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Domestic violence is public problem
Perhaps it's possible that one month ago you thought domestic violence didn't impact your life because you weren't naive enough to become — or stay — a victim. You would never hurt someone you are close to. Or maybe you thought that fights...
Tags: Murder, Justice System, Defendants, Lawyers, Casselberry
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Ticked off! @ "baby daddy"
I'm ticked off that I can't remember what I am ticked off about! I'm ticked off that HIV counseling is not being taught in our schools. Parents, your kids are having sex earlier and earlier. Insist on health classes that include HIV counseling. I'm...Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, HIV
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New book celebrating Florida's food and farms makes for tasty gift idea
Books make great gifts for history fans, so let's continue a seasonal "Flashback" tradition with a gift idea: a handsome hardcover titled "Field to Feast: Recipes Celebrating Florida Farmers, Chefs, and Artisans," recently published by the University...
Tags: Interstate 4, Authors, Arts and Culture, Oviedo, Tampa
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Despite shooting, Pine Hills still on the rise
The intersection of North Lane and Powers Drive is a place where the efforts to build up Pine Hills are real and tangible. The long-crumbling wall around the Breezewood subdivision was finally repaired last year with new concrete blocks, paid for with...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Ocoee, Juvenile Delinquency, Pine Hills, Crime, Law and Justice
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25 most powerful people in Central Florida
They determine whether your taxes rise or fall. Some control massive work forces. Others decide what kind of entertainment your family can enjoy. Some of them even mete out justice and influence what you can vote on. They are Central Florida's power...
Tags: Jim Pugh, Government, U.S. Congress, Judges, Elections
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Website can help with advice
Q:
I'm recently widowed and just cannot deal with making any more financial decisions. So I am willing to see a financial planner, but how do I choose?
—G.S., 70, Orlando
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A good place to start is the Planner Search section of the...Tags: Financial Planning, Altamonte Springs, Personal Finance, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Home-appraisal rule may be costly
A big source of the hot air inside the recently burst real-estate bubble came from some home appraisers who barely batted an eye at pumping up values to help mortgage brokers sell more loans. Brian Watkins recalls the pressure some brokers asserted to...Tags: Freddie Mac, Andrew Cuomo, Companies and Corporations, Fannie Mae, Winter Park
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Apopka dump proposal wakes sleeping giant
When Randall Horn moved to the new Magnolia Park Estates subdivision three years ago from Boston, he considered his new home to be suburban Orlando, with an easy jaunt on the 429 to get downtown.
Horn knew he resided in Apopka and paid taxes there, but...Tags: Environmental Issues, Government, Waste Management Incorporated, Elections, Business Enterprises
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Gerrymandering means the joke's on you
I've heard some bad jokes in my day.
Like: "What should you do if you're attacked by a pack of clowns? Go for the juggler."
Still, one of the worst jokes ever told was when Florida legislators claimed they spent the past six months actually "listening"...Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, Winter Park, Politics, Republican Party
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Fish & Chips is all that and much more
From Orlando International Airport to Apopka, there are few stretches of State Road 436 where a driver is rarely brave or reckless enough to check for restaurants as they buzz through Orange County into Seminole County and back again into Orange.
Fish...Tags: Soups, Marketing, Prices, Chicago Hotels, Seminole County
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Governor, listen to Jacobs and get rid of X-way conflict of interest
Last month, I reported that the newest member of Orange County's scandal-plagued expressway authority has major conflicts of interest.
Specifically, engineer Scott Batterson is a "project manager" for a billion-dollar development whose future lives or...Tags: Rick Scott, Political Corruption, Government, Regional Authority, Teresa Jacobs
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100 things about Central Florida I'm thankful for
Enough already with news of the frustrating. There's a lot to love about this place we call home.
So for Thanksgiving week, I wanted to share with you 100 things about Central Florida that I'm thankful for.
Finding 100 was easy. In fact, after...Tags: Environmental Issues, Winter Park Art Festival, Florida Music Festival, Lake Eola, International Drive
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