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Rubio calls federal oil spill response "abysmal"
- Senate hopeful Marco Rubio accused the Obama administration of "insanity" and "incompetence" in its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, while steering from his own support of offshore drilling in a campaign stop ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/14/2010 2:32:03 PM
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Gulf oil spill: BP cap in limbo over gov't questions
- White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the government didn’t want potentially dangerous pressure tests on a new, tighter cap that has been placed on the well to go ahead until BP answers questions about possible ...
- News-Press
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- 7/14/2010 2:03:25 PM
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UPDATE: BP halts relief well to test new cap
- the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. www.heraldtribune.com/oilspill An administration official, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the talks with BP, said the government was ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/14/2010 1:56:15 PM
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Government questions whether cap will make BP oil spill worse
- NEW ORLEANS — BP's work to cap its Gulf of Mexico gusher was in limbo Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the busted well and make the leak worse. An ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/14/2010 11:47:24 AM
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Free entrance to state parks Saturday
- TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida State Parks will waive daily entrance fees at all state parks on Saturday, July 17, in recognition of National Parks and Recreation Month and ...
- News Herald
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- 7/14/2010 7:22:33 AM
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Apalach town hall on oil spill response today
- APALACHICOLA - Responding to the growing frustration of fishermen and other residents of Franklin County interested in participating in BP's Vessels of Opportunity program to protect the Panhandle from the approaching ...
- News Herald
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- 7/14/2010 4:30:45 AM
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Oil waste mixed with trash at landfill
- Every piece of oil that washes ashore gets handled separately from all other trash, at least until it reaches the landfill. Cleanup contractors wear suits and pick up “product” with gloves, placing it in clear ...
- News Herald
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- 7/14/2010 4:09:16 AM
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Is Gulf oil spill really the worst disaster ever?
- More than 80 days and between 89 million and 176 million gallons of oil later, the live pictures from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico showed something this week other than uncontrolled spewing oil. Other Significant ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/14/2010 3:26:20 AM
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Heart of the Matter
- I’ve gained a whole new appreciation of a couple of things that prior to recent catastrophic events were too easily taken for granted. First, is the Gulf of Mexico. It’s something you imagine will always be there to ...
- Beach Beacon
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- 7/14/2010 12:48:51 AM
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Apalachicola Bay oystermen fight for livelihood -- and identity
- WAY OF LIFE THREATENED: Small boats belonging to oystermen abound in Apalachicola Bay. See a video of the bay's oystermen at MiamiHerald.com . APALACHICOLA -- These days, when he's not harvesting oysters by hand from the ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/13/2010 10:54:19 PM
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Ads boast Keys' oil-free water
- The county's tourism council is launching a new advertising campaign to counteract the negative effects of the Gulf oil spill -- and BP is picking up the tab. The $400,000 campaign, called "Unaffected," is intended to ...
- Florida Keys News
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- 7/13/2010 10:04:12 PM
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Sarasota Bay to serve as reference for spill
- SARASOTA - Before Sarasota Bay feels any impact of the oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico, local and national scientists are conducting an intensive study of the bay's plants, animals and sediments. Click to ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/13/2010 10:04:12 PM
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Setback: BP cap in limbo over gov't questions
- NEW ORLEANS — BP's work on capping the Gulf of Mexico gusher was frozen Wednesday after the federal government raised concerns the operation could put damaging pressure on the busted well that could make the leak worse ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/13/2010 9:57:03 PM
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Stunning setback: After days of progress, BP freezes work in Gulf
- NEW ORLEANS — BP froze activity on two key projects Wednesday meant to choke off the flow of oil billowing from its broken well in the Gulf of Mexico after days of moving confidently toward controlling the crisis. The ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/13/2010 9:57:03 PM
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After days of progress, BP freezes work in Gulf
- NEW ORLEANS — BP froze activity on two key projects Wednesday meant to choke off the flow of oil billowing from its broken well in the Gulf of Mexico after days of moving confidently toward controlling the crisis. The ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/13/2010 9:57:03 PM
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The heat gets smokin' new car
- Pretty soon a lucky deputy will get to pull speeders over in style. That's because the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office on Friday won a custom Chevrolet Camaro worth around $40,000 -- and it's coming to a rearview near ...
