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Are city, activists ready to compromise on homeless feedings?
We have many bits of tid in today's Friday Files. But first, an update on the battle between the city of Orlando and the activists atLake Eola.
In Wednesday's column, I made a pitch for compromise in this long-running feud, which isn't helping anyone....Tags: Regional Authority, Buddy Dyer, Lawyers, Politics, Rick Scott
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Album review: Tom Morello, 'Union Town'
2.5 stars (out of 4)
Besides his not-insignificant role in Rage Against the Machine as one of the most innovative guitarists of the last 20 years, Tom Morello has had a long history as an activist. It’s part of his family’s DNA; his...Tags: Government, Civil Rights, Politics, Executive Branch, Billy Bragg
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Daum: The Marcus Bachmann hypocrisy
Marcus Bachmann, the husband of GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, is having a bad month. Not only is his counseling clinic under attack for offering gay conversion therapy, he's being pursued by an angry mob. Composed of gay activists,...Tags: The Marcus Corporation, Politics, Demonstration, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Scott Maxwell: Cop talk: Good, bad and just plain weird
In today's Friday Files, we have scary new poll results for Gov. Rick Scott and a few other politicians, praise for a new cop program and more.
But first, it's time to check back on some of the controversial late-night arrests in downtown Orlando....Tags: Regional Authority, Buddy Dyer, Lawyers, Politics, Rick Scott
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Residents take to streets; Dorworth took to Facebook
It's alive!
Citizen activism and public interest, that is.
When Florida legislators swung through town this week, hundreds of Central Floridians poured into the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre to demand that politicians treat them, their money and...Tags: Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, Democratic Party
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If schools neglect black history, all kids suffer
After shopping in downtown Tallahassee, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson caught a city bus. They paid their dimes and, as usual, searched for seats in the "colored" section.
Full.
The front seat in the "whites" section had space. So they sat.
Even...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, African Americans, Crime, Law and Justice, History
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Breaking bread and breaking the law — isn't it time both sides talked about feeding the homeless?
Orlando continues to make worldwide news.
Here's the headline from London's Daily Mail: "Please don't feed the homeless: Good Samaritans ARRESTED and facing jail ... for handing out food."
It'll be fun to see how Visit Orlando spins that into an...Tags: Buddy Dyer, Lawyers, Charity, Lake Eola, Politics
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Rick Scott's work group must show zero tolerance for neglecting the elderly
Next week,Florida leaders take a closer look at the state's assisted-living facilities.
They can start by looking at the body count.
In recent years, neglected and abused residents have been found beaten, burned and starved.
The body of a 75-year-old...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Medical Professionals, Diseases and Illnesses
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From basic rights to mighty Dwight, readers have a lot to say
From Dwight Howard to human rights, readers have a wide array of questions, insights and gripes.
Scott, can you tell our Orange County government that it's time to protect gay and unmarried couples and our families with the domestic-partner registry? Joe...Tags: Buddy Dyer, Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Dwight Howard, Civil Rights
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Rick Scott will finish off what's left of Florida's environmental movement
Mike ThomasIf Rick Scott could create 1,000 jobs by barbecuing manatees, sea pigs would be roasting on a spit tomorrow. They apparently taste like elephant. Just how much outrage would that cause? I'm beginning to wonder. The green glory days are coming to an...Tags: Armed Forces, Government, Kissimmee, Politics, Rick Scott
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Cameras don't lie, so where did video go?
Today we're toasting some local folks making big differences.
But first, we have the case of The Activist, the Cop and the Mysteriously Vanishing Video.
An article in Tuesday's newspaper told the story:
A local activist was videotaping cops in downtown...Tags: Family, Haiti, Police Arrests, Politics, Cell Phones
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Fighting mosques in the name of freedom
Last year, a Muslim congregation in Murfreesboro, Tenn., a pleasant college town of about 110,000 people southeast of Nashville, decided that the time had come to build a proper mosque.
For 20 years or more, the town's roughly 250 Muslim families had met...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Lawyers, Baptist, Christianity, Murfreesboro
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May 17, 2011
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|Column| Los Angeles Times
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