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An Orange County Commissioner who won the 2010 election to be the next Orange County Mayor over fellow commissioner Bill Segal. She takes over for Mayor Rich Crotty.
An Orange County Commissioner who won the 2010 election to be the next Orange County Mayor over fellow commissioner Bill Segal. She takes over for Mayor Rich Crotty.
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Orlando airport expansion demands scrutiny
Not long ago, Orlando International Airport was talking about a $2.1 billion expansion. Until this past Sunday anyway, when the Sentinel reporters Dan Tracy and Scott Powers revealed that the numbers just weren't there to justify it — and that the...
Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Orlando International Airport, Ethics, Religion and Belief
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On sick time, Orange County is proved wrong — and costing you money
I've never been a "throw-all-the-bums-out" kind of guy. Though I often write about political chicanery, I rarely respond with a call to boot everyone involved out of office. That's because it's the rare misdeed that actually merits capital...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Judges, Politics, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Now's the time to beef up ethics policies for Lake officials
The big topic in the Florida Legislature's upcoming session this year: ethics. Please, please! Stop the hysterical laughter! Quit rolling on the floor! It's unseemly for a grownup! Florida, once considered among the most accessible of states when it...Tags: Voting, Politics, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Media Industry, Don Gaetz
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Texting — and 'textgate' — for dummies
By now, you're probably familiar with "textgate." We have public officials deleting public records, politicians swapping messages with lobbyists during meetings — and now a criminal investigation involving the state attorney and Florida Department...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Prosecution, Orange County (Florida), Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority
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Orlando should be hosting Super Bowl at the new ESPN Disney Dome
The announcement came this past week that Orlando will bring the ArenaBowl to the Amway Center later this year, and that is certainly good news and positive exposure for our city. But we could be and should be so much more. With all due respect to the...
Tags: Amway Center, Miami Dolphins, Bowl Championship Series, BCS National Championship Game, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Paul Ryan is described as "wonkish." I can't find it in my dictionary, so in context I'll assume it means narrow-minded and stubborn. Is anyone else tired of hearing Joe Theismann talk about his prostate in TV commercials? It's the height of hypocrisy...
Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Mitt Romney, Immigration, Illegal Immigrants
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Public text messages should be no-brainer
Local governments are so befuddled about how to archive public officials' cellphone text messages that we're left to guess what kind of conversations are taking place about the public's business. Was Orange County Commissioner Jennifer Thompson...Tags: Politics, Amusement and Theme Parks, 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Local Government, Travel Alerts
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Midterm plea to Mayor Jacobs: Get back to basics
Cover politics long enough, and it's easy to get cynical. Yet, two years ago, when Teresa Jacobs was elected Orange County mayor, I was genuinely excited. Jacobs' victory represented a coveted rarity: people power at work. She had ticked off...
Tags: Orlando International Airport, Politics, Elections, Ethics, Human Interest
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25 most powerful people in Central Florida
They control some of the largest work forces in town. They can affect your health care, your daily commute, even your kids' education. Some of them have direct lines to the White House. They are Central Florida's power players. And you deserve to...
Tags: John L. Mica, Florida's Blood Centers, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics, Val Demings
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The case against turning schools into forts
The shootings in Connecticut have the potential to do to schools what 9-11 did to airports. Armed guards and metal detectors. Will my kindergartner be sent through a child-sized backscatter next year in search of contraband under her clothes? Will her...
Tags: Wayne LaPierre, Teaching and Learning, Sandy Hook Elementary School, National Rifle Association of America, Teachers
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Voters deserve to see parties on ballots
If we could push a button to make the partisan bickering stop, most of us would jump at the chance. We're so fed up with the shrillness and backbiting on both sides that, during this election, more of us Central Floridians are shunning both the...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Politics, Voting, Republican Party, Local Government
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Jacobs vs. Dorworth is lopsided fight
I've seen some pretty lopsided matchups in my day. Reagan vs. Mondale. Tyson vs. Spinks. Tiger Woods vs. everyone else in the 2000 U.S. Open. And now we're witnessing another: Teresa Jacobs vs. Chris Dorworth. In one corner, we have Jacobs —...
Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Elections, Ethics, Tiger Woods
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