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Have you seen this man?
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelDonald Gullickson, photo: Florida Department of Law Enforcement, courtesy UPDATE?? The FDLE says Mr. Gullickson was found safe on a busy highway and assisted by an off duty officer near Jacksonville. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued...Tags: Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Law Enforcement
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Cities don't have to settle for ugly dollar stores
The latest suburban scourge is worse than noisy neighbors, poorly-timed streetlights or rush-hour road construction. Dollar stores are spreading like kudzu across Central Florida. Family Dollar. Dollar General. Dollar Tree. They're strangling the...
Tags: Ocoee, Casselberry, Dollar General Corporation, Foreign Exchange Market
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Graduation standards needed compromise
Our state lawmakers aren't known for putting politics aside to reach a compromise that solves a problem. When they do, they deserve credit. So kudos to Sen. John Legg and Rep. Elizabeth Porter. They are two of the main architects behind a proposed...
Tags: Education, Students, George W. Bush, Schools, Jeb Bush
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Washington bound? Take an orange-juice break at Florida's 'embassy'
It's a busy time in the nation's capital, where the National Cherry Blossom Festival continues through April 14. If you venture to Washington this spring or any time, consider paying a visit to Florida House, now celebrating 40 years as our home away from...
Tags: Elections, Library of Congress, Bob Graham, Bill Nelson, Arts and Culture
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Produce, cattle highlight Seminole farm tour
I have Peeps to melt onto s'mores, hard-boiled eggs to dye and ham glazes working in the test kitchen. This week check out our Easter videos at OrlandoSentinel.com/food. We'll show you how to work out all the details. In the meantime, put down that Peep...
Tags: The Seminole Tribe, Snow Hill, Winter Springs, Grapefruit, Tomatoes
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State titles run in Kohn family's basketball bloodlines
This year's Super Bowl story line of the century pitted brothers John and Jim Harbaugh against each other. But Seminole County's Kohn clan has an even better story: Josh coached Hagerty to a state boys basketball championship and didn't have to beat his...
Tags: Casselberry, Track and Field, Winter Park, Jim Harbaugh, Orlando
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Florida sponsors NASCAR car for $175K
Did you see where the Florida Department of Transportation is sponsoring a NASCAR car this weekend at Daytona? Actually, you're the one sponsoring it, since the $175,000 being spent on Joe Nemechek's car is public money. It's all part of the state's...
Tags: Barack Obama, Medicaid, John L. Mica, Joe Nemechek, Alan Grayson
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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: Values, Parties and Movements, Don Gaetz, Barack Obama, Campbell (Osceola, Florida)
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When it comes to Florida milestones, we're in a history-making year
Before we leave the first month of 2013, it's a good time to note that we've entered a bonanza year for Florida anniversaries. To begin with, happy 500th birthday to us! The Spanish explorer Ponce de León landed on Florida's shores in 1513. Like me, you...
Tags: Orange County Library System, Kissimmee, Melbourne, Oviedo, Human Interest
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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: Casselberry, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Florida Hospital, Dentistry and Dental Health
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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, Winter Park, Maitland
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