No Chance the Cubs Spend the Spring in Florida
2009-10-26 06:41:00 There are reports surfacing tonight that the Cubs have spoken with the city of Naples, FL about a possible move there as a new spring training home. Yes, the Cubs have met with Naples officials and they have toured the city as they consider all of their options for spring training.However, there is virtually no chance that the Cubs will leave Arizona and the Cactus League for Florida and the Grapefruit League. The travel in Florida is much tougher with some of the cities much farther apart than the large group of teams that calls the Phoenix area home. This is called negotiating folks, and as the Cubs look around it drives up the offers from the city of Mesa....
Thanks for the memories - Florida Today
2009-09-13 13:09:00 Thanks for the memoriesFlorida TodayBenny loved his bass fishing at a time when the St. Johns ran pure and clear and was advertised in Outdoor Life and Field and Stream as the world's best … More: continued here © The Pro Fisher Guy for Pro Bass Fishing Strategies, Tips, Info and Secrets, 2009. | ...
Why do Florida Republicans hate education?
2009-09-04 03:49:00 Is Jim Greer high? Seriously. I want to know. Is he making bad choices once again fueled by late-night hanky pank and too much booger-sugar? How else would you explain this rant, rated “Pants on Fire” by PolitiFact, for so obscuring what is, at heart, a positive message from the President of the United States to schoolchildren about the importance of getting a good education? Check it. This is part of what Greer had to say: “The idea that schoolchildren across our nation will be forced to watch the president justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other president, is not only infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power,” he added. This detour into Glenn Beck-Land is not surprising. Under Jim Greer’s embarrassing leadership, the Florida Republic...
9 indicted in Miami area mortgage fraud allegations
2009-09-03 20:10:00 In the following press release Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael K. Fithen, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Secret Service, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging: Mike Ohana, 39, of Miami, FloridaMichael Ramos, 29, of Miami, FloridaRyan T. Dosen, 30, of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPaula Ramos, 52, of Miami, FloridaElba Emilia Perez, 43, of Lehigh Acres, FloridaFernando Soto, 37, of Miami, FloridaAntonio Abreu, 63, of Hialeah, FloridaYosvany Abreu Garcia, 34, of Fort Myers, FloridaErick Valdes, 35, of Miami, Florida[All are charged] with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, and four counts of substantive bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344. Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded two financial institutions of over $3 milli...
Terri Schiavo's father dies in Florida at 71
(AP)
2009-08-29 22:15:00 AP - The father of Terri Schiavo, who became a national symbol in a closely watched right-to-die fight, has died, his son said Saturday. Robert Schindler was 71.
Less Asbestos than Originally Thought at Florida Development Site
2009-08-25 16:55:00 In a recent report it has been claimed that there is less asbestos than originally thought at a development site in Florida, which has delighted the developers because it means that special precautions will no longer be required, as had been originally planned. The West Palm Beach 1515 Tower condo project was tested recently, and the ...
Vito Bratta: florida 1988
2009-08-22 21:00:00 White Lion - Vito Bratta Guitar Solo - Florida 1988 This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Foreclosures keep going up in Florida
2009-08-22 08:38:00 The housing crash in Florida is getting worse. According to the Miami Herald: As home prices fell and the job picture worsened, the percentage of Florida home loans either past due or in foreclosure hit 23 percent in the second quarter, outpacing any other state in the nation. The figure represents 807,000 loans, a staggering sum ...
By: National Bubble
Florida doctor loses job after criticizing Dunkin’ Donuts
2009-08-14 22:12:00 I’m not known for subtlety. Even when I do sprinkle opinions with jokes and an ounce of charm, people go batshit crazy. Especially when the message is hard to swallow. I’ve learned that if you stick your neck out, sometimes it gets chopped off. Dr. Jason Newsom of the Bay County Health Department learned this lesson recently. A 38-year-old former Army doctor who served in Iraq, Newsom returned home to Panama City a few years ago to run the Bay County Health Department and launched a one-man war on obesity by posting sardonic warnings on an electronic sign outside: “Sweet Tea (equals) Liquid Sugar.” “Hamburger (equals) Spare Tire.” “French Fries (equals) Thunder Thighs.” He also called out KFC by name to make people think twice about fried chicken. Then he parodied “America Runs on Dunkin’,” the doughnut chain’s slogan, with: “America Dies on Dunkin’.” A few lawyers in town, who own Dunkin&rsqu...
