Tallahassee

Floridians Won't Pull The 'Parental Trigger'

Mike Lapointe | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Tallahassee, Miami, Politics, Florida, Offthebus, For-Profit Schools, Florida Senate, Foundation for Florida's Future, Parent Across AmericaJeb Bush, Parental Trigger Laws, Race to the Top, Politics News
Mike Lapointe

The Florida Senate blocked a piece of legislation Friday that would give parents -- and likely private business interests -- significantly more influence over the state school system.

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Florida Unemployment Falls Below 10 Percent

AP | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment Rate, Jobs, Florida News, Florida Unemployment, Economy, Miami News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida's unemployment has dropped below 10 percent. Gov. Rick Scott personally handled the conference call on Friday to bo...

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Henry Segura, Accused In 4 Florida Murders, Arrested In Minnesota

Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Video, Tallahassee Murder, Henry Segura, Minnesota, Cleveland, Tallahassee, Florida Quadruple Murder, Quadruple Homicide, Brandi Peters, Crime News

A Florida man suspected of killing his girlfriend and her three children in November was arrested in Minnesota on Sunday. The suspect, 33-year-old He...

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To Dine in Tallahassee

Carolyn Scott | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Florida, Vegetarian, Dining, Healthy, Gluten Free, Vegan, Travel, Tallahassee, Food News
Carolyn Scott

Tallahassee, the state capital of Florida, home to FSU and lots of good healthy options for a healthy voyager like me! I'm guessin' that the college...

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The Awakening

Jerry Waxman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida GOP, Rick Scott, Activism, Rally, Tallahassee, Florida, Florida Taxpayers, Tea Party, Republicans, Politics News
Jerry Waxman

After almost thirteen years of Republican rule (certainly not governance), ordinary Floridians are beginning to awaken from their corporately-induced stupor and realize something is very wrong.

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Gagging Workers Is Un-American

Gerald McEntee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Rights, Collective Bargaining, Public Employee Gag Law, Columbus, Wages, Governor John Kasich, Jobs, USA, Right to Work, Indianapolis, US Department of Labor, Wisconsin, Egypt, Ceo, Governor Rick Scott, Madison, Tallahassee, Politics News
Gerald McEntee

At the same time the world watches the people of Egypt take to the streets, plans are being put into place to silence workers in the USA. And it is happening at a breakneck pace.

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Lethal Sting: How the War on Drugs Killed a College Student

Vince Beiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: College Students, Marijuana, Florida, College, Crime, Police, Tallahassee, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, College News
Vince Beiser

She should have been scared. She was about to make a major buy from two armed drug dealers. Now, her parents are working to prevent what happened to Rachel from happening to anyone else.

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The Gulf Oil Spill Needs a Hero

Alexia Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Florida, Oil Industry, Bp, U.S. Coast Guard, Gulf of Mexico, Walton County, Tallahassee, British Petroleum, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, Office of Emergency Management, Green Technology, Green, Walton County Sheriff's Office, Impact News
Alexia Parks

Could a flash of inspiration save the Gulf Coast states and sea life from the BP oil spill? Florida contractor Darryl Carpenter is stirring up a creative fix for the oil spill.

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Medical Kidnapping: Rogue Obstetricians vs. Pregnant Women

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aclu, Medical Ethics, Abortion, Civil Liberties, Women's Rights, Equality, Women, Law, Jana Bures-Forsthoefel, Crime, Reproductive Rights, Civil Rights, Abortion Rights, Tallahassee, Obstetrics, Pregnancy, Feminism, Malpractice, Politics, Human Rights, Apologies, Women's Health, Freedom, Samantha Burton, Florida, Doctors, Ob/Gyn, Bioethics, Healthy Living News
Jacob M. Appel

The treatment of a pregnant Tallahassee mother, Samantha Burton, by her obstetrician may well rank among the most egregious abuses perpetrated against a patient by her caregiver since the triumph of the patients' rights movement.

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In Focus: Lethal Injection Ban Leads To Rise In Back-Alley Lethal Injections

The Onion | The Onion | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tallahassee, Home News

TALLAHASSEE,FL—"If governors can't execute prisoners legally in prisons, they're going to turn elsewhere for the procedure," said Dr. ...

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Marianne Bordt Charged: Police Say Grandmother Drowned Child Over Divorce

AP | By BILL KACZOR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grandmother, Drwoned, Grandson, Germany, Crime, Marianne Bordt, David Hiers, Tallahassee, Florida, Heinz Bordt, Franklin County, Cameron Heirs, Nufringen, Karen Hiers, Home News

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A 71-year-old German woman drowned her 5-year-old grandson in a bathtub while they were vacationing in the Florida Panhandle beca...

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Guantanamo Uyghurs' resettlement prospects skewered by Justice Department lies

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo Uighurs, Miami Herald, Terrorism, Judge Ricardo Urbina, Guantanamo Detainees, Tallahassee, Guantanamo, New York Times, Clint Williamson, US District Court, Justice Department, Uyghurs, State Department, Uighurs, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Guantánamo is full of bleak stories. How could it fail to be, when it is a vast failed experiment, a "terror prison" that contains few terrorists, a ...

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Michelle Obama: Make Our Voices Heard

MOMocrats | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Momocrats, Voting, Tallahassee, 2008 Campaign, Register to Vote, Joe Biden, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News
MOMocrats

Registering to vote is absolutely crucial. Because there is so much at stake in this election, and the choice we make on November 4th will decide so many issues that shape our lives and impact our families.

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