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Memorial Day events
Saturday Memorial Day ceremony, 9:15 a.m. Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 700 SW Eighth Ave. Presented by American Legion Post 65 and Post 188. Ceremony includes opening address, flags placed at the graves of soldiers and a rifle salute. A...Tags: Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Memorial Day, Human Interest
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BBHS student wins $1,000 Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year award
This is a story about Boynton Beach High School student Gloria Roker, winner of the Bob Borovy Student Citizen of the Year award and a $1,000 college scholarship. But, more importantly, it is the story of her sister as well – JayVonna - two...Tags: Zoe Saldana, Awards and Prizes, Boynton Beach, Florida Atlantic University, Students
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Dual enrollment change could cost schools millions
Broward and Palm Beach County schools could face a tough choice next year: pay millions of dollars or allow fewer students to take dual enrollment classes in local colleges. Broward schools may have to pay at least $4 million more next year, and Palm...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Broward County, Laws, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Annual 'budget turkey' list draws flak
TALLAHASSEE – Florida TaxWatch, the business-backed group that calls itself a fiscal watchdog, has targeted $106.8 million worth of budget projects that it says Gov. Rick Scott should veto. Road projects, public safety initiatives and money for...
Tags: Lauderdale Lakes, Scripps Research Institute, Budgets and Budgeting, Broward County, Mental Health
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Ex porn actor sues school district after math tutor signs are removed
Students know him as David Mech, a 36-year-old doctorate student who teaches Boca Raton teens as "the Happy/Fun Math Tutor." To others, he is Dave Pounder, the "Happy/Fun Porn Guy" who owns an adult entertainment business and has performed in such X-...
Tags: Entertainment, Arizona State University, Pornography, Students, Colleges and Universities
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South Florida GPS traps: circles on 595, accidental Everglades trips & more
Staff WriterThe car's navigation device veered you off the beaten track into the twilight zones of the Everglades or Weston's winding roads. It directs you to exit off a ramp along construction-jammed Interstate 595 and the ramp is closed. Or it sees you want...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Florida Atlantic University, Weston (Broward, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Everglades
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Combat vet now proud FAU grad
Josh Mavica fought daily mental and physical struggles to adapt to civilian life, but he didn't let that stop him from getting an education. On Thursday afternoon, Mavica, a 31-year-old combat veteran, proudly accepted his master's in social work from...
Tags: Florida Atlantic University, Colleges and Universities, Graduation, Education, Alzheimer's Disease
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Boynton Woman's Club awards five scholarships
The Boynton Woman's Club has awarded scholarships to five local high school seniors. All residents of Boynton Beach, the recipients will attend Florida colleges in the fall. "What was so impressive about this year's group was how prepared each student...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Students, Sports, University of Miami, Arts and Culture
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New career-oriented high school diploma could boost grads' job chances
In an admission that not all Florida high schoolers want to go to college, lawmakers are creating a three-track system where the diploma you earn depends on what you want to do after graduation. A bill passed by both houses of the Legislature creates two...
Tags: School Examinations, Broward County, Science and Technology, Career and Workplace, Boynton Beach
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South Florida members of Congress push for, get pushed on, immigration reform
— If the 18 people brought together Monday by two Broward and Palm Beach County members of Congress could rewrite the nation's immigration law, they would stop deportations, prevent exploitation of people living in the U.S. without permission by...
Tags: Ted Deutch, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Broward County, Civil Rights, National Security
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As kids head to college, beware liberal groupthink
I've been thinking a lot about college lately. You see, one of my more time-consuming tasks is to write college recommendation letters. It's an occupational hazard from extended time in the state legislature, Congress and the governorship. But it's one...
Tags: Vanderbilt University , University of Michigan, Civil Rights, State University of New York, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Apple co-founder brings some STEAM to Palm Beach State
Sun SentinelYou've probably heard of STEM education, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math. But Palm Beach State has decided to focus on STEAM. The extra A stands for arts, and who better to speak about STEAM education than the co-founder of...Tags: Engineering, Awards and Prizes, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Kravis Center, Colleges and Universities
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