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The fight to save Wakulla Springs

Last week my family visited one of Florida’s ecological jewels, Wakulla Springs in north Florida, which I’ve enjoyed visiting since I was a kid (that’s my daughter and grandson pictured). It is the world’s largest and deepest spring, abundant in wildlife, and connected to the Floridan Aquifer, the source of drinking water for many Floridians.

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Banned Book of the Week: “Catch-22”

NEW BOOK BAN: As Oppenheimer brings a WWII related story to theatres, Orange County schools have REJECTED the satirical WWII novel Catch-22 for all grades. Anti-education laws enacted by Gov. DeSantis continue to remove classic literature from schools. #UniteAgainstBookBans

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Banning books, re-writing history

Since we first sounded the alarm on Gov. DeSantis’ escalating crusade to ban books, even more beloved titles have been challenged in school districts across Florida, prompting the authors themselves to take notice and speak out.

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The Book Ban crusade must stop

 Florida is now second only to Texas in the number of books removed from public school libraries and classrooms. That’s why we teamed with our allies at Florida Watch to highlight seven banned books over the past seven weeks

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With our free Daily Clips service you don’t have to scour the internet looking for the most relevant, insightful, and “must read” local and state news.  We send it to your inbox each weekday morning. 

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