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• Fired for 'threatening to kill everyone in the office,' former City Employee runs for office
  • Article: Candidate for Ocoee City Commission: "I said it quietly. I didn't say it meanly..."

• Unlicensed Dentist Used Pliers to Remove Florida Woman's Tooth
  • Article: Palm Bay Police believe he was providing treatment under the table mostly for illegal immigrants

• PIP 'Fix' Bill Forces Accident Victims to ER...
  • Article: critics warned that it would make people suffer long waits in understaffed, overcrowded emergency rooms...preventing them from seeing providers who already know their health condition.
  • uLive4: Just want to thank those fraudsters in the 'Miami-Dade and Tampa areas' for turning FL into the 'Top State for Staged Accidents';thus, making this proposed inconvinience (law) a near reality for us all.

• 19% Rate Increase Sought by FL Home Insurer

• FL 'pill mill kingpin' whose network is blamed for 50 overdose deaths to be sentenced...
  • Article: Family and friends say he doesn't deserve the maximum punishment for running one of the largest illicit prescription drug networks in the nation...one that is blamed for at least 50 overdose deaths

• FL Dentist Sues Neighboring Cigar Shop, says office 'smells like ash tray'
  • Article: Dentist's suit reads like an allergy drug ad, with talk of "burning and watering eyes, coughing, headaches, sneezing, stuffiness, runny nose and wheezing."

• 2 FL Dems Push For Gun Bans...

• Senators Dockery and Fasano chastise FL Board of Governors Chairwoman...
  • Article: Senators Dockery and Fasano to Chairwoman Ava Parker: "You show absolutely zero understanding of the community, the students and the faculty regarding the actions that have transpired unexpectedly and detrimentally to their interests."
  • Read Senators' Letter

• FL GOP to Receive 'Unroyal Treatment' for Bucking System...
  • Article: RNC punishing FL GOP because the state bucked the party by holding an early primary
  • Punishment: Second-class hotel rooms and loss of VIP passes.
  • Article: Adding insult to the injury: The convention will be held in Tampa.

• Former UF Student Creates Site to Compares Textbook Prices...
  • Article: Textbooks.org displays a list of the lowest prices for new, used and rental textbooks, including e-books and international editions.

• 'Most Gay-Friendly U.S. Cities' list includes Orlando, Fort Lauderdale
  • uLive4: Orlando's No. 2 and Ft. Lauderdale's No. 4

• OJ prices jump, Florida freeze partly to blame

• Housekeeper in FL Stole 11-Carat Diamond Ring Worth $350K
  • Article: She sold it to a jewelry store for $4,800.
  • uLive4: Jeweler paying $4,800 for the $350,000 ring is the real crime in my book :)

• Tiger Wood's Ex-wife Demolishes $12.3 Million Home
  • Article: Elin Nordegren plans to build on the N. Palm Beach lot she bought last year...

• Orlando moves forward with Sewage-to-Energy plan
  • Article: Orlando and Super Water Solutions developed a system to heat sludge to extreme temperatures, which would get rid of the waste, but create energy in the process that the city could sell.

• UF buys .XXX domain names
  • Article: By blocking the adult-oriented .xxx domain names, UF ensured no one else can purchase them...

• 'Tebowing' now an official word?
  • What is Tebowing? To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different.
  • See Top Ten Tebowing images

• $1.4 Trillion State, Local Government Spending Data Now Online
  • "FloridaOpenGov.org is about super sizing taxpayers' right to know how politicians are spending their money--down to the employee, department and dollar."

• Veterinary Clinic Sues Family to Collect Balance on $30,000 Bill

• FL Bill to Allow Property Owners to Sell 'Renewable Energy' Directly to Tenants, bypassing Utility Company
  • Article: Non-utility players in the renewable industry want legislation that would allow owners of properties such as strip malls, office facilities or farms that install renewable energy equipment to sell electricity directly to their tenants and neighbors.

• FL Sea Levels Could Rise 2 Feet, according to Climate Change Group
  • Article: Group calls for 108 actions to deal with rising sea levels and other consequences of global warming
  • uLive4: Similar plan in Virginia is being called 'a trick to take resident's property'
  • VA Campaign for Liberty: "If Environmentalists can find an end to their means, they don't care how it happens. If they can do it under the guise of global warming and climate change, they will do it."

