We came of age in the turbulence of the 1960s, graduating high school in possibly the worst year of that decade…
Author: Gary Beatty
Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Way Down Upon the Ichtucknee River
There got to be so many tubers on that river, the park officials had to limit the number allowed…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Evils of Patriarchy?
He said, “Notice how long they can remain bent over at the waist. Men can’t do that…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Legal Weed, Part Two
One evening we had a conversation with the husband about how that dream was working out. What he said caught us by surprise…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Legal Weed, Part One
Taxes on weed, like liquor and tobacco, are “sumptuary” taxes… sometimes referred to as “sin tax”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Hurricane Idalia
Is the Gulf of Mexico beginning to reclaim the barrier island beneath man-made Clearwater Beach high-rises?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Breakdown of Societal Norms
A jury convicted her after hearing evidence that she intentionally crashed the car to kill her boyfriend…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Defiance of Joan Meyer
Meyer’s words, “Get out of my house, you assholes!” weren’t as poetic as those Whittier attributed to Fritchie…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Doctor, Doctor, Mr. MD…
After hearing the evidence, he said something “off the record” that I still recall, exactly as he said it…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Property Lines
As with all properties we buy, when we negotiated the purchase of our Aspen Springs land we required a survey at the seller’s expense as a condition of the contract…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Battling the Foliage
So before you buy a house in Florida, ask yourself this question: Do you want to spend time fighting a jungle to have real native Florida landscaping…?
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Connecting the Dots of the Fourth Turning
We are now in a “fourth turning” — a perilous time of “crisis”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: ‘I Was Misinformed’
According to the American Film Institute, there are five lines of dialogue from ‘Casablanca’ in the Top 100 movie quotes of all time….
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Some Thoughts About ‘Eugenics’
History abounds with examples of government officials making decisions based on bad ideas propounded by “experts”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Gold is a Devilish Sort of Thing, Part Two
The one thing you still can’t do, though, is present U.S. paper currency to the government in exchange for gold…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Gold is a Devilish Sort of Thing, Part One
Citizens were compensated, with paper currency – at the government-determined rate of $22 per ounce of gold…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Neil Gorsuch Speaks Up for Native Americans
There is no longer any legal basis to deny them the right to be included in consideration of water rights as they have been in the past…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: New Florida Law Addresses the Housing Crisis
“The overwhelming purpose of the Live Local Act is to build more homes, period. You know, that’s what we need in Florida…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: My Problem with Current Public Education
“Thank you for the question!” I obviously don’t “hate” education or teachers… since (as you so astutely point out)… I am both educated, and a teacher…