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Classic Marine and Randy Brenner

I have been a captain in the Treasure Coast and South Florida area for over 30 years. My experiences with service & repair companies range from I wish I never made to the call to why didn’t I make it sooner. Randy Brenner at Read More

Haridopolos: Prison privatization bill will get more vetting

TALLAHASSEE — Only a day after Senate President Mike Haridopolos’ office decided that a prison privatization plan would get only one full legislative hearing, it is backtracking and saying it will now also get a full vetting before the influential Senate Budget Committee. Read More

House knight takes Senate bishop: No need for budget delay

TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Dean Cannon just released budget allocations for committees to begin piecing together a spending plan that would boost per-pupil spending by about 2.3 percent — in line with the increase Gov. Rick Scott requested last month. The Winter Park Republican has Read More

WSVN Still Fighting with DirectTV, but Subscribers Will Get to See American Idol and NFL

If you’re a DirectTV subscriber in South Florida you haven’t been able to see Fox since last weekend. That’s because Sunbeam Television Corp., the owners of Fox affiliate WSVN, are locked in a ba… Continue reading “WSVN Still Fighting with DirectTV, but Subscribers Read More

Docs v. Florida Business Lobby All-Stars tips off in Senate committee

TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate committee stepped into a food fight Thursday between doctors, pharmacistsand the influential business lobby that underwrites campaigns by advancing a bill prohibiting doctors from charging higher rates for re-packaged prescription drugs for injured workers. Read More

No Casinos group launches latest TV spot

TALLAHASSEE — Anti gambling group No Casinos launched its latest ad slamming the destination casino proposal. The ad points out Nevada’s high rates of crime, divorce and economic woes. “We do not intend to stand by and allow these out of town gambling interests to have their Read More

305 Photo of the Day: Broken Bot

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PETA Wants to Turn OJ Simpson’s Foreclosed Home into a Vegetarian Museum

PETA, a sad, attention-trolling parody of an animal rights organization, never lets a prime opportunity for cheap publicity go to waste, so they’ve decided to jump on the news that OJ S… Continue reading “PETA Wants to Turn OJ Simpson’s Foreclosed Home into a Read More