January 2023 – Capital Outlook

FAMU, FSU tennis get different results on opening weekend

January 30, 2023

Sara Rakim and her FAMU teammates had a tough opening weekend in two tennis matches.Photo courtesy FAMU athletics Outlook Staff Report The women’s tennis teams at FAMU and FSU took different directions in their opening matches. The Rattlers dropped matches against Florida Gulf Coast and FSU by 4-0 scores. FSU

Lawmakers back changes in athlete pay law

January 30, 2023

FSU men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton says Florida’s law makes it difficult for him “to go out and talk to kids about NIL.”Photo by St. Clair Murraine By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida A proposal began moving forward in the Florida House that would allow colleges and universities to steer

Crowd energizes Eagles for win over Chipola

January 30, 2023

Malachi Davis scores one of his free-throws for the TCC basketball team, finishing with 10 points in a 62-54 victory over Chipola College.Photo by Andrae Ransom By St. Clair MurraineOutlook Staff Writer Since the men’s basketball schedule was announced almost a year ago, the Tallahassee Community College players had an

More employers demanding employees return to the office

January 30, 2023

Many companies that allowed their employees to work from home during the pandemic are calling for their return to the office in 2023.Photo submitted By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire SeniorNational Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Josh Wright runs a small eCommerce business that helps consumers get good deals on cell phones and plans but

Education board approves librarian training

January 30, 2023

Required training will focus on content that would be considered harmful to minors under a separate state law.Photo special to the Outlook By Ryan DaileyNews Service of Florida Florida’s top education officials approved a rule to carry out a new state law requiring school-library employees to complete training sessions as

Nursing homes for veterans grapple with staffing

January 30, 2023

Nursing homes for veterans across Florida have plenty of beds but not enough staff.FDVA photo By Jim SaundersNews Service of Florida Grappling with problems that began during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida veterans’ nursing homes have empty beds because of staffing shortages. Bob Asztalos, deputy executive director of

Beyond the Sunday Sermon

January 30, 2023

Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.DSpecial to the Outlook John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Marilyn Monroe are three of the most well-known people from the twentieth century. While these people may be the most famous, the critical questions to ask are: Do you know

To be equal

January 30, 2023

A failure to prosecute Trump would be a failure of justice of historic proportions Marc Morial Saving American democracy for the long run requires a clear condemnation of the Trump presidency. That means making clear that no one is above the law … Presidents also need a clear message, one

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries shows leadership skills

January 30, 2023

David W. Marshall The first speech given by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to the newly-seated 118th Congress was a proud moment in history. In life, our elders often play important roles in our development and the fulfillment of our purpose. We often look to those elders for wisdom, knowledge,

Is the “conscience of the Congress” unconscious?

January 30, 2023

Wilmer Leon “Even though we think first of those we were directly elected to serve, we cannot, in good conscience, think only of them—for what affects one black community, one poor community, one urban community, affects all…,” Letter from Congressional Black Caucus to President Nixon in 1971. In the 1960s,