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RPOF Chair candidates make their final pitches
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida Five contenders vying to become Florida’s next Republican Party chair squared-off Friday night in an hourlong candidate forum, vowing to continue working to shed the tarnished image left by indicted ex-GOP... -
Dave Bitner elected RPOF Chairman
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWith bundles of money, an election route of Democrats and unprecedented control of state government, Florida Republicans severed the last ties to their indicted chairman Jim Greer on Saturday by tapping former legislator Dave Bitner as a new chairman.... -
Senate education committee hearing from teachers this morning on evaluations, merit pay
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Senate education committee is holding a long workshop today to hear input on how to judge teacher performance — and how to pay them based on that performance. If you've got the time, and the inclination, you can watch the workshop live here.... -
I just love Florida Virtual School
The Mike Thomas Blog - Orlando SentinelJust got this e-mail and thought I'd share. Dear Mr. Thomas: My son is a 10th grade homeschooler in Hillsborough County who is experiencing great success taking Geometry, English II, and Spanish I online through FVS. He went to traditional high school... -
How should schools handle transgender kids?
When most little girls draw themselves, they draw pictures of young ladies, often in fancy dresses and high heels.
But one kid in Deltona has always depicted herself differently: As a boy in pants, standing outside a "boy's" school or picking flowers for...Tags: Medical Research, Hair and Nails, Brain, Colorado, Hospitals and Clinics
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Disabled dog digs up a whopper of a fossil
South Florida Sun-SentinelThis pooch really digs bones. Three years ago, paleontologist Frank Garcia went fossil hunting in Ruskin with his faithful companion Webster, a Chihuahua-dachshund mix pooch, reports The Tampa Tribune. Something caught Webster's attention: Large...Tags: Tampa, Frank Garcia
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Pro-pot rally planned at Broward Courthouse
South Florida Sun-SentinelAttorney General candidate Jim Lewis, a Fort Lauderdale lawyer, is attempting to capture even more publicity from his call last week to legalize marijuana. Now he's planning a pro pot rally at the Broward County Courthouse. Lewis plans to appear at...Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Crimes, Politics, Science and Technology, Justice System
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Cops: Woman tried to buy her 80-year-old father a prostitute over Easter weekend
South Florida Sun-SentinelDear old dad wanted a chick for Easter. So Pia Kirchberg, 51, tried to buy her 80-year-old father the services of a prostitute over Easter weekend, Tampa police said, reports WFTS ABC-Action News in Tampa Bay. Cops arrested the duo, who listed their...Tags: Iowa, Tampa, Social Issues, Prostitution, Religious Festivals
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Robin Hood sighting in Tampa
South Florida Sun-SentinelInvestigators said Elmer McGuirt robbed a Wachovia Bank in Tampa on Apr. 29th, reports The Tampa Tribune. His getaway vehicle was less than ideal -- a Hillsborough Area Regional Transit bus. While on the bus, the 27-year-old man began passing out...Tags: Tampa, Robin Hood, Wachovia Corp.
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FDLE: Grandma in baby-sale case wanted to cheat daughter
Not only did Patty Bigbee try to sell her 10-week-old grandson on the Internet, she hatched a plan to cheat the baby's mother out of her cut of the cash, investigators said Tuesday.
Last week, the 45-year-old grandmother from Volusia County tried to...Tags: Prisons, International Drive, Theft, Crimes, Best Buy Co., Inc.
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DNA exonerations prove eyewitnesses make mistakes
In a Tampa courtroom in 1981, Alan Crotzer watched as five people took the stand and swore that he was one of the men who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl and 38-year-old woman during a botched home invasion. The child and woman testified that he later...Tags: Santa Clara County, Crimes, Psychologists, New York, Politics
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Law officer fatalities are up almost 40 percent across the nation
Orange County Deputy Brandon Coates, who was gunned down during a traffic stop earlier this month, was among the 160 law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty across the country this year — evidence that violence against cops...Tags: Washington, DC, Orange Blossom Trail, Law Enforcement, Crimes, Politics
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