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Not voting? You're not alone
Tell people you won't be casting a ballot in today's election and you might as well say you won't give your seat to a little old lady. Not voting has become the moral equivalent of refusing to a tip even when the service was fine, or telling your...
Tags: Barack Obama, Alan Grayson, Mitt Romney, Elections, George W. Bush
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Letters find young voters ambivalent, unenthusiastic
Dear President Obama and Gov. Romney, Four years ago, voters younger than 30 shaped history. They went to the polls in droves and helped make then-Sen. Barack Obama the nation's first black president-elect. Your performance with young voters, Mr....
Tags: Libertarian Party, Government, Primaries, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage
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Man's death spurs more questions on police Taser use
Adam Johnson is one of seven men who died after being shocked by stun guns wielded by Orange County law enforcement in the past decade, but his death is the most puzzling.
Unlike the others, the 33-year-old Winter Haven man had no drugs in his system, no...Tags: Health, Amusement and Theme Parks, Weaponry, Labor Legislation, Laws
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Judge to decide release of FAMU student records
A circuit judge in Orlando will review student records obtained by detectives investigating the hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion and decide if they should be released to the public. Lawyers for several defendants sought...
Tags: Health, Justice System, Human Accomplishments, Robert Champion, College Sports
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Signs of recovery may influence voters' presidential choices
WASHINGTON -- About one-fourth of the nation's new jobs last month were created in Florida, a hopeful sign that the stricken state will slowly resume its customary role as an engine for economic growth over the next four years. Economists say it might...Tags: Polls, Employment, Barack Obama, Science and Technology, Labor Legislation
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Maitland's EA Sports seeks to keep up with mobile explosion
MAITLAND — As the world of electronic games rapidly changes, so does EA Sports.
The industry is evolving from expensive console games to free or cheap online, mobile and social games. Maitland-based EA Sports, a brand of global gaming giant...Tags: Gaming Industry, Consumer Goods Industries, Wii, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone
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Taking the political pulse of UCF
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Sentinel scouted the University of Central Florida campus before First Lady Michelle Obama's scheduled campaign stop at the school Tuesday afternoon. We sought the political pulse of students as the country heads toward the presidential election in... -
Central Florida's young black men battle stereotypes
They are more likely to get shot, go to jail, drop out of school, end up in foster care, be abandoned by their fathers and have children of their own while they're still teenagers. Compared with other Americans, young black men have the statistical...
Tags: Social Issues, Drug Trafficking, Florida Legislature, Small Businesses, Trayvon Martin
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Another 'lost decade' for Florida's middle class?
Sun SentinelMany middle-class families in high unemployment states like Florida will likely have to struggle longer to regain the income they had more than a decade ago, according to a report released Tuesday. The Washington-based Economic Policy Institute predicted...Tags: Employment, Family, Florida International University, Science and Technology, Research
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Report: 4 Florida colleges make Newsweeks's list of least rigorous schools
FloriDUHFlorida, be proud. Your colleges are ranked among the nation's best — of the worst — in terms of being the best party schools and the least rigorous institutions of higher education. Go Gators! In June The University of Florida ranked as the...Tags: Orlando, Colleges and Universities, Florida Atlantic University, Education
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Cornerstone Theatre Co. opens season with 'Good People'
A relative newbie on the Orlando theater scene has a production coming up in just a few weeks. Cornerstone Theatre Company presented its first show, William Inge's "Picnic," in April. But it has a more ambitious slate of shows scheduled for its first...
Tags: Arts and Culture, William Inge, Orlando, Walt Disney
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Report: National Average for Student Debt Rises to $26,600
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe national average for college debt rose to $26,600 among students who borrowed money to earn a bachelor's degree in 2011 from a public or private, non-profit college, according to a new report from The Institute for College Access & Success. In 2010,...
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