Florida?s Existing Home Sales Up in 2Q 2009
2009-08-12 22:21:00 ORLANDO, Fla. ? Aug. 12, 2009 ? Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 23 percent in second quarter 2009 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). A total of 43,125 existing homes sold statewide in 2Q 2009; during the ...
Appoint Jeb Bush as Interim Florida Senator
2009-08-07 22:18:00 In the wake of Mel Martinez’s decision to resign from the United States Senate, Governor Charlie Crist could do no better than to appoint his accomplished predecesor to fill the seat for the remainder of Martinez’s term. This would give the articulate conservative a larger platform to address the issues of the day. And for fifteen ...
By: GayPatriot
Florida Senator Mel Martinez Resigns
2009-08-07 19:50:00 Republican Sen. Mel Martinez shocked everyone with the announcement of his resignation on Friday (August 7). The 62 year-old politician, a native Cuban and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, claimed that he wouldn?t resign before his term ends in 2011 but had already been planning his retirement and will not return to Congress ...
Game Notes For Friday @ Florida
2009-08-01 00:39:00 * The Cubs have scored at least five runs in 17 of their last 18 victories over Florida, averaging 8.3 runs in the victories. * The Cubs have now scored exactly 12 runs in back-to-back games - marking the first time they have scored at least 12 runs in consecutive games since August 25-26, 2008 (against Pittsburgh). * The Marlins have won seven of their last nine games, and have gone eight consecutive games without committing a single error. * After betting just .239 (26/109) with runners in scoring position last season, Hanley Ramirez is batting .424 (39/92) this season with runners in scoring position. * Over his last 10 starts, Ricky Nolasco has struck out 73 batters in 66.1...
Florida model is Jude Law?s mystery girlfriend
2009-08-01 00:16:00 London, July 31 (IANS) The name of Jude Law’s unidentified pregnant girlfriend is out – aspiring actress and Florida model Samantha Burke. “Burke can confirm that she did in fact have a relationship with Law and that she has informed him that she is expecting his child later this fall. Since informing Law of the pregnancy, ...
Thousands of fish dead in Florida Bay
2009-07-24 09:50:00 Florida wildlife officials say thousands of fish that turned up dead this week in Florida Bay may be victims of a marine version of heat stroke.Everglades National Park chief of biological resources... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Marine animals,Marine biology, sharks,Whales,sea mammals,endangered species,birds,turtles,penguine,-seal,planktons,Fish,coral reef,coastal environment and more
FLORIDA A & M IS OFFERING COMPUTER SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIPS
2009-07-06 16:14:00 Florida A & M University is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason Black is the Principal Investigator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science. The grant provides scholarships from $4000 to $10,000 per year for female African American students.
TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home
2009-06-28 23:45:00 TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at Florida home TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50. Tampa police said Mays’ wife found him unresponsive Sunday morning. A fire rescue crew pronounced him ...
By: TexasFred's
Picture City, Florida
2009-06-19 17:31:00 In the early 1920s, when the economy was in its heyday and the real estate business was booming, the Olympia Improvement Corporation drew up plans to turn a small town in Florida named Hobe Sound into the next Hollywood. A downtown was built in Grecian style, with all the streets being named after various Greek gods and goddesses, such as Zeus, Athena, Mars, Saturn, as well as many more. A school was built and named Olympus School and large cement streetlights lined the streets. The town was renamed Picture City and plans were drawn up for a film production studio. But in 1928, plans were halted. The deadly Okeechobee Hurricane swept through Florida, killing 2,500 people. The real estate boom in Florida plummeted, and the flow of people into the state dwindled. Because of this, the plans for Picture City were abandoned. The town was renamed back to Hobe Sound, and no studio was ever built. Today, what is known locally as “Old Hobe Sound” is what remains of the old Pictur...
