We call Florida the Sunshine State. We should call it the Benighted State, mainly because our lawmakers, mostly Republicans, are a bunch of ideologues whose constituents follow them blindly. And our ...

MIAMI — Whenever Floridians sing their state song at sporting events, school recitals and inaugurations, voices trail off in the third line of the chorus as the politically correct skip over or mumble ...

MIAMI – Whenever Floridians sing their state song at sporting events, school recitals and inaugurations, voices trail off in the third line of the chorus as the politically correct singers skip over ...

The Florida Legislature should get rid of Swanee River as the state song. Sure, there are more important issues those lawmakers should take up. But changing lyrics and adding an anthem as has been ...

TALLAHASSEE | When it comes to the state song, it looks like Florida lawmakers and Floridians will still be singing the same tune. Gov. Charlie Crist won't be humming along, however. After spending ...

Florida's famous state song about the Suwannee River, considered by many to be racially insensitive, is entering troubled waters yet again. A legislator wants to find a new song to replace Old Folks ...

WINTER HAVEN -- A music teacher hopes he can convince state lawmakers to adopt a new state song to replace "Old Folks at Home," the 1851 Stephen Foster tune that has been criticized as racist. Temple ...

"Way down upon the Suwannee River ..." "That song is something that everybody learns as a kid ... and it just sticks in their mind," says Chris Brown, a canoe outfitter on the river. "I think that's ...