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Crist sets wedding date for December
Governor Charlie Crist said on Friday that he and fiance Carole Rome will tie the knot December 12 in St. Petersburg. The couple was engaged on July 3, having dated for less than a year. Rumors that Governor Crist might be tapped by John McCain to serve as his Vice-Presidential running mate continue to be [...]
Continue reading...Obama changes his tune on NASA
2. August 2008
Barack Obama has said for some time that he planned to delay the Constellation program that would replace the Space Shuttle. He planned to cut NASA’s budget and shift the funds into some sort of vague inner-city educational programs or something along those lines. Apparently, Obama has now realized that by doing this he would [...]
Continue reading...Butterworth resigns DCF post
30. July 2008
Former Attorney General Bob Butterworth has resigned from his current post as head of the state’s Department of Children and Families. He has said he will head back to Miami to practice law. From the Sun-Sentinel… Under Butterworth’s leadership, the department settled more than 900 pending lawsuits, increased adoptions and reduced by 22 percent the number [...]
Continue reading...Fifty apply to sit on Supreme Court
27. July 2008
Applications for two vacant seats on the Florida State Supreme Court were due by Friday at 5pm and a total of 50 people appear to have filed in time. Tampa Bay Online reports that of them 11 are appellate and 15 are trial judges. Also in the pack are numerous former elected officials [...]
Continue reading...Local teacher selected as Florida Teacher of the Year
10. July 2008
Local middle school teacher Jean Lamar has been selected as Florida’s 2009 Teacher of the Year. Jean Lamar, a language arts teacher from Callahan Middle School, was chosen out of 5 finalists chosen from nearly 70 other district winners from around the state to compete for the top position. Lamar’s classroom performance was evaluated several [...]
Continue reading...Crist will reshape high court by 2009
7. July 2008
Governor Charlie Crist is going to have the opportunity to completely reshape the face of the state’s Supreme Court by the end of next year. Of the seven justices currently serving, two have announced their pending resignation and two more are about to reach manditory retirement age. The St. Petersburg Times reports… This week, asked to [...]
Continue reading...Charlie Crist plans to tie the knot
4. July 2008
Governor Charlie Crist, 51, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Carol Rome, a wealthy 38 year old with two children from a previous marriage. The Palm Beach Post reports… It’s the fifth engagement for Crist, whose only marriage in 1979 lasted six months. Crist’s father told The Palm Beach Post in 2006 that his son was engaged [...]
Continue reading...Obama volunteers swarm into Florida
14. June 2008
The Barack Obama campaign is swarming into Florida this weekend for massive grassroots training sessions that are to take place in Tamarac and Gainesville. The Sun-Sentinel reports… It’s part of a massive mobilization of volunteers for Obama’s campaign throughout the nation. The 3,600 volunteers — the campaign calls them “fellows” — include 400 in the [...]
Continue reading...Jim Davis Endorses Obama
12. May 2008
Former Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis has come out in support of Barack Obama for President. Following his loss to Charlie Crist in 2006, Davis dropped out of the public eye for a while. But now he’s reentering politics and offering to campaign for the Illinois Senator. Davis says that he actually voted for [...]
Continue reading...Poll: Should Florida Split?
8. May 2008
Recently, some South Florida lawmakers proposed splitting the State in two… North Florida and South Florida. While it’s extremely unlikely to go anywhere for many reasons… how do you feel about the issue? Should Florida be split into two states? Yes, it's time we go our own ways. No, that would be a disaster. South Florida is already another [...]
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