OPINION: Tampa court should prevent minors from serving life without parole
After serving 25 years of a supposed life sentence on charges of burglary, robbery and murder, Kyle Moran was released in 2019 following the 2012...
OPINION: St. Pete’s next mayor should be Ken Welch
The St. Petersburg mayoral election runoffs are Nov. 2, and it’s clear Ken Welch, a USF St. Pete alum, will be the candidate who best...
OPINION: U.S. troops should have stayed in Afghanistan
The U.S. planned to pull its more than 14,000 troops out of Afghanistan by Aug. 31, but the mission was derailed due to the expected...
OPINION: USF should require masks for in-person summer courses
USF announced May 18 it will be transitioning to pre-COVID-19 operations beginning June 28, the start of the Summer B semester, ending a yearlong mask...
OPINION: CDC deserves more praise, less criticism for actions during COVID-19 pandemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced May 13 those who are fully vaccinated no longer need to wear masks, signaling that the...
OPINION: Electric Bull Runner can help USF environmentally and economically
USF Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) on April 22 debuted a battery-powered electric bus to its fleet of Bull Runners, signaling a positive transition toward...
OPINION: Biden tackles college-aged voters’ issues in productive first 100 days
President Joe Biden reached his first 100 days in office Thursday, meeting the milestone that is often used to gauge the current chief of state’s...
OPINION: Florida Senate should pass bill prohibiting executions of mentally ill criminals
Senate Bill (SB) 1156, created to prohibit the execution of criminals who were mentally ill during the time they committed a crime, was favored by...
OPINION: USF Forest Preserve needs saving to avoid environmental and social harm
USF announced April 1 that it is allowing companies to send proposals to develop on 769 acres of untouched land it owns, called the USF...
OPINION: Hillsborough County in need of juvenile arrest reform
The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) lobbied local government officials during a virtual meeting in March, calling for a reform of Hillsborough County’s...