By: Factsbuffet.com
Canada's finest Blast-Off into Space-Florida
2009-06-13 06:01:00 CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA. — Canada's finest blast off into space on Saturday.The two Canadians made a significant jump into history. Julie Payette and Robert Thirsk set to led the way for the Canadians. History in the making for the Canadians. The Endeavour crew plans to spend 12 days at the station and conduct five spacewalks to install the porch, replace batteries and tackle a long list of maintenance tasks.The Crew includes two Canadians -- station flight engineer Robert Thirsk and astronaut Endeavour Julie Payette -- Japan's Koichi Wakata, Europe's Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Roman Romanenko and seven U.S. astronauts.Endeavour will blast off at 7:17 a.m. EDT (1117 GMT) on Saturday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida..Posted By Why Rush? When you can..
Gerrymandering in Florida Must End
2009-06-12 02:48:00 Whenever a new political party, whether Democrat or Republican, grabs the reigns of power, new district lines are drawn. The fat cats in Tallahassee lick their lips and use data revealing voter registration trends and election results to gather together those voters who will keep them in office. The boundaries are often ridiculous, one side of the street represented by one guy while neighbors are represented by someone else. This helps those in power stay in power. When Republicans are the majority, they redraw the lines while Dems cry about it. After a few years, the public gets sick of their shit and elects more Democrats. Then Repubs cry about the new districts that are all of a sudden unfair. This is called “gerrymandering.” Like eating lobster, butchering the English language in a charming way, and spitting on the side of road, this nasty habit hails from the land I love. But I’m ready to see it go. And I’m not the only one. Moderate legislators cannot ...
Harry Potter?s Wizarding World Is Getting Ready To Fly High In Florida
2009-06-08 06:18:00 Universal Studio’s is creating ‘The Wizarding World of Harry Potter’ as an exciting new theme park within their Orlando, Florida theme park. The park will immerse guests into the town of Hogsmeade, as described in the Harry Potter book series. The entire town is being recreated as the magical world described by the author R.K. Rowlings, this is ...Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!
By: Travel Lady Blog
Cuban-born Watergate burglar dies in Florida at 92
(AP)
2009-06-06 04:26:00 AP - Bernard Leon Barker, one of the five Watergate burglars whose break-in led to America's biggest political scandal, died Friday in suburban Miami. He was 92.
In a pinch, I will accept Florida or San Diego as a substitute for Hawaii.
2009-05-18 13:35:00 It's no secret that I try to use my blogs as a way to promote my writing, and myself, and in doing so get myself rich and move to Hawaii, where I could spend my time writing on my deck while I look out at the ocean and maybe also at a volcano (but not an active one.)So I'm always on the lookout for things that can help me do a better blog, or promote it better, and when I find those things, I like to share them with you. Like the latest thing that I've found to help make a better site: the webhosting reviews and information at WebHostingGeeks.com.I found my webhost-- blogger -- entirely by accident. I had decided to write a blog, and "Blogger" was the only site that I knew of that allowed me to do that. (This was back in 2005, before the "internet" really caught on.) It's worked out okay, but that's by chance, and who wants to leave it to chance when we're talking about making money and/or moving to Hawaii? Not me, and not you.WebHostingGeeks.com takes that element of cha...
Tom Golisano moving to Florida
2009-05-17 03:31:00 Wow - that's never happened before. Wealthy New Yorkers of a certain age moving down to Florida, where homestead rules and other regulations are lax, taxes are low, and weather is mild? My sweet God, this is a blockbuster! People moving out of New York!? Look - Golisano ...
By: BuffaloPundit
BILL CLINTON GUEST SPEAKER AT FLORIDA A&M COMMENCEMENT
2009-05-04 18:52:00 Former President Bill Clinton spoke to the 2009 graduates of Florida A&M University. The commencement was held in the university's new multi purpose gymnasium. The former president challenged the graduates in his speech to" Keep pushing America toward becoming one community where we celebrate our differences, but we think our common humanity matters more; infect the world with that idea and get people to stop killing each other because of one tenth of one percent of us that's different; to focus just a little more on the 99.9 percent we have in common?"source
By: Ghetto Fabu
Chicago Cubs @ Florida Marlins 1:20 CT/2:20 ET WGN
2009-05-03 19:30:00 It is a beautiful spring day here in Chicago, perfect for sitting in the bleachers, but not so perfect for sitting inside and watching baseball. I recommend firing up the ol' radio (or laptop), and hauling the game outside with you while you soak up some sun and fresh air. I know it's not easy to some of us to leave our parents' basements for anything other than Comic Con or the odd, offline World Of Warcraft gathering, but trust me, that pale complexion isn't going to help any of us get dates. What a difference a weekend makes, huh? Let me take you back to last Thursday, when most of us were on the ledge and ready to call it season. Of course, looking up at the Reds and Pirates will do that to a fan. To jog your memory, Rich Harden had the highest average in our starting lineup, Aaron Miles had somehow wormed his way into a startering job, and Theriot was challening Ronny Cedeno for the coveted "E6" title. shut up [no way the cubs are going to come back and score 3+ in the bot...
