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Iraqi immigrant wins Goldman Environmental Prize
During his 30-year reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein repeatedly plunged the country into war, even transforming an ancestral marshland some say is the "historical" Garden of Eden into a battleground. To punish political enemies, Hussein built canals with...
Tags: Conservation, Ecosystems, Immigration, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics
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Former O.C. resident wins $150,000 prize for restoring Iraq marshland
Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi immigrant and former Fullerton resident who returned to Iraq in 2003 to lead a marshlands restoration project, has received the Goldman Environmental Prize, a $150,000 prize awarded to six environmentalists annually. Alwash led...
Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Environmental Politics
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For Dr. Phillips state tennis qualifier, nothing beats that winning feeling
Alizee Michaud admits the best part of tennis is winning. And she wins a lot. She has trained in France, won a European junior championship and handed two-time state champion Joulia Likhanskaia of Winter Park her first loss in a high-school match in...
Tags: Winter Park, High School Sports, France, Tennis
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Lawmakers fail to make best use of state surplus
After the Great Recession took a bite out of tax revenues in Florida, state lawmakers had an easy answer if their constituents complained about spending cuts: The deficit made me do it. But working with the first surplus in five years — enough...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Justice System, Tom Lee, Budgets and Budgeting
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Chan Lowe: Great White sharks menace So Fla waters
The problem with selling Florida as a paradise on Earth is that reality keeps getting in the way. While touting our beaches, bars and nightlife, the tourism pitch leaves out inconvenient truths like having your dog snatched by an alligator, your house...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Steven Spielberg
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Girls water polo Super Six
1. Winter Park: Wildcats beat Lake Nona 9-6. 2. Lake Nona: Lost to reigning state champion Ransom Everglades at Lake Nona Tournament. 3. Dr. Phillips: Dropped games against Winter Park and Lake Nona. 4. Olympia: Fell to Dr. Phillips in Metro West...
Tags: Water Polo, Sports
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As spring practice begins, high school football coaching carousel keeps spinning
Allen Held always figured he would know when it was time to step away from high school football. After more than 20 years, that moment finally came in January. Held resigned as South Broward's coach and for the first time in a decade, a new face will be...
Tags: High School Sports, Sports, Football
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Interior secretary visits Everglades
The Obama administration's new Interior Secretary skimmed across the Everglades in an airboat Wednesday, on one of her first trips to the field since taking over the department responsible for national parks, offshore drilling and endangered species....
Tags: Recreational Equipment Inc., Palm Beach County, Wildlife, National Parks
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RPT-ANALYSIS-Texas oil sails to Canada, refiners fume over tanker law
Reuters(Repeats without changes to headline or text) * US crude oil exports hit 13-year high in February * More crude sailing from US Gulf Coast to Canada * East Coast refiners restricted by Jones Act shipping costs By Jonathan Leff and David Sheppard NEW...Tags: Lawyers, Suncor Energy Incorporated, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Judges, Valero LP
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Bass anglers hook a Burmese python
Joe Holland and Brett Darmody almost had the catch of the day in the Everglades Bassmasters of South Florida 42nd annual Open Team Tournament at Everglades Holiday Park. They were fishing near the southern end of the L-67A Canal Sunday afternoon when...
Tags: Holidays, Lake Worth, Broward County, Deerfield Beach, Palm Beach County
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Sally Jewell affirms Everglades `a high priority'
She came, she saw, she toured by airboat, and she reaffirmed that the Obama administration remains committed “to the people of Florida to make the Everglades restoration a high priority.” Sally Jewell, less than three weeks into her job...
Tags: Sally Jewell, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Invasive Species, Wildlife
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