- St. Augustine Record
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- 7/13/2010 9:06:56 PM
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Gulf oil spill: BP testing delayed on well fix
- NEW ORLEANS — A pivotal moment in the Gulf oil crisis hit an unexpected snag this evening when officials announced they needed more time before they could begin choking off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the sea ...
- News-Press
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- 7/13/2010 8:23:59 PM
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Gulf oil spill: BP to begin slowly choking off geyser
- NEW ORLEANS — In a potentially pivotal moment in the Gulf crisis, BP planned to begin closing valves today in a slow and methodical process that could finally choke off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the sea ...
- News-Press
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- 7/13/2010 2:47:33 PM
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New BP cap set for slow tests of how it holds oil
- NEW ORLEANS — With a tight new cap freshly installed on its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP planned gradual tests starting Tuesday to see if the device can stop oil from pouring into the sea for the first time ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/13/2010 1:21:39 PM
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Rehabilitated birds from Gulf oil spill released on Sanibel
- Just before noon Monday, a Northern gannet flapped its wings and bolted from a transport crate into the murky green — but oil free — Gulf of Mexico at Sanibel’s Gulfside City Park. Over the next 30 minutes ...
- News-Press
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- 7/13/2010 9:32:35 AM
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BP to begin slowly choking off oil geyser in Gulf of Mexico
- NEW ORLEANS — In a potentially pivotal moment in the Gulf crisis, BP was preparing Tuesday to begin closing valves in a slow and methodical process that could finally choke off the geyser of crude at the bottom of the ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/13/2010 8:42:29 AM
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Turtles and pelicans moved to oil-free Florida
- To protect wildlife from the Gulf oil spill, turtles and pelicans are being transferred and released into the wild along the space coast and the west coast of Florida. At midnight Monday/Tuesday, 22 sea turtle hatchlings ...
- Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
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- 7/13/2010 7:52:22 AM
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Stranded, Mating Manatees Led to Safety
- MIAMI | A group of male manatees’ pursuit of a female got the sea mammals stranded in a shallow canal near the Miami International Airport. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino says ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/13/2010 6:05:00 AM
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Trapped manatees looking for love rescued
- A group of manatees looking for love are safe after being stranded in a shallow canal in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino says four or five male manatees were trying to mate ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/13/2010 3:56:09 AM
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Trapped manatees looking for love rescued
- MIAMI - A group of manatees looking for love are safe after being stranded in a shallow canal in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino says four or five male manatees were trying ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/13/2010 3:20:21 AM
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BP prepares to test new cap installed on oil leak
- NEW ORLEANS — After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP prepared Tuesday to begin tests to see if it will hold and stop fresh oil from polluting the waters for the ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/13/2010 2:23:05 AM
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Alligator Bites Off Naples Man's Hand
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro said 18-year-old Timothy Delano was swimming with three friends in a Collier County canal around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when the alligator ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/12/2010 10:26:52 PM
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At The Library: Polk in Top 20 of Reading Report
- The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently published a report assessing reading outcomes for grades 4 and 8. The report title is "Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters." You can view the full report at ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/12/2010 10:26:52 PM
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First lady: Fla. Panhandle wonderful despite spill
- First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on a tourism industry battered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She met business and tourism leaders, walked barefoot on a beach and ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/12/2010 10:12:33 PM
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Lee County pulls back bat-housing contract
- 1:10 A.M. — Lee County has canceled a $26,500 contract to build and install two bat houses near the Matlacha Bridge. The county’s Public Works Department is now researching alternatives after at least one ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 10:05:23 PM
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Man loses one hand to alligator
- 1:10 A.M. — The man's voice was breathless and panicked as a 911 operator answered his call. "I got bit by an alligator and it attacked me and took off my left arm," said Timothy Delano, his voice sputtering. Then the ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 10:05:23 PM
