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Senate sweeping ethics reform clears final committee stop
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A sweeping ethics reform that cracks down on political slush funds, revolving-door lobbying, and Florida's weak ethics enforcement unanimously cleared its last Senate committee stop Tuesday. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, has... -
Ranked No. 1 nationally in 2008, Florida's Caladesi Beach's beginning to draw raves and tourists
Detroit Free PressCaladesi beach is a secret getaway in Florida, an undiscovered gem. That's what I wanted to tell you, but honestly, I can't. Why? The secret's out. Way out. Since Caladesi Island State Park beach near Tampa/St. Petersburg was named the best beach in...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Gymnastics, Rentals, Honeymooning, Family
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Red-light camera repeal bill is back, but faces a tough road
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A House panel narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would ban the red-light cameras cropping up across Florida, the latest round in an annual political fight between lawmakers, local governments, and critics who say the cameras are a... -
William C. Brubaker, founding Colts band member
William Charles Brubaker, a retired aeronautical engineer who was a founding trombone player in the Baltimore Colts Marching Band, died Feb. 12 at Sinai Hospital of complications from injuries he suffered near his Lutherville home. Family members said...Tags: Engineering, Barry Levinson, Pittsburgh Steelers, Space Programs, World War II (1939-1945)
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Entertainment tax-credits under the microscope in Tally
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelSome Florida lawmakers want to place new limits on the state's entertainment-industry incentive program, concerned that too many of the tax breaks are being gobbled up by video-game giant Electronic Arts Inc. “To have such a concentration of it... -
Paul Hagen, finally headed to the Hall of Fame, is as good a mentor as he is reporter
The Phillies FilesI couldn’t send out the congratulatory text fast enough after I checked my email earlier this week. Paul Hagen had finally been won the Spink Award and will be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27. I’m...... -
Fashion and poker: Woman finishes second in World Poker Tour main event
A $191,880 check can buy a lot of dresses, and Lily Kiletto walked off with both Tuesday night at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. Kiletto, who lived in South Florida for about a year, finished second in the World Poker Tour event behind behind Matt...
Tags: Gambling, Pompano Beach, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Fort Lauderdale
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Senate unanimously passes high-speed ethics reform
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – Trying to clamp down on rampant perceived excesses of power, a Florida Senate committee on Tuesday began fast-tracking the most sweeping ethics reform proposal the state has witnessed in decades. If passed by the full Legislature... -
A badge for toleration
While you can please some of the people some of the time, you can’t please all of the people all of the time. There is no doubt that the decision of whether the Boy Scouts of America ends its ban on gays will leave some folks pleased, while others...Tags: Social Issues, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Youth Organizations, Boy Scouts of America
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Chicas Hooters tendrán competencia con "Breastaurants" en S. Florida
EL SENTINELLas chicas Hooters están teniendo más competencia. Al menos con dos nuevas cadenas de “breastaurant” que están planeando abrir locales este año en el sur de Florida, que también tendrán chicas con poca ropa. El mes entrante abrirá Tilted...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Weston (Broward, Florida), Hallandale Beach
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Gun control debate creeps into ex-cop manhunt
Letters reacting to the search for Christoper Jordan Dorner, the disgruntled former Los Angeles Police Department officer suspected of a double homicide and the shooting three police officers, are finding their way into The Times' mailbag. Surprisingly,...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Firearms, Politics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Gun Control
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Mike Tyson show an introspective journey of mayhem
The Most Interesting Man in the World isn't that old dude trying to sell us imported beer. It's Mike Tyson. You can label him so many things: Entertaining, introspective, vile, manipulative, exploited, cruel, kind, soft-spoken, and crass. By far,...
Tags: Mike Tyson, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Culture, Human Interest
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Feb 3, 2013
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