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Orlando fertilizer ordinance disappoints environmentalists
A proposed ordinance that would regulate fertilizer use within the city of Orlando offers only minimal protection from pollution for the dozens of lakes that serve as defining features of the city's neighborhoods. The pending rules, set for adoption...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Weather Reports, Environmental Pollution, Chemical Industry
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Children were focus of former teacher and mother of 11
Life centered on children for Patricia Hegert, a former school teacher and mother of 11. The longtime Orlando resident started teaching shortly after high school at a small schoolhouse in Nebraska. There was one classroom, and she taught all grades. "It...
Tags: Human Interest, Heart Failure, Maitland, Gainesville, American Medical Association
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Orlando Police recognize citizens for stepping up to help fight crime
While Orlando police Sgt. Kevin Roberson struggled to arrest a violent traffic offender, he heard two pops, looked down between his legs and saw the man's hand fumbling with a revolver. From inside her Baldwin Park home, retired Florida Highway Patrol...
Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Abraham Lincoln, Valencia College, Crime, Law and Justice
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Andrea pulls its punches locally — but spawns twisters in South Florida
Tropical Storm Andrea blew through Central Florida on Thursday, leaving scattered flooding and power outages in its wake but packing less wallop than predicted. "The storm brought some drier air with it," said Arlena Moses, a meteorologist with the...
Tags: Tornadoes, Twitter, Inc., National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Tropical Storms
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Tropical Storm Andrea forms in Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming the season's first named storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Andrea is expected to whack Florida's Panhandle late Thursday, bringing with it a torrent of rain across...
Tags: Tornadoes, Lakes and Ponds, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Mary, Radio
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Tropical Storm Andrea forms in the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Gulf of Mexico to become the season's first named storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. Andrea is expected to whack Florida's Panhandle in the next 36 hours, bringing with it a torrent of rain...Tags: Tornadoes, Lakes and Ponds, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Mary, Radio
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How you can help Oklahoma tornado victims
If you want to help the victims of this week's massive tornado in Oklahoma but haven't yet had a chance, don't worry. Relief efforts are still being organized -- and disaster workers say aid will be needed for the long run. Consider that seven months...
Tags: Winter Park, Christianity, Ronald Reagan, Catholic Charities USA, Social Issues
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Florida's Fourth: Red, white, hot and boom!
Special CorrespondentWith July 4 landing on a Thursday this year, it is easy to put together a four-day getaway that costs us only one workday. If the idea of a mini-vacation in Florida to take in the Fourth festivities is appealing to you, here are some popular...Tags: Daytona Beach, Key West, Orlando Hotels, Amusement and Theme Parks, Holidays
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History fans dive into past through modern social media
Logging on to the behemoth social-media site Facebook, I can become overwhelmed. I see a picture of a dear cousin I need to write. Ah, the guilt. I see, in the stack of ads at right, a picture of a celebrity and the question "Is 60 the new 40?" Ah, the...
Tags: Orlando, Human Interest, Winter Park, Maitland, Rollins College
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Vibe of life celebrated at Earth Day gathering
Central Florida Earth Day at Lake Eola offered an eclectic mix of ways to remember the planet and its flora and fauna. There were parades of endangered species, spinning belly dancers and paper mushrooms painted by toddlers. There was a hippie climate...
Tags: Orlando, Animal, Stetson University, Conservation, Earth Day
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A weekend of cool art
There are several great events across Central Florida on Friday night and many more throughout the week. You won't be able to attend all the opening receptions tonight, but fortunately these shows will hang around for awhile. Florida Craftsmen puts on...
Tags: Museums, Fine Artists, Winter Park, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Artists
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Boston bombings will not destroy healing power of sports
Memo to the Pond Scum Terrorists, or whatever you are calling yourselves these days: You don't win. Prepare for payback. Baseball bats. Hockey pucks. Bouncing basketballs. Footballs flying in the air. Boxing gloves going tap-tap-tap. Pick any sport...
Tags: Boston Red Sox, Road Running, Fenway Park, Chicago Tribune, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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