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Letters to the Editor: Salute to film legend, NRA, immigration
Salute to a film legend I suspect that few of today's young moviegoers have ever heard of Ray Harryhausen, who died this week at the age of 92. But to my generation, going to the cinema as a teenager in the 1950s, Harryhausen's films were as revered...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Star Wars (movie), Judges, Immigration
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Donor 'transparency' doesn't apply to state political parties
TALLAHASSEE — With the 60-day lawmaking session complete, Florida legislators are wasting no time getting back to what they do the other 10 months of the year: raising copious amounts of cash from wealthy donors and companies. And thanks to a...
Tags: Don Gaetz, Fishing, Boston Red Sox, Andy Gardiner, Politics
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Letters: The E-ticket cable model
Re "Give TV subscribers more choices," Column, May 7 For satellite and cable TV viewers, I would propose something like the Disneyland ticket book the park had until the early 1980s. In this case, customers would buy their service and get to choose a...Tags: Television Industry, Disneyland Park, Television, Entertainment, Satellite and Cable Service
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Organize Now sends Scott a Mother's Day gift wish
Organize Now, the group leading a push for mandatory paid sick time in Orange County, continues to urge Gov. Rick Scott to veto a bill that would block local governments from enacting such local measures, and now they are enlisting moms to convinve him to...
Tags: David Simmons, Altamonte Springs, Politics, Mother's Day, Rick Scott
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SeaWorld Orlando: 'American Idol' alum Lauren Alaina to sing Antarctica's theme song
Former "American Idol" contestant and country singer Lauren Alaina has recorded the official theme song for SeaWorld Orlando's upcoming attraction Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin. She recorded two versions of the song called "Antarctica: One World,...
Tags: Scott McCreery, Antarctica, American Idol (tv program), SeaWorld, Lauren Alaina
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Theme parks with mommy issues
Moms are almost invisible at our theme parks. No, not the ones wielding double-wide strollers and juggling a bambino or two plus a little princess. Those I see a lot. But what about fictional mothers built into the stories of individual attractions? They'...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gardens and Parks, Starbucks Corp., Robert A. Iger, Social Media
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Rick Scott touts rule repeal, end of teacher tenure, for economic rebound
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has been on a "victory tour" of schools this week to tout the $480 million in merit-based raises for teachers that lawmakers agreed to fund in their $74.5 billion budget passed last week. And speaking with Enterprise...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Rentals, Crime, Law and Justice, Lee County (Florida)
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Pet of the Week
The orange and white kitten Mushu and the orange tabby kitten Khan have just been rescued from Disneyland. We have named the pair after the characters of the Disney movie "Mulan." Even though rescue people trap and alter the cats around Disneyland,...
Tags: Disneyland Park, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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UConn's New Hockey Coach Says He's Here To Win Championships
The Hartford CourantSTORRS — Most guys go to Disney World after they've won championships. Mike Cavanaugh was offered the job as architect of UConn's hockey future as he was pulling into the place with his family. "I'll tell you this," Cavanaugh said Thursday at his...Tags: Politics, Geno Auriemma, Jim Calhoun, College Sports, National Football League
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Disney unveils plan for first animated Marvel film
The studio behind the animated fantasies "Bambi," "Dumbo" and '"The Lion King" has a new kind of hero tale on the way — a Marvel Comics one. Walt Disney Animation Studios on Thursday announced plans to release "Big Hero 6," an action-comedy inspired...
Tags: Epic (movie), Pixar Animation, Brave (movie), John Lasseter, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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State reduces fines and citations against Disneyland
This post has been updated. See below for details.State regulators have reduced the fines and the number of citations against Disneyland over safety requirements for maintenance crews working on Space Mountain. The state Division of Occupational Safety and Health last month issued fines of $234,850...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Health and Safety at Work, Disneyland Park, Fines, Punishment
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