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Commercial anglers worry about spill's possible local impact
- The hotter the weather, the dirtier the crab traps. "And a blue crab won't go in a dirty crab trap," said Tom Williams, owner of Williams Southeastern Tackle, a rare freshwater bait shop where one might find a secret ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/12/2010 9:51:04 PM
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B-CU eyes big time, to play Miami in 2011, 2012
- DAYTONA BEACH -- Bethune-Cookman University's Wildcats have never scheduled one of college football's top-tier teams, and now that they're starting, they're not exactly dipping their toes in the water. Athletics Director ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/12/2010 9:51:04 PM
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Gulf seafood tested for oil but not dispersant
- Before a fillet of grouper, fresh oyster or piece of shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico lands in the grocery seafood aisle, state and federal agencies have weighed in on its safety. Inspectors from the Food and Drug ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 7:20:45 PM
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First lady: Fla. Panhandle wonderful despite spill (PHOTOS)
- PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on a tourism industry battered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She met business and tourism leaders ...
- NW Florida Daily News
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- 7/12/2010 6:59:16 PM
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Oiled birds recover at rehabilitation center
- Stout oversees wildlife rehabilitation centers all over the Gulf Coast. "The primary washing facility for Mississippi is right here," she said. About 300 birds are currently in facilities from Florida to Louisiana, and ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/12/2010 6:37:48 PM
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Yankees Owner's Life a Tale of 2 Cities
- "I'll tell them until they're tired of hearing it. I don't live in New York. I live in Tampa, Florida." But many in his adopted hometown of Tampa saw his other side - the compulsively generous, big-hearted billionaire ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/12/2010 4:57:35 PM
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First lady visits Bay County (PHOTOS)
- PANAMA CITY BEACH — First Lady Michelle Obama met with tourism officials and area leaders during an afternoon trip to Bay County, the first for a sitting first lady. Obama arrived at the Northwest Florida Beaches ...
- NW Florida Daily News
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- 7/12/2010 4:50:25 PM
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First lady: Florida Panhandle wonderful despite spill
- First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on a tourism industry battered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She met business and tourism leaders, walked barefoot on a beach and ...
- Naples Daily News
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- 7/12/2010 4:50:25 PM
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First lady: Fla. Panhandle wonderful despite spill
- PANAMA CITY, Fla. — First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on a tourism industry battered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She met business and tourism leaders, walked ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 4:14:38 PM
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Oiled birds released on Sanibel
- 5:12 P.M. — Just before noon Monday, a Northern gannet flapped its wings and bolted from a transport crate into the murky green — but oil-free — Gulf of Mexico at Sanibel’s Gulfside City Park. Over the next 30 ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 3:46:00 PM
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First lady arrives in Panhandle for oil meeting
- PANAMA CITY, Fla. — First lady Michelle Obama arrived in the Florida Panhandle on Monday to meet with business and tourism leaders and discuss how the Gulf oil spill has harmed them. Obama's plane landed at the new ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 2:48:44 PM
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Baby animals in oil spill face uncertain future
- FORT JACKSON, La. - The smallest victims are the biggest challenge for crews rescuing birds fouled with oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill. There's no way to know how many chicks have been killed by the oil, or starved ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 1:51:28 PM
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Everglades home to snakes, gators and cable show
- CLEWISTON, Fla. - The Florida Everglades are home to snakes and gators, and now they're the setting for a cable show called "Swamp Men." The show takes viewers behind the scenes of an eco-tour company, Billie Swamp ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 12:54:12 PM
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Johnny Jones remembered as stubborn advocate for the environment
- Johnny Jones, a plumber turned environmentalist who spearheaded the Kissimmee River restoration, helped establish the Big Cypress National Preserve and championed the Everglades, is remembered by heavyweights of Florida ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 12:54:12 PM
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Governor calls special session
- Gov. Charlie Crist is asking the state legislature to allow voters to decide the future of drilling for oil off Florida’s coast. A special session is scheduled to convene at noon Tuesday, July 20, and continue through ...
