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Hing???s Take Out, Prosperity Island Restaurant cited by state inspectors
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? Critical violations of state sanitation and safety laws observed by inspectors at two South Florida restaurants last week prompted the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation to cite the owners and briefly suspend their operations....Tags: Government, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Advanced Training, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Politics
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Obama's Republican road show
The Swampby Mark Silva Before President Barack Obama steps on to the Tonight Show stage with Jay Leno - and Garth Brooks - today, he will step on to a "Town Hall'' stage in Los Angeles with Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of......Tags: Los Angeles, Orange County (California), Jay Leno, Government, Barack Obama
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Obama's Town Hall: 'A good four years'
The Swampby Mark Silva "Now -- and all of you are here. Give yourself a big round of applause.'' Talk show host? No, president of the United States. "It is always good to get out of Washington for a little while,......Tags: Colorado, John McCain, Orange County (California), Government, Barack Obama
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Fisker Partners With Dealers to Sell Plug-in Karma
KickingTiresFisker took a major step toward its goal of putting the Karma, its 100-mpg plug-in electric hybrid, onto 40 dealership lots by the end of June. The green automaker has named 32 North American retailers that will sell and service......Tags: Beverly Hills, Wisconsin, Volvo, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), San Francisco
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Mel Martinez out, placeholder coming
The Swampby Mark Silva Resignation news from Republican ranks: Sen. Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican who announced last winter that he would not seek a second term next year, announced today that he will step down more than a year before......Tags: Government, Tampa, National Government, Politics, Connie Mack, Jr.
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Sarah Palin's $1-million 'reality show'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sarah Palin, the reality show star. The word is that the Republican from Alaska whose farewell speech midway through her term as governor has been interpreted as beat poetry on air by William Shatner will be airing......Tags: Sarah Palin, William Shatner, White House, Television Industry, Entertainment
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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: Shootings, Orlando, Leu Gardens, Osceola County, Orange County Regional History Center
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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, Orlando, Culture, University of Central Florida, Maitland Art Center
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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: Buddy Dyer, Orlando Police Department, Public Officials, Government, Politics
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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: State Road 408, Local Government, Travel, Public Officials, Government
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Great university took root in downtown offices over drugstore
The landmark Orlando building that began as the city's First National Bank has long been associated with Valencia College, but in the 1960s, another great educational institution took root there. Launching with one employee — its first...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Orlando, IBM, Valencia College, Orange Blossom Trail
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Prayer least offensive thing at public meetings
A lot of offensive things happen at local government meetings. But prayer isn't one of them. There's the utter disregard for what is supposed to be a public and open process. How else do you explain Orange County commissioners who texted lobbyists...
Tags: Orlando, Local Government, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Osceola County
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