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About Kathleen O'Flannery Anderson
Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson is vice president for community engagement and executive director of the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Foundation. She returned to her alma mater in December 2011 to head the university's new office of community...
Tags: United Way , Florida Atlantic University, Broward County, Colleges and Universities, Charlie Crist
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Retail executive: A focus forward gives purpose to her day
Who: Evie Chitty, 41, Coral Springs From: Director of transportation for Walmart's mid-Atlantic region, out of Sutherland, Va. I was responsible for managing all transportation operations for five states out of three facilities, where we managed Walmart...
Tags: West Point, U.S. Army, Tampa, U.S. Military, Cooper City
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Relatives urge Florida to issue permit for exhumations at school
ReutersBy Saundra Amrhein TAMPA, Fla., June 14 (Reuters) - Relatives of boys who died at a Florida reform school urged the state on Friday to issue a permit allowing investigators to exhume human remains found on the grounds of the school, which has long been...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Pam Bondi, Bill Nelson
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We can swallow small tuition hike
Give Gov. Rick Scott credit for reining in runaway tuition hikes at Florida's public universities, increases that averaged 15 percent per year even during the Great Recession. Sensitive to the Sunshine State's ever-increasing cost of living, the...
Tags: Executive Branch, University of Florida, Inflation and Deflation, Florida State University, Government
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Palm Beach's top scholar athletes never have time to spare
For Frances Ann Mateo, there were times the days blurred together. There were early mornings, late nights, countless assignments and just as many extracurricular activities meetings, and volleyball, soccer and tennis practices. But ask the recent Palm...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Boca Raton, Graduation, Education, Palm Beach County
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List of scholar-athletes for Palm Beach County
Benjamin KODY RUEDISILI: 3.70 GPA; Wofford College; soccer, baseball; Eagle Scout; Stars of the Future Club president Boca Raton CHARLES STRIPPOLI: Class rank 93 out of 786; Johns Hopkins University; football, weightlifting; AP Scholar with...Tags: University of Miami, Government, Golf, Christianity, Johns Hopkins University
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Corrosion plagues new Bay Bridge span
The Sacramento BeeSACRAMENTO, Calif. Doug Coe, a normally confident engineering manager for the new east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, walked into the nearby Oakland project office looking as if he were fighting back tears. Joel Sayre, then a bridge...Tags: Virginia Tech, Water Pollution, California Department of Transportation, Environmental Pollution, Salt
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Q&A: USF coach Willie Taggart at American Athletic Conference meetings
Orlando SentinelYesterday, I posted USF coach Willie Taggart's thoughts on the UCF-USF rivalry. Here is what he had to say in a number of other questions before the start of the first day of American Athletic Conference meetings in Ponte Vedra. These are your first...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Interstate 4
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Free admission to botanical gardens for National Public Gardens Day on Friday
Sun SentinelVisit Florida botanical gardens for free on Friday to celebrate 2013 National Public Gardens Day. This could be a fun thing to do with Mom for Mother's Day. Get free admission for up to 10 people at more than 80 botanical and public gardens around the...Tags: Coral Gables, Gardens and Parks, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Mother's Day, Travel
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Miramar High School Plans NFL Draft Celebration in Anticipation of Making History in South Florida with former Star Athletes
MIRAMAR, April 19, 2013 – As former Miramar High School Patriot star quarterback Geno Smith is projected to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, Miramar High School is preparing to make South Florida history. It would be...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, New England Patriots, Football, University of Miami, Skype
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Oh, where to begin? Here's help to navigate school 504 plans and IEPs
Orlando SentinelIt’s FCAT week, as many of you know, and my son is in third grade. This is his first major standardized test, but he has been calm these few days and prepared each morning. He's even getting up early and getting ready without any prodding from...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Arts and Culture, Social Sciences, Culture
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Law could mean sharp drop in Bright Futures awards
New state rules will slash the number of Broward County students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa. The Legislature in 2011 toughened critieria so that students entering...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), University of Florida, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida State University
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