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Young conservatives — led by George P. Bush — roll into Florida next week
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelMaverick PAC, a political organization for young conservatives, will launch a Florida bus tour on Monday to rev up voters for the fall election. MavPAC will start its four-day tour in Tallahassee, with a scheduled stop at Valencia College in Orlando on... -
Valencia College will open Lake Nona campus soon
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelWith classes beginning on Aug. 27, new students are encouraged to turn in their applications by Aug. 10 so they can finish the enrollment process and receive priority in registering for fall classes at Valencia College. Those who miss the Aug. 10... -
University of Florida struggling to unload tickets to 2013 Sugar Bowl
GAINESVILLE - The Florida Gators' return to a major bowl game has reenergized Gator Nation - until it is time for fans to dig deep into their pockets. With the Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl less than three weeks away, the school has sold just 6,500 of the 17,500...
Tags: Vanderbilt Commodores, Florida State Seminoles, College Football, Sports, Florida State University
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Amazon warehouse workers fight for unemployment benefits
Months after she suffered heat exhaustion and lost her job in an Amazon.com warehouse in Breinigsville, Rosemarie Fritchman sat in a small conference room pleading for unemployment benefits of about $160 a week. Opposing her at the hearing before a...
Tags: Aspirin (drug), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, LinkedIn Corp., Walnutport
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UCF to offer free online classes
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe University of Central Florida has joined the growing ranks of universities nationwide that are offering free online courses to the masses. Starting next year, UCF will offer two free courses through a new online learning platform called Canvas... -
Poll: When it comes to Florida education reforms, voters hate everything
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A new poll suggests Florida voters are adamantly opposed to most of the education reforms Gov. Rick Scott and lawmakers plan to push this spring — including higher tuition rates for research schools, race-based testing standards,... -
Kissimmee student walks the halls of Congress
Hispanosphere - Orlando SentinelThe Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute is hosting Jasmine Gomez of Kissimmee, a student at the University of Florida, along with 38 other university students from across the United States for its Congressional Internship Program (CIP). The CHCI... -
Floridians' consumer confidence sinks amid fears of stalled national economy
Sun SentinelFloridians' consumer confidence sank in June amid new worries that the economy was slowing or even stalling, according to a University of Florida survey released Tuesday. Overall consumer confidence dropped four points this month to 74, after jumping...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, Research, Finance, Religion and Belief
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Tougher standards may worsen science-teacher shortage
Looking to boost the quality of science education, Florida has just made it tougher for aspiring teachers to pass required certification exams.
But the move to ensure that would-be science teachers know their subjects well could worsen Florida's shortage...Tags: Osceola County, Advanced Training, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, Students
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Away from the Game: O's reliever Darren O'Day was planning to become a plastic surgeon
Darren O'Day doesn't just transcend the dumb-jock stereotype. He shatters it into tiny pieces. He scored high enough on his entrance exam to get into medical school. Scored high enough on another entrance exam to get into law school. But right now he'...
Tags: Florida Gators, Plastic Surgeons, Sports, College Baseball, Ear, Nose, and Throat
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Broward Clerk of Court race pits two Democrats in technology battle
Technology, its implementation or lack thereof, is the key issue in the Broward County court clerk's race. Both Democratic contenders in the primary election, which will be decided Aug. 14, are bent on streamlining the court's recordkeeping system by...Tags: Justice System, Trials, University of Miami, Laws, Key West
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Central Florida Political Pulse biographies
David Damron writes: "Born and raised in the northeast, I moved south to finish college and graduated from the University of Florida in 1995. After covering schools, social services and governemnt in Lake County, I headed to Orlando to cover the Florida...Tags: Florida Legislature, Newspaper and Magazine, Titusville, Newspapers, Tampa
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