Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Keith Goodman, the retired senior manager for Siemens Global, an electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse, to the Study Committee on Investor-Owned Water and Wastewater Utility Systems.
Goodman, 71 of Mount Plymouth, succeeds Gus Alexakos on the committee.
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In a shameless attempt to politicize Hurricane Sandy, The New York Times rushed out an editorial, "A Big Storm Requires Big Government," attacking conservatives for advocating a rebalancing of disaster response responsibilities.
As the East Coast recoils from Hurricane Sandy, the political news is of new states suddenly inundated with presidential campaign ads. First Wisconsin, then Pennsylvania, more recently Minnesota.
Lars Houmann, president and CEO of Florida Hospital and the Florida Division of Adventist Health System, has been elected chair of the Florida Chamber board of directors for 2012-2013.
Houmann, whose term begins Nov. 1, replaces Chairman Anthony Connelly, senior vice president and CFO of Walt Disney Parks & Resort, U.S.
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The next meeting of the Task Force on Citizen Safety and Protection, formed in the wake of the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman shooting in Sanford and to review the state's 'Stand Your Ground' law, is set for Nov. 13 in Pensacola.
The meeting, to begin at 9 a.m. and have public comment starting at 1 p.m., will be held at the WSRE Jean and Paul Amos Performing Studio at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd.
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Gov. Rick Scott has signed the death warrant for former South Florida police officer Manuel Pardo, who was convicted of killed nine drug dealers and informers in 1986 whom Pardo claimed have no right to live.
The state argued that Pardo, an officer with Sweetwater, and a co-defendant were also dealing drugs and the execution-style murders were simply a means to eliminate the competition.
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As we approach Election Day, it is perhaps a good time to evaluate the higher education issues and challenges facing our nation.