Chicago Cubs 6, Florida Marlins 1
2009-05-02 23:48:00 Relax, Peeps. I told you'd I'd get it going Don't look now, kids, but we have a win streak. LOHO favorite Ted Lilly pitched 8 strong innings, allowing only 5 hits and 1 run. However, the best Lilly moment of the game came when the Marlins, in their infinite wisdom, decided to walk the light-hitting Aaron Miles to get to Lilly. At this point, I turned to Max and said "Walk Miles to get to Lilly? I think I'd rather pitch to Miles." Sure enough, in true bad-ass fashion, Ted made them pay, promptly doubling and scoring 2 runs. Live and learn, Fredi. Ted has now beaten every team in Major League Baseball. His domination is complete. In other amazing news, DLee finally homered (yes, THAT DLee. Do you know another?) and Theriot added his secondhttp://www.chicagotribune-.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-0-3-cubs-marlins-chicago-may03,0,-5791630.story long ball in two games, leading to the LOHO Disturbing Image of the Day: If his teammates thought they would never see the end of Ryan T...
Toxic Killer in Florida
2009-04-29 07:01:00 Twenty-one polo ponies, each worth $10,000 to $200,000, dropped dead as they were unloaded from horse trailers in Wellington, Florida. They had arrived for a polo match at the U.S. Open on April 19, but in a matter of hours, about half of the Lechuza Polo string was dead. Some were transported t
Christian License Plates Approved in Florida Senate
2009-04-25 21:58:00 All the Florida Senate had to hear was one word: Jesus. And that was good enough for them. They approved the latest Holy Roller-related license plates without even seeing them. But Senator Ronda Storms didn’t need to see them, she sees Jesus in her dreams each night and now she wants you to see Him too. Especially when stuck in traffic. Storms’ “I Believe” plate would benefit Faith in Teaching, an Orlando company that funds faith-based programs at schools. Its design features a cross over a stained-glass window. The government has no business manufacturing religious figures on license plates. The House killed a similar bill (praiseJesus) and the ACLU registered opposition (doublepraiseJesus.) My own Senator Victor Crist has a decent idea. For a change. Coming Monday: A push to eliminate all specialty plates within two years in favor of specialty stickers sold for use on standard Florida license plates. (This will) generate more revenue for charities and most...
Tony Smotherman: devastates gainesville florida
2009-04-24 00:10:00 News: 23-04-2009: Tony gives the Gainesville, FL a dose of shred ! This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Florida Green Election Result
2009-04-20 17:51:00 On Tuesday April 14 a total of 664 ballots were cast (out of 5,730 eligible voters) in the election that was held for Alachua City Commission seats 4 and 5. Seat 4: Michael Canney 238 (36%); Orien Hills 426 (64%) Mr. Hills was the incumbent and will be serving his fifth three-year term on the commission. Website: ...
Low Cost Health Insurance in Florida
2009-03-30 22:12:00 A guest column…for a change. It’s a state where more than 4 million people are uninsured, but yet there are hardly any takers for the new low-cost healthcare program in the state, the Cover Florida Healthcare Access Program. It’s hard to believe that of the millions who are uninsured, only 952 have signed up between January 5 when the program was launched, and Feb 29. Six health insurance providers are offering both preventive and catastrophic coverage under the authorization of the Agency for Healthcare Administration, the Office of Insurance Regulation and the Executive Office of the Governor across all 67 counties in the state. The monthly payments are as low as $41.64 and at an average of $155, but there are still very few takers for this program, and Governor Charlie Crist and his office are doing all they can to spread awareness and get more people to sign up. Almost anyone between the age of 19 and 64 who has been without medical cover for six months is eligible to...
