April 2020 – Page 4 – Capital Outlook

Justices turn down challenge to education law

April 21, 2020

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida Nearly three years after lawmakers passed a controversial measure that sought to bolster charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court turned down a constitutional challenge by county school boards. The Supreme Court, as is common, did not explain its unanimous decision last Tuesday to

Mental Health at Home

April 21, 2020

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer If you feel depressed and anxious right now, you’re not alone. Mental wellness can be challenging to navigate in our everyday lives. Add in a pandemic, lost jobs, homeschooling, fear, and constant reports of gloom and doom, and it’s too much for any of us to

America must address major COVID-19 racial disparities

April 21, 2020

Rep. Al Lawson The coronavirus pandemic is a challenge unlike anything we have ever faced. I understand how scary this is and how desperate you are for answers. We have seen staggering evidence that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts African-Americans more than the overall population. According to the Centers for Disease Control,

We’re here for you

April 21, 2020

Fed Ingram Like you, I’ve faced my share of challenges. But transforming the family rooms of millions of Floridians to classrooms was an assignment I never imagined. The coronavirus forced our schools to close and shift coursework to home study within a few days. But I have to tell you

Just how strange are you?

April 21, 2020

James Washington You know God has a history of using people in the strangest ways. Or is it that He uses the strangest people to carry out His divine will? After all, isn’t the bible which lets us know that those who feel quite strange about it, are chosen by

New athletic trainer brings experience to FAMU

April 21, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer One of the things that Brad Swope wants to do as soon as he could is get to know the student-athletes that he will have to take care of as head athletic trainer at FAMU. That’s just one of the many priorities that

Noles stay positive, looking forward after abrupt end

April 21, 2020

By Tim Linafelt Senior writer/Seminoles.com Mike Martin Jr. has spent 23 years as a baseball coach at his alma mater, including the last nine months as the Seminoles’ head coach. In all that time, he’d never experienced anything quite like he did late last week, when he walked into the

Growth spurt helps Gray’s basketball quest

April 21, 2020

By Chuck Walsh Deputy Director of Sports Information It’s been done before — putting salt in your sneakers to help you grow and become a better basketball player. So that’s what redshirt sophomore forward RaiQuan Gray of the Florida State men’s basketball team did for an entire summer. “Turk wanted

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 21, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday, April 21, 2020 The Christian is called to live by faith. We are challenged in Romans 1:17 to go from faith to faith: “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it written, the

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 20, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Monday, April 20, 2020 As we walk by faith and not by sight, God will consistently reveal to us His grace, His love, His strength and His mercy. As we move from fear to faith, God will shower us with