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Have you seen this man? He???s being sought by law enforcement???
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? The Broward Sheriff's Office distributed the photos above of a person being sought??as part of a??residential burglary investigation??in Lake Wales.?? The??Polk County Sheriff???s Office is looking for the man and the agency??believes he may be in...Tags: Theft, Fort Lauderdale
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FAU completes class of 2011
FAU Sports | Sun Sentinel blogs"We are delighted with this class," Howard Schnellenberger says. He also explains giving the green light for offering scholarship to Kicker. The class is officially complete... 13 on offense (5 OL, 3 WR, 1 TE, 3 RB, 1 QB)......Tags: Pompano Beach, Florida International University, Washington (U.S. state), Kansas, Howard Schnellenberger
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Sen. Alexander says keep western PBC open for sugar growers
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsFrom Aaron Deslatte, of our sister paper the Orlando Sentinel: Sen. J.D. Alexander, R-Lake Wales, said Monday he's talked to Gov. Charlie Crist in recent weeks about keeping the majority of U.S. Sugar Corp.'s agricultural lands in the sugar-growing...Tags: Florida, Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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Florida senator: $1.7 billion U.S. Sugar deal costs too many jobs
Palm Beach Politics | Sun-Sentinel BlogsSen. J.D. Alexander, a wealthy agricultural owner from Lake Wales and influencial lawmaker, is asking Gov. Charlie Crist to slow down the deal he announced this summer to pay $1.75 billion to buy out U.S. Sugar Corp. "For all of......Tags: Florida, J.D. Alexander, Charlie Crist
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Look back at FAU class of 2005; Mary Carey Pic of Day
FAU Sports | Sun-Sentinel BlogsIn honor of signing day being a week away, I thought it was good to look back on aonther signing class. We'll go back to 2005. Nearly everyone in this bunch redshirted, so they are now heading into their......Tags: Oakland Park, Deerfield, Health, California, North Lauderdale
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Clerk warns of dire impact from possible budget cuts
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsSharon Bock, Palm Beach County's clerk of the circuit court, is urging people to lobby local senators in an attempt to head off possible budget cuts. "Every clerk service would be impacted and every citizen affected. It would mean even......Tags: Crimes, Florida, Elections, Voting, Politics
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Rare tours of fabled mansion help preserve Zellwood's history
A rare window to Central Florida's past opens May 11 when one of the area's most fabled mansions welcomes visitors in a fundraiser for the Zellwood Historical Society. Built by steel heir James Laughlin Jr. of Pittsburgh as a winter hunting retreat, the...
Tags: Arts, Rentals, The New York Times, Zellwood, Architecture
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O-town's Cinco de Mayo fiestas
First off, your history lesson: On May 5, 1862, roughly 8,000 soldiers in the French army took a significant pounding from a Mexican force nearly half that size in the Battle of Puebla. Doesn't sound like a proper occasion for drinking? Neither is a...
Tags: Disc Jockeys, Entertainment, Restaurants, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Bok Tower: From bells to banjo
Anyone who has visited lovely Bok Tower Gardens, one of Florida's enduring, old-school tourist attractions in Lake Wales, is familiar with the soundtrack: Bells. Bok Tower's famous carillon — a set of 60 bells operated by paddles played by a...
Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Entertainment, Bok Tower, Music
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We're on a roll at 'piney pit stop of the paranormal' in Lake Wales
October's a great time for road trips in Central Florida. And it's also the time of year for all things spooky and fun — all of which explains why I could be found in Lake Wales on a recent afternoon, rolling my car backward on the slope that's long...
Tags: YouTube, SUVs and Crossovers, Unexplained Phenomena, Honda, Science and Technology
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Picture these perfect Florida spots
This week's column is dedicated to regular Postcards reader Allan Greene, who emailed last week to inquire about the 10 most photogenic spots in Florida.
OK, Allan, I'll take a crack at it, but you should know that I'm usually the guy who puts his finger...Tags: Gainesville, Bok Tower, Architecture, Everglades, Arts and Culture
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Sweet stops at old-school shops in Florida
It's possible to drive past landmarks for years without stopping, but that's not my style anymore. I've looked behind the giant fake dinosaurs along Interstate 4 in Plant City, investigated the attraction behind that vintage aircraft on that same highway...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Bok Tower, Orlando, Culture, Interstate 4
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