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Lawmakers end session without passing stadium subsidies
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Legislature ended its 2013 session Friday by passing an elections do-over and the largest budget in state history, but without delivering tax subsidies to the Miami Dolphins, Orlando soccer boosters and a cadre of other...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, John Thrasher, Don Gaetz, Amusement and Theme Parks, Ethics
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Should I let my teen have a party with alcohol?
Q: I am concerned about the number of parents I talk to who think it is OK for older teens to drink alcohol as long as the adults make sure that they are not driving. Am I being overprotective by not allowing alcohol at my teenagers' parties? A:...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Allentown, Ethics
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Quinn leery of gambling expansion loopholes
Repeated assurances by gambling expansion supporters that a Chicago casino would be under the strict supervision of the state's gambling regulators isn't enough for Gov. Pat Quinn, who is eyeing a provision that he worries could undermine that authority....
Tags: Ethics, Lifestyle and Leisure, Chicago Mayor, Politics, Problem Gambling
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Review: 'Strange Rebels' by Christian Caryl
The rebels of Christian Caryl's "Strange Rebels" are a motley lot. They include Margaret Thatcher, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his followers, Pope John Paul II, Deng Xiaoping, and the Afghan insurgents who fought back against the Soviet invasion...Tags: Jihad, Labour Party (UK), Religion and Belief, Iran, Wars and Interventions
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It's A Gray Area: Government is not the road out of poverty
The road to success for communities struggling with poverty is generally not hard to find, or even to travel. All it requires is a firm reliance upon yourself instead of government. To drive that point home, candidly ask yourself what government has...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Judges, Peace Corps, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues
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One-on-one with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
For RedEyeIn November 2009, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML. Three and a half years later, he is teaching new patients how to live with the disease. Abdul-Jabbar was in Chicago this...Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Ethics, Dwight Howard, Wrigley Field, Joakim Noah
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Zillow: S. Fla. home values jump 12 percent in first quarter
Sun SentinelSouth Florida home values rose 12 percent in the first quarter of 2013, but prices likely won’t keep appreciating at that pace, Zillow.com says. The real estate website’s Home Value Index for Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties was...Tags: Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Broward County, Religion and Belief, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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President Obama awards Navy football team with Commander-In-Chief's Trophy
President Barack Obama awarded Navy's football team with the Commander-In-Chief's Trophy on Thursday afternoon in the East Room at the White House. Here are the president's remarks: Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Hello. Please, everybody have a seat. ...Tags: Ken Niumatalolo, Science and Technology, White House, National Collegiate Athletic Association, U.S. Army
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Mentored-hunting program helps young hunters
She tagged along on wild turkey hunts with her father and couldn’t wait to hunt and shoot. By taking advantage of South Dakota’s mentored-hunting program, Groton’s Kaitlyn Kassube harvested her first wild turkey in 2012 when she was 10....
Tags: Groton, Religion and Belief, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure, Ethics
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Wednesday Morning Reads: Senior arcades, property insurance and ethics
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here's what we're reading today. * The Orlando Sentinel writes that ethics reforms may be threatened because of disagreements between the House and Senate. *The Sun-Sentinel looks at whether moving... -
Charter school reform, Bueller, Bueller.
Capitol IdeasYo! When got to Harrisburg in February, lawmakers acted really hot about reforming the 1997 state charter school law to beef up financial and academic accountability. Several bills were introduced and hearings were held. Then nothing. All talk ended when.... -
California's budget: Judges, lawyers and lobbying
Should California judges be able to ask lawyers for help in lobbying Sacramento against cuts to the courts' budgets? Many judges and lawyers just assumed the answer was yes. Why wouldn't they be able to? Nobody is better acquainted with the trouble caused...
Tags: Judges, Ethics, Lawyers, Politics, Elections
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