February 2021 – Page 5 – Capital Outlook

Senate passes bill to create African American burial grounds network

February 3, 2021

The African American Burial Grounds initiative would provide grant opportunities and technical assistance to local communities as they work to recover and preserve those historic sites.Photo submitted by NNPA By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation that would better protect historic

Leon County Administrator Long appointed to Florida Trust Board of Trustees

February 3, 2021

Leon County Administrator Vincent S. Long Special to the Outlook Leon County Administrator Vincent S. Long has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Florida Local Government Investment Trust (Florida Trust) by the Florida Association of Counties. The Florida Trust allows Florida counties access to top national and

DeSantis plan would address climate impacts

February 3, 2021

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to put millions into Everglades restoration.Photo special to the Outlook By Jim Turner News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to spend $25 million next year and more in coming years to set up a program that would help address coastal flooding and other climate-change

Universities say supercomputer can bring big returns

February 3, 2021

UF Provost Joe Glover By Ryan Dailey News Service of Florida An initiative to bolster artificial intelligence capabilities at the University of Florida and benefit other state universities could modernize the workforce and help tackle pressing problems like sea-level rise, education officials say. At the center of the project is

Biden and Harris flex their muscles on their first day in office

February 3, 2021

Ben Jealous Joe Biden and Kamala Harris aren’t wasting any time. When we all woke up on the morning of January 20, Donald Trump and Mike Pence were still president and vice president. By the time we went to bed, Vice President Harris had sworn in new senators Raphael Warnock,

Our system is rigged so the minority man rule

February 3, 2021

Jesse Jackson The majority does not rule in the United States. The foundation of any democracy — one person, one vote — is mocked by institutionalized impediments that allow the minority to win even when they lose at the ballot box. In this era, even when Democrats win, they lose.

Ask Judge Smith

February 3, 2021

Replaying the fatal final shot J. Layne Smith Judge J. Layne Smith revisits the case in John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Here is Part 6 his series: The second shot Lee Harvey Oswald fired did not mortally wound President John F. Kennedy. The President remained seated, held in place by his

Against the Grain II

February 3, 2021

The rude awakening of Trump-supporting rioters Vaughn R. Wilson On Dec. 7, 1941, responding to the sudden Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to it as “A date which will live in infamy.” If that was the case for Pearl Harbor, such also must be

Set good goals for this season

February 3, 2021

Dr. Asha Fields Brewer The goals we set should inspire us to become better people. They should motivate us to let go of bad habits and replace them with good ones. They should equip us to bear good fruit. Matthew 7:15-16, ESV, holds us accountable to this, “Beware of false

Bryant, Boulware join BBMC board of directors

February 3, 2021

Peter Boulware Special to the Outlook Former city commissioner Elaine Bryant and businessman Peter Boulware have been named to the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors. Both community leaders will help lead the organization in its mission to promote prosperity and serve as a catalyst for economic