- Beach Beacon
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- 7/12/2010 12:32:44 PM
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Alligator Bites Off Man's Hand
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro said 18-year-old Timothy Delano was swimming with three friends in a Collier County canal around 9:30 p.m. Sunday when the alligator ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/12/2010 11:56:56 AM
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BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits
- The new cap, a 150,000-pound metal stack known as "Top Hat 10," was about 300 feet from the point where it's supposed to connect with the leaking well, BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said in a Monday morning ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 10:09:34 AM
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Alligator bites off man's hand in Naples canal
- NAPLES - Florida wildlife officials say a 10-foot alligator bit off a man's hand while he was swimming in a canal with friends. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro says 18-year ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 10:09:34 AM
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Letter: Make Tract K a park
- What’s happening with Tract K? What are the facts concerning the deed and zoning for Tract K? In May, we read about two groups interested in purchasing Tract K. Although we believe both groups wanted to keep it green ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 9:26:37 AM
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10-foot gator bites off man's hand in Fla. canal
- NAPLES, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials say a 10-foot alligator bit off a man's hand while he was swimming in a canal with friends. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro says ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/12/2010 8:15:02 AM
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Landmark Cove restaurant in Deerfield Beach for sale
- Ask Susan Agnew why she's selling The Cove Marina & Restaurant in Deerfield Beach after 32 years, and she answers without hesitation. "I have two beautiful grandchildren, and I want to spend time with them," she said ...
- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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- 7/12/2010 8:00:43 AM
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Alligator bites off Florida man's hand
- NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A man is hospitalized in southwest Florida after an alligator bit off his left hand. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro says 18-year-old Timothy Delano ...
- Orlando Sentinel
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- 7/12/2010 7:10:36 AM
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Agenda: Business Happenings in South Florida
- Broward County Property Appraiser: Deputy appraisers available to assist with Homestead, senior and other property tax exemption applications and answer questions on property taxes. Also accepts applications for ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/12/2010 6:56:17 AM
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Golden Gate Estates man loses hand in alligator attack
- 9:21 A.M. UPDATE — A Golden Gate Estates man is hospitalized in Fort Myers after an alligator bit off his left hand. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro says the man was ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 6:20:30 AM
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Vessel of Opportunity boat capsizes, three rescued
- ESCAMBIA COUNTY -- A Vessel of Opportunity boat capsized two miles southeast of the Pensacola Pass, sending three people into the water, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission's weekly report. Another ...
- NW Florida Daily News
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- 7/12/2010 6:20:30 AM
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Gulf oil spill: BP reports progress on oil cap
- 7:44 A.M. UPDATE — NEW ORLEANS — Underwater robots steadily assembled heavy metal pieces today as BP prepared to install a tighter cap over its busted well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, offering hopeful signs ...
- News-Press
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- 7/12/2010 6:13:20 AM
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Alligator bites off Florida man's hand
- NAPLES, Fla. — A man is hospitalized in southwest Florida after an alligator bit off his left hand. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Gabriella Ferraro says the man was swimming with three ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 5:59:01 AM
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Allen: Key test needed for new cap on Gulf spill
- NEW ORLEANS - The federal government's point man for the Gulf oil spill says they hope to do a key test soon that will determine if a new cap being installed can withstand the pressure of the spewing crude. In network ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 5:23:14 AM
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LIVE CAM: BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits
- NEW ORLEANS — Underwater robots steadily assembled heavy metal pieces Monday as BP prepared to install a tighter cap over its busted well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, offering hopeful signs that it could soon ...
