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$6 million in incentives lands Lake Mary a Verizon center, 750 promised jobs
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel Verizon Communications will establish a finance and accounting center in Lake Mary that will have 750 new professional and administrative jobs by 2016, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced today. During a press... -
Casey Anthony: Belvin Perry tells WFTV how case changed his life
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Chief Judge Belvin Perry Jr. will be a guest on “Central Florida Spotlight” at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on WFTV-Channel 9. The topics include GPS monitoring, his career, violence in schools, mental... -
Only after Greer fell did GOP speak up
So Jim Greer pleaded guilty — and now the former chair of the Republican Party of Florida probably will slink quietly away to prison. This allows Republicans to publicly crow about what a bum he was while privately rejoicing that he didn't air...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Ethics, Barack Obama, Politics, Don Gaetz
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Teacher evaluations: DOE moves to set standards for test-score data (the valued-added or VAM piece)
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFlorida's new, complicated teacher evaluation system crunches student test-score data (using a so-called value-added model, dubbed VAM) to help determine teacher quality. It is a required part of the 2011 teacher merit pay law passed by the Florida... -
Have a just-closed school (or a half empty one)? Give it to a charter at no cost — and maintain it, lawmakers suggest
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelFlorida school districts with empty — or half empty — school buildings would be required to offer those facilities to charter schools at no cost, under a bill a House education subcomittee has proposed. Districts (and this is the kicker for... -
Scott’s budget proposes money for schools
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelIn case you missed it, here are more details on Gov. Rick Scott's proposed budget, which includes a spending boost for public education. Scott released his full budget yesterday, with an Orange County principal (Patrick Galatowitsch from Fern Creek... -
Central Floridian of the Year Deirdre Macnab: League's leader, inspired by history, fights for voters
Winter Park's Deirdre Macnab regularly travels across Florida to talk to groups about her organization's mission. Sometimes she dresses as Susan B. Anthony, the fearless leader of America's women's suffrage movement. The costume is a good fit for...
Tags: New York University, New Products, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Readers write on doctor prices, drones
Time again to empty out my mail bag ... Dear Beth, Appreciated your article on the hospitals purchasing the practices of doctors. It is a deserved knee-jerk reaction on the part of both hospitals and doctors to the prospects of Obamacare. We will now...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Dentistry and Dental Health, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Florida Hospital, Casselberry
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Understatement alert: It was a big year for Seminole County Dems
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel Democrats in Seminole County, which has been dominated by Republicans for decades, are heading into the new year with a rare sense of confidence after several of their candidates performed better than expected in... -
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President Obama is like a vampire with his enormous hunger for more and more taxes from the producers. He's sucking the life blood out of America. The School Board is playing Robin Hood by taking spots in good schools from the rich and giving them to...
Tags: Republican Party, Money and Monetary Policy, Robin Hood, Barack Obama, Politics
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Leaders yap – but can they act?
Here in Central Florida, we loooove to talk about cooperation. And "regionalism." And being a "family of communities." Heck, if you can dream up a new catchphrase for "group hug," local leaders will not only embrace it, they'll throw gobs of money...Tags: Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
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Casselberry after dark lights up
It was Friday night and I was looking for some good music and a way to indulge my inner foodie, so I headed over to Casselberry. I can safely catalog that sentence in a list of lines I never expected to open a column with. Casselberry? Land of dingy...Tags: Casselberry, Enzian Theater, Winter Garden, Maitland, Winter Park
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Jan 20, 2013
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Dec 29, 2012
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Jan 5, 2013
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Jan 15, 2013
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Jan 14, 2013
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