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Saltwater fishing tournaments try to lure back more anglers
Anglers are constantly tweaking their tackle and techniques to catch more fish. South Florida saltwater tournaments are doing the same to try to attract more anglers as participant numbers plunge. The days of tournaments having 200 or more boats are long...Tags: Fishing, Awards and Prizes, Pompano Beach, High School Sports, Sundance Film Festival
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Broward approves regional 911 communications system
Sun SentinelImproved safety comes with a price tag: A new regional 911 system could cost you an additional $21 a year. On Tuesday, the Broward County Commission approved a regional emergency 911 system that will pick up calls from the Everglades to the beaches....Tags: Pembroke Pines, Politics, Elections, Broward County Commission, Local Government
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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: Google Inc., Pompano Beach, Networking, Travel, Palm Beach State College
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Former Coral Springs paramedic accused of 'Pain & Gain' role gets 15 years in prison
A former Coral Springs firefighter/paramedic was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday for being an armed escort for a man he thought was dealing drugs. Santiago Gonzalez came to the attention of federal agents when an informant said he bragged that...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Southwest Ranches, Mark Wahlberg, Punishment, Prosecution
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The Everglades needs preservation
To say that we should applaud the State Legislature for its recent passage of HB 7605 regarding the Florida Everglades would be a vast understatement. The bill, which focuses on the improvement of the area's water quality, is well worth the costly...Tags: Yosemite National Park, Fort Lauderdale
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Playoff baseball, softball and state tournaments keep Broward athletes busy
Sun SentinelIt's late April, and while many South Florida sports fans are buzzing about the start of Heat's run through the NBA Playoffs, there's quite a big happening this week in the high school sports world, too. The postseason for spring sports teams...Tags: Miami Heat, Water Polo, High School Sports, NBA Playoffs, Sports
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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: Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Justice System, Colleges and Universities
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Statewide events for 500th anniversary
This year, Florida celebrates a significant historical milestone, the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida’s east coast. The explorers were the first group of Europeans to document such a landing and give a name to...
Tags: Festive Events, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Wellington, Fort Lauderdale, Key West
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'Great Floridians' not always so great
What do college football's Tim Tebow and Bobby Bowden have in common with businessman Wayne Huizenga and Everglades demolisher Hamilton Disston? They've all recently been named "Great Floridians," what is supposed to be a high honor, bestowed upon...
Tags: Rick Scott, Government, Elections, Bobby Bowden, Sports
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Man accused of releasing animals from cages at Wonder Gardens
FloriDUHDeputies say 58-year-old Steven Ernest Trew broke the locks on several cages with bolt cutters and then 'liberated' the aminals at the Everglades Wonder Gardens in Bonita Springs, one of Florida’s earliest wildlife attractions, according to the... -
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: Iraq, Immigration, Wetlands, Ecosystems, 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: Iraq, Wetlands, Ecosystems, Environmental Politics, Science and Technology
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Apr 17, 2013
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