- Naples Daily News
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- 7/12/2010 5:23:14 AM
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Babies of the oil spill face an uncertain future
- FORT JACKSON, La. — The smallest victims are the biggest challenge for crews rescuing birds fouled with oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill. There's no way to know how many chicks have been killed by the oil, or starved ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/12/2010 5:01:45 AM
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BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits
- NEW ORLEANS — Underwater robots steadily assembled heavy metal pieces Monday as BP prepared to install a tighter cap over its busted well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, offering hopeful signs that it could soon ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/12/2010 4:54:36 AM
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BP reports progress on oil cap; Gulf Coast waits
- The oil giant was ahead of schedule as it went into the 83rd day of the environmental and economic disaster Monday. Across the Gulf region, repeated failures to fix the disaster have taken their toll, breeding skepticism ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/12/2010 4:11:39 AM
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Search halted for snorkeler missing in Fla. river
- HOMOSASSA, Fla. - The Coast Guard has halted a search for a man who went missing while snorkeling in a Florida river. Authorities say 37-year-old Vu Ngu of Riverview dove from a pontoon boat Sunday afternoon, looking for ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 4:04:29 AM
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Search halted for snorkeler missing in Homosassa
- HOMOSASSA - The Coast Guard has halted a search for a man who went missing while snorkeling in a Florida river. Authorities say 37-year-old Vu Ngu of Riverview dove from a pontoon boat Sunday afternoon, looking for ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/12/2010 4:04:29 AM
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Man bitten by gator under Gainesville mobile home
- GAINESVILLE, Florida — A man was bitten by a small alligator when he tried to remove the reptile from underneath a Florida mobile home. State wildlife officials say Michael David Nurse, 40, was treated at the scene ...
- Orlando Sentinel
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- 7/12/2010 3:35:51 AM
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BP happy with new oil-leak effort, but no promises
- A new cap being placed atop the gusher is intended to provide a tight seal and might eventually allow the oil giant to capture all the crude leaking from the well for the first time since an April 20 oil rig explosion ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/12/2010 3:07:13 AM
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BP Happy With New Leak Effort
- A new cap being placed atop the gusher is intended to provide a tight seal and might eventually allow the oil giant to capture all the crude leaking from the well for the first time since an April 20 oil rig explosion ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/12/2010 1:05:32 AM
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Plan to manage Florida's bears
- GAINESVILLE - After three years of research and study, an eight-member team formed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has completed preliminary work on a statewide bear management plan and is ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/11/2010 9:59:25 PM
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Leisher lends hand
- DELAND -- If players on the DeLand Suns ever start complaining about it being a long, hot summer of baseball, assistant coach Colin Leisher can respectfully put them in their place. Leisher played summer college ball in ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/11/2010 9:52:15 PM
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BP happy with new oil-leak effort, but no promises
- NEW ORLEANS - Underpromising with hopes of overdelivering, BP said Sunday that it is making progress on what could prove its most effective effort yet to contain the Gulf oil leak, but cautioned that the verdict could be ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/11/2010 9:16:28 PM
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Residents flee Tampa sinkhole
- TAMPA — A growing sinkhole has swallowed a car and forced 11 families to evacuate a building near the University of South Florida. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says the sinkhole measures about 20 feet wide and 10 ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/11/2010 9:02:09 PM
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No evidence of natural oil seepage
- ORLANDO — Florida’s shoreline was apparently untouched by any raw petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster smothered the western Panhandle with crude oil in June. That’s according to what authorities ...
