Protests Continue as Florida Teacher Faces Fallout Over Improper Use of Student’s Name

Protests Continue as Florida Teacher Faces Fallout Over Improper Use of Student’s Name

Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida. Image: Facebook

Students, parents and teachers continue to speak out in the case of Brevard County school teacher Melissa Calhoun, a veteran educator at Satellite High School in Brevard County, Florida. Calhoun, as of now, will not have her teaching contract renewed following a February 2025 incident in which she used a student’s preferred name without parental consent, violating a 2023 Florida state law.

OP-ED: From Sleepy Joe to Full-Throttle Trump: The Great American Revival in 85 Days 

OP-ED: From Sleepy Joe to Full-Throttle Trump: The Great American Revival in 85 Days 

Trump’s cabinet meeting at the White House. Source: X.com

Eighty-five days into Donald Trump’s second term, and it’s been like a quad espresso venti to the nation’s veins—no dozing Joe Biden shuffling through the White House here, folks! With a cabinet meeting straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, Trump’s team reported on the progress to save us from open-border chaos, a drug epidemic fueled by China’s, and a debt crisis that has our nation on the ropes. The last administration was asleep at the wheel, but Trump is here to drive this train now and remind us what “America First” really looks like—and China’s not happy about it.  

Let’s start with the border, where Trump’s turned the tide on a security nightmare. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reported a second month of record-low border crossings, rolling out a self-deportation program with a legal return path. This comes after Trump shut down Biden’s CBP One app on day one, which had 280,000 migrants logging in daily to waltz across our border. Now they remain in Mexico, and the Pentagon’s building walls, not bridges, to keep it that way.  

Off The Beaten Path – A Florida Hidden Gem

Off The Beaten Path – A Florida Hidden Gem

If you are looking for a unique, beautiful place to visit in Florida that’s off the beaten path, we may just have the answer. Nestled in the heart of Delray Beach lies a serene escape that offers a unique blend of culture, history, and natural beauty that’s unlike anything else you’re likely to see here.

Yamoto-Kan  Photo: Morikami Museum
Yamoto-Kan Photo: Morikami Museum

Florida House Votes To Reduce Sales Tax

Florida House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville. Meredith Geddings | Florida House of Representatives
Florida House Speaker Pro Tempore Wyman Duggan, R-Jacksonville. Meredith Geddings | Florida House of Representatives

​In a unanimous decision, the Florida House of Representatives approved House Bill 7031 on Wednesday, aiming to reduce the Florida sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%. The bill, which brings even more substantial sales tax cuts in certain areas, passed with a 112-0 vote. ​

Dolphins

What Killed The Dolphins? There May Finally Be An Answer

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In 2013, Florida’s Indian River Lagoon witnessed a significant and alarming increase in bottlenose dolphin deaths, with 77 individual dolphins—approximately 8% of the local population—succumbing to what was classified as an Unusual Mortality Event (UME). The Indian River Lagoon is a shallow-water estuary located along Florida’s east coast, stretching approximately 156 miles from Ponce de Leon Inlet near New Smyrna Beach southward through Brevard County, and on to Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach County. 

ULA Atlas rocket

ULA Prepares for Atlas V Launch as SpaceX Takes Over GPS Satellite Mission

A ULA Atlas rocket with four sold rocket boosters at LC-41 on 8-28-23 carrying NROL-107. Image by Richard P. Gallagher | FMN

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the first batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation. Another ULA rocket, the Vulcan, will not be launching a previously assigned military GPS satellite. It has been reassigned to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, marking the second such change in recent months. Here’s what you need to know about these developments in the world of spaceflight.

REAL ID sample

Planning To Fly or Cruise Soon? Make Sure You Have REAL ID.

Sample REAL ID for Florida
Sample REAL ID from Florida DMV

As of May 7, 2025- just one short month from now- significant changes will take effect regarding identification requirements for Americans. With the coming enforcement of the REAL ID Act, individuals who want to board US domestic flights or enter government facilities will need to possess a REAL ID-compliant form of identification (And yes, Florida’s cruise terminals count as a government facility). There are only a few exceptions, such as states that issue what is known as “Enhanced ID” – Enhanced Driver’s Licenses (EDLs) issued by Washington, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Vermont.  The government says REAL ID requirements will be strictly enforced. Here’s how to make sure you are ready.

τ Coronae Borealis

Astronomers Say Star Will Go Nova Soon

τ Coronae Borealis going nova.
Visualization courtesy NASA

Astronomers worldwide are eagerly anticipating a rare celestial event: a star exploding. Even better, the explosion and its remnants will be visible to the naked eye, and it will be visible from Florida.

The event centers around T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), a binary star system located approximately 3,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Corona Borealis. This system, comprising a white dwarf and a red giant, is expected to undergo a nova outburst in the very near future.