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Broward school bus debacle: 14,000 hotline calls in four days
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsHow big is the ongoing Broward school bus debacle? Calls to the Broward school district's transportation hotline surged over 4,000 some days in the past two weeks, with more than 1,000 "issues logged" each of the first three days of......Tags: 2012 Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Charlie Crist or Rick Scott: Who gets your vote?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsCharlie Crist's political makeover is nearly complete, as the one-time Florida Republican governor gave a speech endorsing Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Now the big question: Will he officially become a Democrat and run...Tags: Nan H Rich, Executive Branch, Politics, 2012 Democratic National Convention, Rick Scott
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TV alert: Watch me on Issues this weekend
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe peak season in South Florida keeps getting hotter this weekend, with the South Beach food and wine festival, the Daytona 500 (OK, it's not in South Florida, but it's an easy car ride up I-95) and top Kentucky Derby......Tags: Kentucky Derby, Daytona 500, Miami Beach, South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida), Gulfstream Park
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Palm Beach County calling for BP to pay for local oil spill preparation costs
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County government wants BP to cover its costs to prepare for an oil spill that never reached local shores. As oil from BP???s failed well billowed for more than two months last year into the Gulf of Mexico,......Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Politics, Environmental Cleanup, Emergency Incidents
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Baltimore Book Festival, the foodie angle
Dining@LargeNo matter what your approach to cooking, this weekend's Baltimore Book Festival has you covered. To give you an idea of the range of offerings, at noon Sunday, chef Galen Sampson of The Dogwood in Hampden will do a cooking......Tags: Dining and Drinking, Chesapeake Bay, Michelin Group, History, Festive Events
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Palm Beach County is backdrop for national look at Senate race
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County provided much of the background and context for Friday's report about the Florida U.S. Senate on the PBS NewsHour. It includes intervivews with Charlie Crist supporter County Commissioner Burt Aaronson and Kendrick Meek supporter...Tags: Florida, Palm Beach County, Charlie Crist, U.S. Senate
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History of South Florida sports focus of documentary
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsRick Horrow, veteran of numerous sports financing deals, is behind a new documentary that traces the history of South Florida sports from the Miami Dolphins' 1966 inaugural season to LeBron James??? July 8 ???Decision??? to change the face of the......Tags: Human Interest, Multi-Sport Events, Documentary (genre), Bob Graham, Miami Marlins
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Kicking it Old School
Dining@LargeThe only thing missing from this excellent guest post by Robert of Cross Keys is the recipe for the dish he's taking to his pool party. Here's Robert. ELLast week my wife let it be known that I live in......Tags: Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Sandwiches, Salads
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Robert Novak: Broke news, shaped views
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Robert Novak, the longtime newspaper columnist and television commentator known for his conservative voice and piercing criticism, died today after a bout with brain cancer. He was 78. In decades of Washington reporting and...Tags: Television Industry, White House, Politics, Dick Cheney, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Daily-Driver Challenge: Hybrids, Diesels...and a Smart ForTwo
KickingTiresPump prices have settled under $3 a gallon, but consumer surveys report that gas mileage has something of a permanent roost among car shoppers??? priorities. Want truly sky-high gas mileage ??? something like 40 mpg or 50 mpg? Better sidle......Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Sports, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Bev Gallagher, civics booster
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsBefore her world crumbled in a federal corruption sting, Broward school board member Bev Gallagher touted the virtues of civics lessons to those who objected to the broadcast of President Obama???s back-to-school speech in classrooms. Earlier this month,...Tags: ABC (tv network), Government, Barack Obama, Corruption, National Government
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Health-care voting time: Battle lines
The Swampby Mark Silva As the Senate Finance Committee sets out to vote today on a health-care overhaul which supporters say will offer heatlh insurance to millions of more Americans -- with the Congressional Budget Office setting the cost at about......Tags: Business, White House, Politics, Medicare, Health Insurance
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