- Bradenton Herald
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- 7/11/2010 9:02:09 PM
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Tests: No crude oil in tar balls found along Florida coast
- Florida's shoreline was apparently untouched by any raw petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster smothered the western Panhandle with crude oil in June. That's according to what authorities consider to be the most ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/11/2010 7:00:28 PM
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Fisheries Director Takes Scientific Approach
- Tom Champeau craves the anticipation of a strike as much as any fisherman, but it's the sound of nature coming to life in the tranquility of dawn that soothes his soul. "Some of my best memories are going out on the ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/11/2010 6:10:21 PM
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No crude oil in Florida tar balls
- Florida's shoreline was apparently untouched by any raw petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster smothered the western Panhandle with crude oil in June. That's according to what authorities consider to be the most ...
- Orlando Sentinel
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- 7/11/2010 5:34:34 PM
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At The Library: Florida in Top 20 of Reading Report
- This headline published on B9 on Tuesday incorrectly said Polk was in the top 20 on the Annie E. Casey Foundation reading report. It should have said Florida was in the top 20. The report title is "Early Warning! Why ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/11/2010 4:58:46 PM
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BP happy with new oil-leak effort, but no promises
- NEW ORLEANS — The effort to drill relief wells was moving ahead of schedule, Wells said Sunday. BP and government officials have said the wells are expected to be completed sometime around mid-August. The new cap, or ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/11/2010 1:09:42 PM
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Slow South Florida mosquito season could pick up
- There's good news for humans and bad news for bugs: This year's mosquito season won't be too pesky. For now. ``I think it's going to be a quiet year,'' said Miami-Dade Mosquito Control inspector Raymond Patrick. But the ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/11/2010 12:19:36 PM
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Fla. man bitten while trying to trap 4-foot gator
- GAINESVILLE -- A man was bitten by a small alligator when he tried to remove the reptile from underneath a Florida mobile home. State wildlife officials say 40-year-old Michael David Nurse was treated at the scene ...
- NW Florida Daily News
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- 7/11/2010 11:43:48 AM
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Fla. man bitten while trying to trap 4-foot gator
- State wildlife officials say 40-year-old Michael David Nurse was treated at the scene Saturday for a bite on his hand. The 4-foot-long alligator was removed by a professional trapper. Karen Parker of the Florida Fish and ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/11/2010 10:03:35 AM
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Lee County picks up the tab for bats' new home
- A colony of native Brazilian free-tailed bats live in the concrete crevices of the Matlacha Bridge, which is scheduled to be demolished and replaced in the coming months. Florida Fish and Wildlife regulations require Lee ...
- News-Press
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- 7/11/2010 8:52:00 AM
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Cystic fibrosis not stopping Sebring girl from enjoying life
- LORIDA -- "I'd just like to let everyone know what cystic fibrosis is," said Veronica Elerbee, who at 15 will be a sophomore at Sebring High School this fall. "It ain't contagious; don't worry when I cough." Veronica was ...
- News-Sun
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- 7/11/2010 8:30:32 AM
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Seafood markets impacted by oil spill
- PANAMA CITY — To a visitor walking into his cramped U.S. 98 office at Buddy Gandy’s Seafood, Kenyon Gandy will talk about everything under the sun related to fishing, Gulf of Mexico seafood, and the industry he’s ...
- News Herald
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- 7/11/2010 7:33:16 AM
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- LORIDA -- "I'd just like to let everyone know what cystic fibrosis is," said Veronica Elerbee, who at 15 will be a sophomore at Sebring High School this fall. "It ain't contagious; don't worry when I cough." Veronica was ...
