Effort to expand voucher program moves forward
TALLAHASSEE — A measure that would direct new public dollars to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and raise the value of each voucher gained momentum Tuesday. The Senate's Finance and Tax committee approved the expansion program in a 4-1 vote after a passionate debate about Read More
Read More >>Victim describes robber as ‘polite’
Hillsborough sheriff’s investigators say a owman had just stopped at an ATM to grab some cash when a man accosted her and asked for her money.
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Report: Wyclef Jean Paid His Mistress $105,000 Through Yele Haiti Charity
By Kyle Munzenrieder at 12 March, 2010, 3:06 pm
Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti charity has raised millions of dollars since the earthquake in the singer’s home country, but numerous allegations have arisen about how the money has been spent and… Continue reading “Report: Wyclef Jean Paid His Mistress $105,000 Through Read More
Read More >>305 Photo of the Day: Fish Eye/Bird’s Eye
By Kyle Munzenrieder at 12 March, 2010, 3:05 pm
Today’s photo, of Biltmore Way in Coral Gables, comes from Rober1000x’s Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here, join our Flickr group. … Continue reading “305 Photo of the Day: Fish Eye/Bird’s Eye” >
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Charlie Crist and the politics of back waxing
The race for the Republican Senate seat in Florida is getting to be a real hair raiser. When Governor Charlie Crist took a stab at Marco Rubio, his opponent, on Greta Van Susteren’s show “On The Record,” he did not wax eloquently. Crist told Van Susteren, “It has come out in news accounts Read More
Read More >>Florida education news: Truancy court, teacher recruiting, school start dates and more
TOO MANY MISSED DAYS: A Hillsborough mom is jailed after her daughter is truant half the school year. FIRST STEPS: The Hillsborough School Board prepares to buy a computerized training course to prepare for its new teacher evaluation system. FIX IT: The Pinellas school district must take strong Read More
Read More >>Free safety Ryan Clark returns to Pittsburgh Steelers, agent says “it’s not about the money”
By admin at 8 March, 2010, 8:09 pm
( Updated with quotes from Clark’s agent.) The Dolphins search for a free safety continues. Ryan Clark left South Florida this evening without a deal with the Dolphins, rather one with his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. Agent Joel Turner defended Clark’s decision, saying, Read More
Read More >>Former ‘Canes Star Antrel Rolle: “Show Me the Money,” Dolphins: “No”
By admin at 8 March, 2010, 2:16 pm
Rumor has it the Jaguars think their attendance problems will be solved if they draft local boy Tim Tebow. Maybe it’s not exactly a bad strategy to get a locally-raised player who was a star at a… Continue reading “Former ‘Canes Star Antrel Rolle: “Show Me the Read More
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