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Enough of government by gimmick
The latest shtick in Washington has members of Congress offering to give back 5 percent of their salaries as penance for being feckless boobs. I have a better idea: Stop being feckless boobs. Seriously, I am so over governing by gimmicks. Congress...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Amway, Healthcare Policies, Social Services, Social Issues
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In Vegas, tourist taxes help pay for cops — Orlando should follow suit
Like Orlando, Las Vegas lives on tourism. Unlike Orlando, Las Vegas uses tourist taxes to help pay for schools, cops, roads and more. There's a simple reason for the Las Vegas logic: Locals know that, although tourists bring money to town, they also...
Tags: Lee Constantine, National Basketball Association, Orlando Magic, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida)
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Service marks end to bloody feud that began with sheriff's death
If she thought about it at all, Susan Arline Williams figured the old gun stored away in her daddy's closet was a wartime souvenir. Albert Arline, who died in 1991, didn't talk about the gun. Nor did he ever talk about the old, deadly trouble that...
Tags: Orange County Regional History Center, Shootings, Leu Gardens, Osceola County, Orlando
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Incentives arms race isn't good business
Florida's elected officials can be generous to a fault – at least with your money. They're particularly gracious handing out incentives and tax breaks to companies and organizations dangling the prospect of jobs. Even if the company plans to add...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations, Burnham Institute, Politics, St. Lucie County (Florida)
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Fundraisers help the arts
Our various arts institutions do not survive on your admission fees alone. So they sell memberships, have fundraisers and solicit grants from organizations such as the United Arts of Central Florida, which hopes to raise $1.57 million from people like you...
Tags: Downtown Orlando, Arts and Culture, Arts, Maitland Art Center, Maitland
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Texting — and 'textgate' — for dummies
By now, you're probably familiar with "textgate." We have public officials deleting public records, politicians swapping messages with lobbyists during meetings — and now a criminal investigation involving the state attorney and Florida Department...
Tags: Trials, Buddy Dyer, Teresa Jacobs, Laws, Lawyers
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Public text messages should be no-brainer
Local governments are so befuddled about how to archive public officials' cellphone text messages that we're left to guess what kind of conversations are taking place about the public's business. Was Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson...Tags: Teresa Jacobs, Government, Travel Alerts, Elections, Public Officials
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For Taylor Swift, public had slim shot at tickets
A few weeks ago, tickets to Taylor Swift's upcoming show at the Amway Center went on sale to the "general public." At least that's what you were told. In reality, members of the public had a very slim shot at scoring one of the coveted tickets that...Tags: Lady Gaga, Buddy Dyer, Services and Shopping, American Express Company, Taylor Swift
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How to donate to the arts
In spite of some of the toughest fundraising years on record, our local arts institutions have managed to give us some great exhibits and activities for adults and families. You only have a few more days to increase their 2012 annual funding reports,...
Tags: Downtown Orlando, Arts, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Artists
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Controversy manufactured over school board LGBT policy
For the last four years, the Orange County school district's anti-bullying policy has specifically protected boys who dress like girls or vice versa. Hardly anyone cared enough to take notice, much less make a big stink about it. And for the last...
Tags: Discrimination, Teaching and Learning, Students, Minority Groups, Health and Safety at School
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Nemours Children's Hospital is a lifesaver that almost didn't exist
I'm standing on the top floor of the hospital that almost wasn't. It's a $400 million complex, boasting cutting-edge technology and nationally renowned researchers. When its doors open this fall, it will have but one goal: to help sick and dying...
Tags: Seminole County, Healthcare Provider, Bill Brooks, Hospitals and Clinics, Daisy Lynum
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Legislators drive you crazy? Pay them more!
Today I'm bringing back one of the least popular ideas I've ever floated — paying legislators more. That's right. I'm talking about the tone-deaf, often ethically challenged politicians in Tallahassee. I want to give them more money. When I...
Tags: Small Businesses, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Health and Safety at School, Root Canal
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