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Search for trust, and options, continues in Orange amid electronic-monitoring scandals
Orlando SentinelAfter a pair of brutal attacks — one allegedly by a defendant on home confinement, another by a man tracked by GPS — the electronic-monitoring programs used to keep tabs on defendants awaiting trial in Orange County are under heavy scrutiny....Tags: Labor Legislation, Local Government, Entertainment, Orange County (Florida), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Lake County's Business Opportunity Centers to offer seminar on business plans
Are you a small business owner or an entrepreneur who needs help writing a successful business plan? Then Lake County's Business Opportunity Centers may have just what you need. All three centers will host a seminar on composing business plans,...
Tags: Clermont, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Polk County, Small Businesses
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Clelland plans to break with House Dem caucus on budget vote
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFreshman Rep. Mike Clelland, the Lake Mary Democrat who upset former Speaker-to-be Chris Dorworth last fall in a district drawn to favor Republican candidates, plans to break with his caucus and vote for the Republican-controlled chamber's proposed... -
Bills to change school start date look dead in Legislature
UPDATED: Bills that would allow school districts to open in mid or early August look dead, now that the House education committee failed today to take up the proposal by Rep. Larry Metz, R-Yalaha. Metz's bill would have allowed districts to open earlier...
Tags: Holidays, Florida Legislature, Local Government, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Christmas
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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: Science and Technology, Public Schools, Students, Tony Bennett, Schools
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Free stuff to do around Orlando this weekend
EASTER COLLEGE PARK EASTER EGG HUNT: 9 a.m. Saturday; Albert Park, Edgewater Drive, Orlando; free; collegeparkorlando.org. EASTER EGG HUNT: 9:30 a.m. Saturday; Central Park, Park Avenue, Winter Park; free; 407-599-3203. EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA: egg...
Tags: Cocoa Beach Pier, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Lake Surfing, Windsurfing
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Drug-related deaths plunge in first half of 2012
The number of oxycodone-related deaths in Orange and Osceola counties — where hundreds of people accidentally overdosed on prescription drugs in recent years — plunged during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011,...
Tags: Methadone (drug), Valium (drug), Heroin, Prescription Drugs, Alprazolam (drug)
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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: Bill Nelson, Libraries, Elections, John L. Mica, Orlando
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Former Sen. Bob Graham talks Florida conservation with News 13
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Former Sen. Bob Graham and Seminole County Commissioner Lee Constantine visit "Political Connections" at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday on Central Florida News 13. Moderator Ybeth Bruzual asks them about ...Tags: Lee Constantine, Orlando, Orange County (Florida), Bob Graham
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Jimmy Hula's opening third Central Florida eatery in Lake Mary in July
Jimmy Hula’s Original Fish Taco restaurant is opening its third Central Florida location at 3837 Lake Emma Road in Lake Mary and at least nine more restaurants are on the way. The Seminole County space was previously occupied by Caffe Positano. This...
Tags: Tampa, Gainesville, The Seminole Tribe, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Broadway's Rachel Potter, a Central Floridian, gives country concert at Abbey
Rachel Potter, a Central Florida native and Broadway actress turned country singer, will give a concert this Friday, May 3, at The Abbey in downtown Orlando. Born in New Orleans, Potter was raised in Seminole County and graduated from the University...
Tags: The Addams Family (musical), Entertainment, Taylor Swift, Evita (musical), Diabetes
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Former Lake Howell tennis star Gabi Celi named to Southern Conference all conference team
STAFF WRITERRemember former Lake Howell girls tennis power duo Gabi and Daniela Celi? Well, the sisters are nearing the end of their college careers and still tearing up the courts. Gabi Celi was one of three teammates at Division I Appalachian State recently named...Tags: College Sports, Tennis
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