Fox News? ?ShamWow? Pitch Man Vince Shlomi Arrested In Florida For Slapping
2009-03-28 06:23:00 “ShamWow Guy” Becomes “SlamPow guy” When “Sex Worker” Allegedly Chooses To Skip The “Bite Your Tongue” Thing And Decides To Bite His Tongue Herself If you’ve watched Fox News on a daily basis as I have for years (”Fair And Balanced”,... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Florida Congressman Bill Posey Joins The WorldNetDaily Team; Authors Bill R
2009-03-14 07:48:00 Florida Congressman Wishes To Prevent Hawaiians From EVER Acquiring The Presidency Again Can we get an “AMEN!” for Congressman Posey? While some would chide this man as a “birther“, including even Michelle Malkin who is also a willing partner in the conspiracy to cover up... This is only a comment summary. Visit http://guntotingliberal.com to view the lastest content complete with some of the most outrageous original photoshops in the political blogosphere!
Book Review: Florida?s Vanishing Trail by James Hammond
2009-03-05 19:20:00 It was truly the Garden of Eden. Birds, fish, and animals of every size and description thrived together in a landscape of lush tropical vegetation amongst exotic flowers and palm trees that rose in some places to more than one hundred feet; all relatively untouched by man. This was the Florida Everglades region of Southwest Florida ...
Urge the Florida Legislature to Lift the Veil of Ignorance and Cruelty - An
2009-03-04 15:49:00 Why should gay parents be allowed to adopt children? - All children deserve to have a real family. In many cases where foster children are concerned, their gay parents are the only parents they’ve ever known. Why is the government discriminating against these wonderful couples raising children who would otherwise have no one? - Banning based on sexual orientation is unconstitutional. This is a 30 year-old ban and most of the old farts who originally voted *for* it are now *against* it. - Every major child welfare organization is opposed to laws that ban gay people from adopting. Every. Single. One. - It is bad public policy to limit the number of potential adoptive parents by banning broad categories of people. Besides, your straight fat ass isn’t out there offering a stable and loving home to children who need it so why the f*ck are you against others who wish to do so? Urge the Florida Speaker of the House to schedule a hearing already.Representative Cretul hasn’...
Florida Is Scrambling Crocodiles' Brains With Magnets [FuzzyWuzzyModo]
2009-03-02 17:26:00 From Gizmodo: Strapping a magnet to a crocodile's head seems like two counts of animal cruelty for the price of one, just to appease old people in Florida who are racist against crocodiles in their backyards. Florida state wildlife officials are taping magnets to poor crocodiles' h
Florida Is Scrambling Crocodiles' Brains With Magnets
2009-03-02 17:26:00 From Gizmodo: Strapping a magnet to a crocodile's head seems like two counts of animal cruelty for the price of one, just to appease old people in Florida who are racist against crocodiles in their backyards. Florida state wildlife officials are taping magnets to poor crocodiles'
Putman County Detectives Search Dumpster For Missing Florida Girl.
2009-02-27 19:02:00 Cadaver dogs alerted to a scent in a dumpster near by Haleigh Cummings trailer on Thursday. Detectives hauled in a separate dumpster to put the trash in from the first one. They went through the trash one piece at a time. NO evidence was found. Haleigh went missing from her home on February 10th during ...
Attention: Dunedin Spring Training Veterans
2009-02-24 13:38:00 Attention: Dunedin Spring Training Veterans I am heading down to Dunedin F-L-A at the end of March to catch the last 2 of the Jays’ Spring Training games. When I am not marvelling at Ken Takahashi’s meatballs, I need to keep myself occupied. Idle hands are the devil’s tools, as they say. I realize I am about ...
By: Mop Up Duty
Florida Legislature to Florida Teachers - Screw You - Seeks to End Tenure
2009-02-14 18:37:00 Tenure is a joke. It keeps bad teachers on the job and makes it difficult, if not impossible, to fire them. CTA (Classroom Teachers Association) says tenure is necessary to protect teachers from batshit crazy administrators. Nonsense. What other job allows you to underperform without repercussions - allowing someone to keep a job indefinitely until he either dies or retires? Who do teachers think they are? Judges? But when Florida lawmakers are faced with all the problems in Florida schools and then decide to make this a priority, isn’t that yet another negative and nasty sign that Florida teachers are not valued? Supporters say ending tenure is a start. Maybe they’re right. Teachers should be paid more and the FCAT should be a diagnostic tool and nothing more. I’d support legislation that moves to solve all our education problems, but I also don’t want to deny that ending tenure is a good thing. This piece of legislation that will end tenure will also seek t...
