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Child-killer rapist fails in appeal, faces death May 29
An Orange County child-rapist killer faces execution May 29 after the Florida Supreme Court today denied his latest appeal in a 23-year-old murder case. Elmer Carroll, 56, has been on death row since 1992. Gov. Rick Scott signed hid death warrant in...
Tags: Abusive Behavior
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FAU searches for new leader, new image after Saunders resigns
Sun SentinelFlorida Atlantic University is looking for a new leader -- and a new public image -- after a series of controversies prompted President Mary Jane Saunders to step down on Tuesday night. For the next few months, Dennis Crudele, senior vice president...Tags: Sports, Florida Atlantic University, Boston Marathon, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Free Kiera Wilmot as Florida confuses scientific aspirations with criminal intent
“Free Kiera Wilmot.” Let me get this straight: A 16 year-old girl participating in her school’s science project gets arrested after she mixes toilet bowl cleaner and pieces of aluminum foil in a water bottle that explodes. Nothing...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Criminal Laws, Science, Polk County
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FAU President Mary Jane Saunders resigns
Sentinel School ZoneThe president of Florida Atlantic University has resigned amid a string of recent controversies. The public university, located in Boca Raton, has posted excerpts from President Mary Jane Saunders’ letter of resignation prominently on its website....Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Education, Colleges and Universities
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Should Bill Nelson run for governor of Florida?
How many times can Bill Nelson say ‘no’ before we get the hint? It doesn’t matter that he likes his job in the U.S. Senate, or any of the initiatives he thinks will be good for his constituents. He’s needed by his desperate...
Tags: Executive Branch, Nan H Rich, Bill Nelson, Elections, U.S. Senate
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Building toward Common Core
In his five months as Florida education commissioner, no moss has grown under Tony Bennett. He has barnstormed the Sunshine State glad-handing teachers skeptical over merit pay and selling Common Core to increasingly cynical critics who view the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Politics
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Report: No retaliation found in Citizens' firings
The firing of four members of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.'s Office of Corporate Integrity last fall was not retaliatory, according to the final report issued Monday by Gov. Rick Scott's chief inspector general investigating the incident. Six months...Tags: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Executive Branch, Politics, Insurance, Government
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Would you like to see Allen West named lieutenant governor?
Gov. Rick Scott can’t be serious. But boy, I sure wish he was. Scott the other day said former Rep. Allen West would be a “great” pick as his lieutenant governor. I am not making that up. West is doing some sort of work these...
Tags: Executive Branch, Allen West, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Regional Authority
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Today's Buzz: Allen West for Lt. Gov?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe lieutenant governor’s job in Florida has been open since Jennifer Carroll’s surprise resignation in March because of her prior work for an Internet café operator. Gov. Rick Scott said he would take his time filling the position, but told a...Tags: Executive Branch, Allen West, Tea Party Movement, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politics
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Simulator shows Orange teens the dangers of texting, driving
A close friend of Colonial High School senior Lora Abdulhak was killed by a driver who was texting. But it wasn't until she tried a simulator that imitates the hazards of texting while driving that Abdulhak, 18, vowed to stop doing it herself. The...
Tags: Florida Legislature, Motorvehicle Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Memorial Day, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Internet sales tax, a vote for fairness
If ever a piece of legislation was simply — and properly — named, it is this one: The Marketplace Fairness Act. In a minimum number of words, it tells you exactly what you are getting. Fairness. That's what the U.S. Senate passed this week...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Executive Branch, Florida Legislature, Bill Nelson, Local Government
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9 Florida colleges violate law on severance pay for presidents, study finds
Seminole State College is among nine schools in Florida that offer contracts to their presidents that violate a state law capping severance pay at 20 weeks, according to a report released Monday by Florida's Chief Inspector General. Those findings are...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Miami Dade College, Education
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