• 1793 penny fetches $1.38M at FL auction

• Volusia Ad Agency Director Placed on Paid Leave After Councilwoman Questions Expenses
  • Article: Councilwoman had questions about expenses and wanted to know the names of people who worked for the authority, their salaries and work schedules.
  • Article: Southeast Volusia Advertising Authority (SVAA) is funded by bed tax revenues
  • Article: SVAA Budget includes: $70,000 expense for an item listed as the "Canadian Iniative"

• FL Virtual School Enrollment, Bottom Line Both Booming...
  • Article: Florida Virtual bills itself as a bargain, educating for $2,100 less per pupil than traditional schools.

• Pam Bondi Sues 2 Foreclosure Management Firms for Defrauding Homeowners...
  • uLive4: Forward this one to your family, friends and neighbors--tell them to do the same. Help those who don't know any better.

• Marco Rubio: Our Debt Is Killing Our Economy And Weakening Our National Security...

• Florida Keys Could Be Heading for a Python Invasion

• Proposal would let Floridian 'veto' state laws
  • uLive4: Sounds good, but there's ALWAYS the 'Fine Print' and those silly Asterisks (*) to contend with... :)

• 'Rock star' financial trader killed self to avoid FL Judge's ruling...
  • Article: Claimed he was being made a scapegoat for the nation's sub-prime loan crisis by ambitious regulators

• For Sale in Florida: Naming rights to public schools?
  • Article: In the midst of deep budget cuts for Florida schools, 'this is a way to get private businesses to partner up with governments'

• 'Clean Shaven' Leg Washes Ashore In Florida

• Image of Brevard Soldier Wins TIME Magazine Award

• Group defends Rep. West's comment: 'If Joseph Goebbels was around, he'd be very proud of the Democrat Party...'
  • Wikipedia: Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's closest associates...
  • Article: Americans for a Safe Israel Chairman: "Congressman Allen West cited Goebbels' name as a superlative metaphor for propaganda. Goebbels...the master propagandist, the creator of 'The Big Lie' - if you repeat a lie often enough, people will accept it as truth. West's critics are using the Holocaust for their own political purpose in a 'Goebbels-esque' manner, which proves his description of their tactics to be accurate and appropriate."

• 2011 Deadly Year for Florida Law Enforcement...
  • Article: More law enforcement officers were killed in Florida than any other state in 2011

• 2 Groups Operate 'Stealth' Campaign for Ron Paul in FL
  • Article: Campaign for Liberty and Young Americans for Liberty have helped mobilize thousands of volunteers in Orlando, Miami, Palm Beach County and Tampa

• OUT OF JAIL: FL Woman Who Called 911 After Eating Too Much

• Convicted Ponzi Schemer: Kept $1 Million Cash in Office...Gave Out Money Like Santa
  • Article: Scott Rothstein said that among the people he paid off was former TD Bank executive Frank Spinosa...claiming he once slid Spinosa at least $50,000...to help pull off the fraud.

• Florida Yoga Teacher Named 'World's Oldest'...

• Ft. Lauderdale Offers Homeless One-Way Tickets Out of Town

• Tampa man leaves bar to rob bank, returns to finish beer

• FL Engineer Falsifies 'Safety Certifications' for 2 Cargo Ships to Cut Costs

• FL's False Choice: Taxpayers Being Duped...choosing between Education and Medical Care
  • Article: Scott says he wants to 'invest' - a favorite union buzzword - a billion more dollars into public education, and would pay for it by cutting $2 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals.
  • uLive4: READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE

• Gov. Scott: 'Elected' Commissioner Would Make Post Too Political, Hurt Education
  • Article: Gov. Scott: "I don't believe it makes any sense at all. It'll turn it into politics."
  • uLive4: Speaking of politics. What have 'politics' in D.C. gotten us? Do we want that in our kids' education? :)

• Countrywide Mortgage Settlement Could benefit Florida Minorities...
  • Article: Countywide, now owned by Bank of America, was charged with steering African-American and Hispanic borrowers into loans with higher interest rates and higher fees...

