From the Lakeland Ledger:
Comments attributed to University of Florida President Bernie Machen that "agriculture is a dying industry in the State of Florida" and "not worthy of the investments being made by the Legislature" in the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) have united the state's agriculture industry in opposing Machen's effort to cut $50 million from this year's budget and a similar cut in the next fiscal year. "He's getting a full-frontal attack from agriculture saying we are important," said Doug Bournique, executive director of the Indian River Citrus League in Vero Beach. "The word's getting very strongly back to the University of Florida that agriculture is very important to this state -- it's the backbone." (more)
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New information: I'm not sure where to put this information on the blog, so I've added it here and hope the blog-master will give it an appropriate place.
I've just been told that when Bernie was negotiating his new contract he asked for, but was denied, two things that reflect his greed and insensitivity. He wanted to have
a) a salary for his wife, as "first lady"
b) a housing allowance.
Given how little Chris Machen appears to do for the University, asking for payment seems ballsy. But the housing allowance is amazing. Here's a man who was given a house, threatened to move out, agreed to say, then moved out. He HAS a housing allowance. Why does he think he deserves another one?
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