- News-Sun
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- 7/11/2010 4:27:09 AM
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State working on plan to manage bear population and interaction
- After three years of research and study, an eight-member team formed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has completed preliminary work on a statewide bear management plan and is seeking public ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/11/2010 3:08:24 AM
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Generals Visit Father to Apologize
- DADE CITY | Four of the Army's top officers left the Pentagon on a jet Thursday and headed to Florida to tell a grieving man they were sorry. The generals, Peter Chiarelli, vice chief of staff; Colleen L. McGuire ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/11/2010 12:16:37 AM
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Snakes taken in drug raid were pets
- ORMOND BEACH -- Vipers, Burmese pythons and other snakes seized in a marijuana grow-house raid Friday were personal pets, a wildlife official said Saturday. James Walsh, 51, was not trafficking snakes or extracting venom ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/10/2010 10:07:46 PM
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Divers' dip in Gulf benefits the water and veterans, too
- Owner of Florida Underwater Sports Greg Galford inspects an abandoned crab trap brought ashore from a nearby reef by Mike Miller, seated in kayak, as Tommy Fetterman lends a hand with cleanup efforts Saturday at Brohard ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/10/2010 10:00:36 PM
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Fishing for business
- They say a bad day fishing beats a good day at work. For Capt. Rob Modys, the two can be one and the same. Fortunately for Modys and his business, SoulMate Charters, the good times far outnumber the bad. The 56-year-old ...
- News-Press
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- 7/10/2010 9:53:27 PM
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Bugs battle hyacinth in St. Johns River
- A floating plant introduced to the United States from Brazil for a New Orleans exposition in 1884, water hyacinth produces showy lavender flowers and quickly became popular for water gardening. The invasive plant spread ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/10/2010 9:39:08 PM
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Best fishing of month on tap
- T he new moon lunar phase will provide anglers with the best fishing week of July when it arrives tomorrow at 11:15 a.m. The lunar perigee occurs on Tuesday at 11:22 a.m. which is another reason why anglers will boat ...
- Highlands Today
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- 7/10/2010 9:24:49 PM
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Childres' catch the biggest on hot day for juniors
- Everyone's been wondering where the kingfish were. More than 150 young anglers answered that question Friday as they brought lots of fish -- and some nice ones -- to the scales at the Kingfish Challenge's Junior Angler ...
- St. Augustine Record
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- 7/10/2010 9:03:20 PM
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Spill's toll felt in every breath
- Every time Linda Young takes her dog out for a walk, morning or evening, she can smell it. Young, an environmental activist who lives near the beach in Navarre, next door to Pensacola Beach, said the odor of oil is now a ...
- Naples Daily News
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- 7/10/2010 8:27:33 PM
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Strange Thunder and a Memorable Day
- It was a typical Florida summer afternoon thunderstorm. Thunder rumbled across row after row of several varieties of citrus trees in the groves where my dad was foreman. We kids were huddled inside the company house as ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/10/2010 8:27:33 PM
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Panthers on the prowl in Golden Gate Estates
- A Golden Gate neighborhood is on alert after reports of panthers attacking pets and livestock. Joe Navarro and his granddaughter, Gabby, raise goats on their property off Golden Gate Bouevard West, but in the past few ...
- Naples Daily News
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- 7/10/2010 8:06:04 PM
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Tests: No crude oil in tar balls found along Florida coast
- Florida's shoreline was apparently untouched by any raw petroleum before the Deepwater Horizon disaster smothered the western Panhandle with crude oil in June. That's according to what authorities consider to be the most ...
- Orlando Sentinel
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- 7/10/2010 7:51:45 PM
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Outdoors quick hits
- Eric Sievert, age 11 (right), caught this 28-inch, 18.5-pound tripletail while surf fishing with his father, Mike Sievert. AJ Proescher (right), along with Noah Vogelsong (left) and Levi Pittman, caught this cobia in 100 ...
- Florida Times-Union
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- 7/10/2010 7:23:07 PM
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La.: BP may cut payments to 40,000
- NEW ORLEANS — BP has decided to reduce payments to tens of thousands of people whose claim files are incomplete, the secretary of Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services said. "This action is ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/10/2010 4:24:10 PM
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Man OK after he's bitten by small alligator
- Michael David Nurse, 40, was treated at the scene while the 4-foot alligator was trapped and removed from the mobile home at 5816 Archer Road, said Karen Parker of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/10/2010 4:02:41 PM
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Deadly surf subsides after two men drown at Navarre Beach
- NAVARRE BEACH - Strong rip currents are forecast to continue to subside at local beaches this weekend, following two days of rough surf that sent lifeguards into the water numerous times and cost two lives in Northwest ...