• Gov. Scott ready to sign Internet Sales Tax Bill, but...
  • uLive4: Apparently he wants to 'Level the Playing Field' between Brick-and-Mortar companies and Internet companies (e.g., Amazon.com) without feeding the beast (increasing taxes--REVENUE--for the state).
  • uLive4: How do you accomplish that?

• Recycling Bill Permits 'FUNNY MATH' when Counties Report Numbers...
  • Article: Recycling Bill to allow counties to defy logic by reporting that they are recycling in excess of 100% of their waste.

• 340 Ormand Beach Jobs in Doubt after French Firm Buys Sunglass Maker
  • Article: Brands include Nine West, Dockers, Reebok, Hello Kitty and various Disney properties.

• Gov. Scott: Coca-Cola Invests $99 Million, Adds 60 New Jobs in FL

• Navy in Orlando to award richest contracts in years...
  • Article: Navy in Orlando plans to award a trio of contracts worth $300 million to produce training systems for the new Littoral Combat Ship

• NASA announces discovery of 2 planets

• Walgreens leaves pharmacy network...affecting millions in Florida
  • Article: U.S. military's Tricare plan, the federal employee health system, SunTrust bank and others are among those affected...

• Early Spring Break in Daytona Beach? Cop Arrested Over Noisy Hotel Stay...
  • Article: Police Chief: "He did admit acting like an ass along with embarrassing himself..."

• Florida Supreme Court Kills Foreclosure Mediation...
  • Attorney Matthew Weidner: "Banksters follow the rules they want, ignore the ones they don't like...and are not in the habit of dealing in good faith..."
  • Weidner: "Citizens must rise up and demand that justice and fairness prevail..."

• Pasco County Commissioners to Spend Tax Dollars Targeting European Nudists

• Bi-Lo to purchase FL-based Winn-Dixie for $560 Million

• Supreme Court sets date to hear arguments for Obama's Health Law...
  • Dates: March 26-28
  • Article: 26 states led by Florida...call the 'health care mandate' unprecedented intrusion of congressional authority under the Constitution.

• Florida Attorney: National Defense Authorization Act, The Day America Died
  • Attorney Matthew Weidner: Bill allows Government to target any American citizen...particularly ones labeled 'domestic belligerents'...by watching this video, you too can be labeled a 'domestic belilgerent'

• FCAT standards just got tougher...

• Seeking Work? Alligator Hunters Wanted

• Florida's Youth Prisons 'Poorly Administered'...Violate Constitution

• MIAMI WORKERS CAST BLACK MAGIC SPELL ON CITY MANAGER OVER BUDGET CUTS...

• SEC investigating stadium deal between Marlins, Miami-Dade, City of Miami...

• South Florida Cop Under Review After Buying Home of Man He Arrested

• 'Loony Liberals' expected to picket Congressman Mack's office, staffer warns

• TSA Detains FL Teen For Purse Design
  • Article: Teen: "TSA Agent was like, 'This is a federal offense because it's in the shape of a gun,' I'm like, 'But it's a design on a purse. How is it a federal offense?'

• Haridopolos added to RICKPUBLICANS LIST for 'not telling the whole story'
  • See 'Rickpublicans Hall of Fame'
  • Miami Herald: Haridopolos admits lying about Greer settlement

• College Students to Pay For FL's $2 Billion Budget Shortfall
  • Article: Tuition for Florida's public universities has gone up every year for the past four years.

• Floridians Gambling on Lottery More Now Than in 2010...
  • Article: A sign the economy is recovering -or- are consumers feeling more desperate than ever?

• FL Man Breaks Into Wrong Apartment, Thought it Was Ex's
  • uLive4: Wondering how the cops tracked him down?
  • Article: He was found passed out on the living room floor...after drinking the resident's alcohol.

• Colt .45, M-16 gun maker to open facility in Florida
  • Gov. Rick Scott: "As a supporter of new job creation and the Second Amendment, this announcement sends the clear message that Florida is both open for business and a defender of our right to bear arms."

• FHP: 26 died on FL roads on Thanksgiving weekend

• RESEARCH: Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg among America's Saddest Cities
  • uLive4: I've always said Brevard County is the place to be!

• Gov. Scott: 'Medicaid Growing Way Faster Than We Thought'

• Estimates: 3 Mega-Casinos, 100K New Jobs, $250M add'l State Revenue
  • Article: Resorts World Miami will 'combine iconic architecture, world-class dining and entertainment options.'

