July 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
Ros-Lehtinen Attacks Obama for Playing 'Political Games' on Israel
Submitted by Kevin Derby on July 24, 2012 - 9:20am
Mitt Romneys presidential campaign continues to turn to leading Republicans from Florida to unload on President Barack Obama. Late Monday, the Romney team called upon U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., the chairwoman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, to bash Obama for not visiting Israel as president.
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Federal Aid from Debby Available in Citrus, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Polk, Sarasota
Submitted by Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 7:29am
Individuals and businesses impacted by Tropical Storm Debby in Citrus, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Polk and Sarasota counties can now apply for federal disaster aid, the state announced Monday night.
For information, contact FEMA:
Call 800-621-FEMA (3362). Assistance is available in most languages and lines are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585.
Go online to www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
By smartphone or tablet, use the FEMA app or go to m.fema.gov.
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Palm Beach Voting on $4.79 Million State-County Package for Pratt
Submitted by Anonymous on July 24, 2012 - 7:15am
Palm Beach County commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on pairing a $1.4 million incentives package with $3 million from Gov. Rick Scotts discretionary deal-closing fund in order to keep 1,000 Pratt & Whitney jobs and create another 200, the Sun-Sentinel is reporting.
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Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies
Submitted by Anonymous on July 23, 2012 - 6:11pm
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, has died of cancer, her organization, Sally Ride Science, has announced.
Ride, 61, joined NASA in 1978, helped develop the space shuttles robotic arm and flew a total of 343 hours in space as a crew member on space shuttle Challenger missions, launched in June 1983 and October 1984.
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School Grades Revised Upward
July 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
The Florida Department of Education is once again dealing with the fallout from test scores and school grades, this time after admitting that dozens of grades released earlier this month were mistaken.
In all, 213 schools and nine districts had to have their grade revised as part of a "continuous review process," according to the agency. The move affects 8 percent of the schools in the state. All of the scores increased by a single letter grade.
Obama's America -- and Ours
July 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
"If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Mitt Romney fell on this Obama quote like an NFL lineman on an end zone fumble during the Super Bowl. And understandably so.
'I'm dying here ...'
July 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
An Armed Citizen Might Have Made a Difference in Aurora
July 23, 2012 - 6:00pm
What happened in Aurora, Colo., could happen in Florida. Fortunately, more than 1 million Florida residents are prepared.
Foreign Tourism Slowdown Could Add to Florida's Economic Woes
July 22, 2012 - 6:00pm
The fragile economic footing of the European Union will continue to weigh heavily on Floridas potential to generate revenue -- and so will the sluggish state of new home sales and construction.
Just as important may be fuel prices and the strength of the U.S. dollar, state economists said as they piece together a financial forecast for the Sunshine State.
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