Caylee Anthony Memorial Service Held; Another FL Tot, Haleigh Cummings is R
2009-02-10 19:58:00 Amber Alert Issued for Another Missing Florida Tot Haleigh Cummings is Missing Caylee Anthony’s Memorial Service Held Caylee Marie Anthony Due to the marvels of the internet viewers were able to watch the Caylee Anthony Memorial Service live via Tampa Bay Online. Juxtaposed against the backdrop of the service was the news from northeast Florida that another little girl ...
February Florida Fishing
2009-02-09 17:52:00 I really feel sorry for the tournament fishermen and women at this time of the year. Have you ever noticed how a cold front always comes through the state of Florida just prior to the weekend, causing the temperatures to drop severely and a couple "bluebird" days to appear, usually on Saturday and Sunday? Originally I thought it was just because my wife was fishing tournaments and it was just her bad luck. She hasn't fished a tournament in almost 20 years, but the fronts still keep coming with the same pattern, especially during the month of February. I can still remember one year when she was fishing a tournament on Lake Okeechobee, I think with Bass'n Gal, and the schedule included Valentine's Day. Her practice went great, in fact, better than ever before on Lake Okeechobee. She had quality fish located about five places on the south, southwest, and southeast sides of the lake, which was perfect since they were fishing out of Clewiston. She was going as a non-boater and drew Ka...
By: Bassin The Net
Senate Watch: Florida Capsule
2009-01-30 18:31:00 State OverviewThough we did not see a repeat of the 2000 recount debacle in 2008, Florida remains the nation's marquee swing state. With a massive advertising blitz and an aggressive early voting campaign, Barack Obama was able to bring Florida's 27 electoral votes back into the Democratic column in November. Republicans, however, still have a clear advantage at the state and local level. The party controls nearly all of the statewide offices, holds comfortable majorities in the statehouse, and retains 15 of 25 Congressional seats. Popular Governor Charlie Crist appears on his way to an easy re-election before a potential presidential run in 2012 or 2016. Other than Senator Bill Nelson, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink (equivalent to a state treasurer) is the only Democrat holding statewide office. With a population still very much on the rise, Florida's clout will grow further with an extra electoral vote (and House seat) or two in 2012.Incumbent: Mel Martinez (R)Republic...
By: Political Realm
Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist dies at Florida home
(AP)
2009-01-28 19:39:00 AP - A keyboardist for the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has died at his northeast Florida home.
Alcones1 commented on the blog post A few shots from The Florida Natural Hi
2009-01-22 04:21:00 Alcones1 commented on the blog post A few shots from The Florida Natural History Museum excelent photos!
Richard Daniel Baas wrote a new blog post: Florida Scenery
2009-01-22 02:57:00 Richard Daniel Baas wrote a new blog post: Florida Scenery
Richard Daniel Baas wrote a new blog post: A few shots from The Florida Nat
2009-01-22 02:38:00 Richard Daniel Baas wrote a new blog post: A few shots from The Florida Natural History Museum
The Florida Budget Heads to Crist
2009-01-15 02:41:00 Most Most Democrats voted against it. Most Republicans voted for it. The budget passed the Florida House 74-43 and the Florida Senate 27-13. Charlie Crist indicated that he’d veto the education cuts if they went too deep. By whose standards? Some of the consequences will be laughable. For example, schools will still have technology budgets. That’s a priority. But they’re cutting positions relating to tech support and training. So the new fancy shiny things will be in the schools, but no one will know how to use them and in a few years when they break down, no one will know how to fix them. This clearly sets the stage when regular session begins in about seven weeks. Gear up for a fight, folks. Because Republicans don’t believe in taxes, only *enhancements.* Contact the “People’s” Governor and tell him that taking $480 million out of our public schools isn’t something Florida can afford. |
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