• New FL Bill to Rename 'Unemployment Compensation' to 'Re-employment Assistance Program'
  • Article: [Bill requires] mandatory training for unemployment compensation and...

• Rep. Allen West: Herman Cain should 'move on'

• COMING SOON: Medical marijuana on the Florida ballot?
  • Article: Florida's facing a $2 billion budget shortfall. Lawmakers are trying to find ways to tackle it...some are floating the radical idea of legalizing medical marijuana.

• Miami locals pose as hotel guests to grab free breakfast...

• Publix store in Florida just smelly...not toxic
  • Article: Manager said the smell inside the store...may be noticeable but it's not a threat to anyone.

• American Airlines' bankruptcy could affect over 9,000 employees in S. Florida
  • Article: What could take a hit: civic and charitable causes that the airline supports, more than 9,000 employees whose pay could be affected and...

• Miami woman sues American Airlines, claims 'poisoned food' caused husbands death

• Brevard County: Harris Corp. tax break 'best investment we can make'
  • Article: Company apparently was being lured by offers from Virginia

• FL bill to exempt Solar Power Producers from utility classification
  • Article: Utilities to oppose the bill...citing concerns about losing electricity sales while having to maintain utility lines, safety and reliability of the electric grid.

• Tampa cuts unmanned drones, high-tech spy cameras from 2012 GOP Convention

• FarmVille developer Zynga sued by Florida company
  • Article: FL-based Hob Knob LLC alleges Zynga 'lifted' trade secrets

• FL lawmaker cries foul on 'Cyber Monday'
  • Article: Sen. Evelyn Lynn: "Look at all the money we're losing today."
  • Article: Florida does not actively collect Internet sales taxes. She's sponsoring SB 430 to prompt the state to start collecting the tax.

• State's new redistricting maps create new Hispanic seats
  • Article: Sen. Don Gaetz: Mapping process was "the most open, transparent and interactive process in Florida history." The proposals are "fair, sensible and faithful to the law."

• FL official recommends killer be freed, citing 'polite and ... respectful disposition'

• 'Pill Mill' Doc faces more charges: Sex with a minor and...

• Florida man named 'primary suspect' in ex-fiancee's disappearance

• 24-old FL man claims $3 million winning scratch-off ticket
  • uLive4: Doe this mean he's now part of the 1%? :)

• Toilet Paper Scam in South Florida, 3 face prison time
  • Article: They conned elderly customers into buying unnecessary septic products--in some cases more than 70 years worth of toilet paper

• FL Congresswoman Targets Insurer with NAZI Ties...
  • Article: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is pressuring NPR, CNBC and others to stop airing sponsorships and advertising by a giant German insurer (Allianz) that collaborated with the Nazis...until it pays off all Holocaust survivors' life insurance claims.

• Florida tattoo industry not yet cleaned up...
  • Article: ...current law doesn't require shops to sterilize equipment.
  • Article: New law, which won't be enforced for the first 6-months of 2012, requires sterilization and prohibits children younger than 16 from getting tattoos even with parental permission

• Democrat Cantone: Orlando Mayor being dishonest with voters...
  • Article: Buddy Dyer wants...another term as Orlando's mayor in an election next spring. If re-elected, can voters count on him to stay?
  • Article: Dem. Michael Cantone: "Anyone in political circles knows his name is being floated [for Governor in 2014]"

• BOW WOW Owes the IRS a Lil Money...tax lien filed in FL

• PolitiFact Florida: LeMieux says Mack repeatedly voted to raise his own pay...
  • See what the Truth-O-Meter says.

• Fla. landlord used forklift to evict tenants, charged with attempted murder...

• Former Gator Coach Meyer Headed to Ohio State...

• Florida existing home sales up 13%...

• Daytona excavation uncovers bones...probably a mastodon

• Cops summoned to FL elementary school after girl kisses boy...
  • Article: School brass reported the kiss as a possible sex crime
  • Update: School District spokesman calls Rush Limbaugh show...says media didn't have 'whole story'

• 7 Brevard Stars in NCAA Women's Soccer National Quarterfinals
  • Article: All played for Florida Tech head coach Fidgi Haig as youths...