- NW Florida Daily News
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- 7/10/2010 3:19:44 PM
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US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
- Jared Plunk had a passion for shooting guns by the time he was elementary-age, according to his grandmother, Nelmalee Plunk. As a young boy, he got his hands on her pellet gun and took aim, sending glass pellets flying ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/10/2010 11:37:50 AM
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US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
- Jared Plunk had a passion for shooting guns by the time he was elementary-age, according to his grandmother, Nelmalee Plunk. As a young boy, he got his hands on her pellet gun and took aim, sending glass pellets flying ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/10/2010 11:02:02 AM
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Beat the heat in Florida? Museums are cool
- No matter how the most optimistic among us might try to spin it, this Florida heat is tough to take when summer moves into the dog days. Fortunately, the resourceful traveler knows there are cool things to do, literally ...
- Orlando Sentinel
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- 7/10/2010 10:26:15 AM
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Sea turtle egg evacuations begin along Gulf // Photos, video
- PORT ST. JOE — Biologist Lorna Patrick dug gingerly into the beach Friday, gently brushing away sand to reveal dozens of leathery, golf ball-sized loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Patrick, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
- News Herald
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- 7/10/2010 9:07:30 AM
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Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain
- NEW ORLEANS - The value of one highly touted facet of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup — the small navy of vessels skimming oil from the surface — has proven all but impossible to measure, which could make it ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/10/2010 6:30:02 AM
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NOAA: Gulf seafood tested so far is safe to eat
- APALACHICOLA, Fla. — Shrimp, grouper, tuna and other seafood snatched from the fringes of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico are safe to eat, according to a federal agency inspecting the catch. To date, roughly 400 samples ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/10/2010 4:49:49 AM
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Drug raid nets marijuana plants, 26 snakes in Ormond
- ORMOND BEACH -- When agents busted a marijuana-growing operation in a house Friday, they found 26 snakes -- some large and others venomous -- inside, sheriff's officials said. James Walsh, 51, had 13 marijuana plants ...
- Daytona Beach News-Journal
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- 7/10/2010 4:28:20 AM
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Unprecedented Rescue From Oil
- Biologist Lorna Patrick dug gingerly into the beach Friday, gently brushing away sand to reveal dozens of leathery, golfball-sized loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Patrick, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, carefully ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/10/2010 4:21:11 AM
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Bid to save crop of sea turtle eggs gently under way
- Patrick, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, carefully plucked the eggs from the foot-deep hole and placed them one-by-one in a cooler layered with moist sand from the nest, the first step in a sweeping and unusual ...
- Herald Tribune
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- 7/10/2010 4:06:52 AM
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Fun family fun for summer
- With six weeks left of summer vacation, children may be getting bored with the day-to-day doldrums of summer. But as entertainment budgets dwindle for families, their parents are searching for ways to keep the students ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/10/2010 3:09:36 AM
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Officials scrambling to save sea turtle eggs
- Researchers and biologists harvest sea turtle eggs from the sand in Port St. Joe on Friday. U.S. Fish and Wildlife and other authorities are relocating thousands of sea turtle eggs to a warehouse on the east coast of ...
- Gainesville Sun
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- 7/10/2010 3:09:36 AM
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Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain
- NEW ORLEANS - The value of one highly touted facet of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup - the small navy of vessels skimming oil from the surface - has proven all but impossible to measure, which could make it ...
- The Ledger
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- 7/10/2010 2:05:10 AM
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Value of oil skimming Gulf flotilla is uncertain
- NEW ORLEANS — The value of one highly touted facet of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill cleanup — the small navy of vessels skimming oil from the surface — has proven all but impossible to measure, which could make it ...
- Palm Beach Interactive
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- 7/10/2010 1:22:13 AM