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Conservation groups acquire land to help Florida panthers migrate
A partnership of government agencies and conservation groups announced Tuesday that they have protected 1,278 acres west of Lake Okeechobee to help Florida panthers as they migrate with increasing frequency from the Everglades north toward Central...
Tags: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wildlife, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kissimmee, Energy Resources
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Ray Belongie: Romney has evolved all the way to the far right
How is it that politics can make us so blind to facts that we only see our party's side? A writer complained that President Obama was pandering to the gay vote with his decision on gay marriage, and yet she said nothing about the constant flip-flops...Tags: Mitt Romney, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama
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Young at Heart expo highlights senior services
Despite the foggy, rainy weather that blanketed the city last week, residents flocked to the South County Civic Center to learn about senior services at the Second Annual Young at Heart Senior Expo. More than 50 vendors attended at the event, passing out...Tags: Diabetes, Weight Loss, Entertainment, Boynton Beach, High Blood Pressure
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Yellowfin tunas biting in Bahamas
Ed Provini reported that yellowfin tunas were popping up on the Bahamas side of the Atlantic Ocean. Provini, of Fort Lauderdale, was fishing off Great Isaac this past Saturday on Another Toy, his 39 SeaVee. He and his friends saw some tunas on the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale, Sardines, Coral Springs, Everglades
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May rains bringing watery relief for Everglades, drinking water supplies
South Florida water supplies – from drinking water wellfields to the Everglades – are benefiting from steady May showers that followed an April soaking. While the 16-county region stretching from Orlando to the Keys still has an almost 6-inch...
Tags: Water, Wildlife, Water Supply, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Everglades
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Florida residents can make a splash -- Wet 'n Wild is offering Florida Residents free entry almost any time during the same year (through Dec. 31) with the purchase of a...Tags: Tax Credits, Prices, George Lopez , Immigration, Tour Operations Industry
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Price hike expected for flood insurance
WASHINGTON – The National Flood Insurance Program, the only source of coverage for 2.1 million Florida households, will raise its rates by an average of 5 percent in October and maybe as much as 20 percent in high-risk areas over the next few years....
Tags: Finance, Brevard County, Real Estate, Broward County, Services and Shopping
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Corn fans to converge on fairgrounds for hot-buttered fun
Once again golden delicious fun returns to the South Florida Fairgrounds' Yesteryear Village with the 12th annual Sweet Corn Fiesta Sunday, bringing games, rides, crafts and a major league eating competition. "Last year about 70,000 ears of sweet corn...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Palm Beach County, South Florida Fairgrounds
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Seminoles expand Big Cypress; more to come
The Seminole Tribe of Florida already lays claim to profitable casinos at each end of the state and now it’s creating a gambling (and more) getaway out in the middle of nowhere. But it’ll take time. On Thursday, tribal officials at their...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, James Allen, Everglades, Gambling, Environmental Issues
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Candidate's platform includes pledge to improve county's image
Campaigning for the County Commission's District Five seat, Rick Neuhoff said he wants to change Palm Beach's reputation as "corruption county." Three county commissioners have gone to jail on corruption charges in the past few years, creating an image...Tags: Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Politics, Everglades, Boynton Beach
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Expect a hot, stormy start to summer
Sun SentinelAs if South Florida isn’t sweltering enough in summer. But it might be even be hotter yet – and wetter than normal too, the National Weather Service in Miami said Tuesday. Forecasters said the same weather patterns that made for an...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Weather, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Weather Reports, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Ozarks lakes make list of top 100 for bass
BIRMINGHAM, Al. -- Three area lakes have made the top 100 for "Best Bass Fishing" in America. Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, and Bull Shoals Lake all made the list compiled by Bassmaster magazine. The magazine's publisher says that the list was...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Sam Rayburn, Everglades, Fishing
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