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A rare respite for region that has lost many to wars
If all goes as planned, Army veteran Frank Schmidgall will amble across the manicured grounds at Woodlawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Orlando on Monday morning, toward Section F.
Where troops are mustered for eternity.
And as he's done the past 16...Tags: Human Interest, Holidays, U.S. Army, Orlando, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Gary Siplin agrees to $3,000 fine for elections violations
TALLAHASSEE -- Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine to the Florida Elections Commission because of missing information on campaign-finance reports and an excessive contribution from a phosphate-industry group.
The case, which...Tags: Values, Gary Siplin, Lawyers, Republican Party, Judges
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Applicants line up for top job at Orlando expressway authority
Nearly three dozen people have applied to run Metro Orlando's road-building agency and replace an interim director who repeatedly turned down the job. The applicants for the top job at the Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority come from a variety of...Tags: Windermere, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Science and Technology, Orlando, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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FAMU band's hazing culture: How did school officials miss it?
The culture of hazing is so embedded in the fabric of the Florida A&M Marching 100, investigative records show, that the band adopted a language known not just by current and former band members, but even kids in high school aspiring to join the famous...
Tags: Robert Champion, Teaching and Learning, Health, Prosecution, Students
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Siplin agrees to $3,000 settlement with elections commission
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Sen. Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine because of missing information on campaign-finance reports and an excessive contribution from a phosphate-industry group. The... -
Slain street preacher identified after crash kills 3, including 2 suspected killers
Earlier this week, a street preacher was gunned down in Holden Heights and within days his suspected killers were dead themselves after their car overturned in a ditch while fleeing from Orlando Police.
Detectives said Jason Carr Jr. and Frank Whack,...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Juvenile Delinquency, Titusville, Orlando, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Memorial Day events in the Orlando area
Memorial Day Ceremony: 11 a.m. Friday; Starke Lake Gazebo, 125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee. Ocoee Police Department Honor Guard and Ocoee High School Air Force JROTC Color Guard. Details: 407-905-3100. Veteran Salute: 1 p.m. Friday; Westchester of Winter...
Tags: Tuskegee Airmen, Titusville, Winter Springs, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Human Interest
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Julius Melendez wins Republican CD9 straw poll in Solivita
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelRepublican congressional candidate Julius Melendez has won a straw poll from the Solivita Republican Club in the crowded GOP race to run in Florida's 9th Congressional District against Democratic former congressman Alan Grayson. Melendez's campaign... -
Local charters among highest FCAT in state, others among lowest
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelSome of the most extreme performances in Central Florida – both the best and worst — on the third-grade reading FCAT tests released today came from charter schools. In Central Florida, two charter schools posted some of the highest passing... -
Alabama high school football coach, son killed in SR 520 crash
An Alabama high school football coach was killed along with his 10-year-old son while his youngest son suffered critical injuries in a two-vehicle crash this morning at State Road 520 and Taylor Creek Road in east Orange County.
Stacy Watters, 38, and...Tags: High School Sports, Sports, Football, Manufacturing and Engineering, Injuries and Wounds
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Earl Wood may run if former mayor Crotty enters tax collector race
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFormer Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty has avoided answering whether he plans to run for Tax Collector in the fall, a race that's generated a lot of interest since the incumbent Earl K. Wood said he would retire soon, after 48 years in office. But the 95-... -
Term limits may go to Orange voters this fall
Orange County Tax Collector Earl K. Wood has held his elected office for 48 years, though not always working regular office hours in his most recent ones because of his age and health issues.
So at 95 years of age, Wood has become a poster child for...Tags: Voting, Elections, Hobbies, Republican Party, Lifestyle and Leisure
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