• Casey Anthony Prosecutor's book: Casey 'world-class liar' and Jury 'lazy' ...
  • Article: Ashton Says He Didn't Think Trial Was A Death Penalty Case
  • uLive4: Wonder what he calls prosecutors 'cashing in' on murder trials?

• Giant mound of 250K tires in SC visible from space, FL company helps in removal

• Fla. mommy gets 1yr in slammer for helping cop son flee...
  • Article: Police officer son fled to Brazil to escape federal drug charges.

• 8 Families Fall Victim to Timeshare Scheme in Volusia

• Offshore Oil Drilling near FL: Spain, Russia, Brazil, others go thru Cuba
  • Article: ...massive foreign offshore drilling operation could begin in Cuban waters, as close as 50 miles from Key West, by late next month.

• Russia profits at NASA expense
  • Article: ...gets harder to stomach as Russia gets more authoritarian at home and more brazen abroad in challenging U.S. interests.

• Sen. Rubio: White House Failed to Lead on Supercommittee
  • Article: Sen. Marco Rubio: "We need to look no further than Europe to understand what lies ahead unless we take these issues seriously."

• Money losing, taxpayer supported Jackson Health System to hold 'secret' meeting...
  • Article: Taxpayers, who give about $330 million a year, won't be allowed to listen. Neither will the county commissioners...nor the 10,500 workers

• Miami Police: Fake Doc Injected Cement in Woman's Buttocks...

• FL mayor: Require bar owners to hire off-duty officers, help offset overtime costs

• NASCAR Crowd Boos Michelle in South Florida...

• FL police officer (ex-boyfriend) opens fire on fellow officer...
  • Article: ...then drove to a pizza restaurant...ordered a couple slices

• Money for delinquent girls misspent at at steakhouse, sushi bar, doughnuts, film festival tickets...
  • Article: The report issued by the Depy. of Juvenile Justice's inspector general said at least $111,000 meant to provide services for delinquent girls was misused.

• 'Taj Mahal' Judge submits resignation rather than face ethics trials
  • Article: Fla. judge is charged with abusing his authority as a judge. destroying public records and conduct that demonstrates he is unfit to hold office.

• $11 Million Facebook, Groupon Investment Scam, S. Fla. Man Charged

• Sen. Rubio: STOP Congress's Insider Trading
  • Rubio supports STOCK (Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge) Act.

• Florida man lured to Ohio by Craigslist job ad found dead

• Florida Sanctions Top Drug Prescribers...
  • Article: Coral Gables doctor prescribed hundreds of poor patients on Medicaid...nearly $2 million worth of drugs in one year. The 59-year-old psychiatrist is also in demand by the makers of these drugs.

• Florida drivers pay extra $658 million...subsidizing FRAUD?

• Florida teacher admits taking cash from students to change grades

• Sen. Rubio: "Our country today, by every economic measure, is worse off than it was when Obama took over."
  • Article: Rubio said in an appearance on CNN: "...people are hurting, and they are looking at us and saying, 'Can you guys do anything?' And they pay us every two weeks to do this job. We are not volunteers. This is our job, and we need to deliver."

• Miami VA hospital chief reassigned in 'dirty equipment' scandal
  • Article: As many as 11,000 colonoscopies [were performed] with equipment that had been simply rinsed between uses rather than sterilized by steam and chemicals as required by the manufacturer

• Call him Gov. Rick 'Grandpa' Scott...
  • Article: Scott announced on his Facebook account that his grandson was born Tuesday night.

• FL's Wasserman Schultz accuses GOP of rigging elections...
  • Article: Debbie Wasserman Schultz: "State legislatures are attempting to impose voting restrictions that are the modern day equivalent of poll taxes and literacy tests."

• UCF To Offer Health Benefits For Domestic Partners

• Exec: SeaWorld does not make changes to killer-whale protocol based on public or media reaction

• State appeals court rejects Federal Judge's ruling on FL drug law

• FSU Coach's $2.75 Million Salary Highest in ACC
  • uLive4: Safe to assume he's not The 99%? :)

• Attorney: Volusia County using 'Joe Paterno defense' in Beach Patrol sex case
  • Article: Attorney's client, former teenage lifeguard, claims she was coerced into having sex with three adult Beach Patrol employees when she was 16 and 17 years old in 2008.

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