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Independence Day weekend has arrived. Remember what it means.

By Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie, Charlotte Dems contributing writer July 4th!  What fun! Cookouts! Hotdogs! Hamburgers! Beer! Ice cream! Fireworks! Music!  Flag waving! Red, White, and Blue!    Is that all there is? Well, no. We are supposed to be celebrating the beginnings of the United States of America, our nationhood and independence from tyranny. It is July 4th, when we commemorate the Declaration of

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in Miami on May 4.
Florida Legislation

DeSantis signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with state

Universities may lose funding if staff and students’ beliefs do not satisfy Florida’s GOP-run legislature By BRETT BACHMAN, Salon,  June 23, 2021 Public universities in Florida will be required to survey both faculty and students on their political beliefs and viewpoints, with the institutions at risk of losing their funding if the responses are not satisfactory to the state’s

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