and a reminder that all these delicious foods we're eating are filled with trans fats.

We hate trans fats. But we do like cheeseburgers. Life is filled with those kinds of choices.

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DeSantis' effort to remake college isn't as scary as critics pretend

Governor Ron DeSantis speaks Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at Duval Charter School at Baymeadows K-12 in Jacksonville, Fla. DeSantis came to speak about education that included talking points about a teachers' bill of rights, paycheck protection, teachers union transparency, reduction of term limits for school board members, and an increase in spending for teachers pay for the 2023-24 school year. Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz was also a featured speaker. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]

Some assume Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' goal is to create a bunch of conservative clones. But that's the opposite of what a liberal arts education does

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