[caption id="attachment_12500" align="alignleft" width="144"] Derek Joy[/caption] The politics of dirt spawns political smoke screens By Derek Joy      And wouldn’t you just know it. The attacks are mounting. Aimed squarely at President Barack Obama. You see, the Republican Party, especially Tea Party Republicans, are having the kind of field day they have repeatedly failed to get in any other way. This tim ...

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[caption id="attachment_12500" align="alignleft" width="144"] Derek Joy[/caption] Dolphins locker room flap is bad example for youth By Derek Joy      The ongoing saga surrounding the Miami Dolphins forced attention on workplace issues beyond football. Two offensive linemen - Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito - are at the center of what some have described as conduct ranging from pranks, to hazing, to bu ...