http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/florida/ en-us Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:23:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419770/posts ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Authorities in northeast Florida say they've closed the 24-year-old case of a missing seventh-grader, but the girl's mother says she doesn't believe it. Martha Jean Lambert vanished near her St. Augustine home on Nov. 27, 1985. Her mother, Margaret Pichon, says she remains convinced that the 12-year-old girl was kidnapped. However, the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office said Friday that Pichon's son David Lambert has confessed to accidentally killing his sister in an argument. Sgt. Chuck Mulligan said Lambert told police that he panicked and buried the girl in a shallow grave. Lambert was 15 at... AP via FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419770/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 01:23:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419708/posts After years of enviable approval ratings and bipartisan accolades, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist discovered a political problem in 2009: He has no base. Or at least not an enthusiastic base -- a core of supporters to rely on in tough times. Sun Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419708/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 22:50:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419540/posts Here is video of Florida Gator Coach Urban Meyer, and Quarterback Tim Tebow holding a Press Conference last night after the Gators crushed the previously unbeatan Cincinnati Bearcats 51-24 to win the Sugar Bowl. The game was the final one of Tebow's college career, and the last game indefinitely for Coach Meyer, who will begin an "indefinite leave of absence" today to deal with some health issues. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419540/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:42:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419386/posts They're back, in from the frigid north. The Drakes get here first with just a few hens in the flights, and the rest of the hens follow a little later. The little bitty guys are Pied Billed Grebes, strong swimmers and divers. They can feed in deeper water than the Mallards who just stick their butts up and dabble in shallow water. Past the Grebes to the left there is a Red Eared Slider turtle coming up for air. There is no season such delight can bring, As summer, autumn, winter, and the spring. William Browne (c.1591–c.1645) "Variety" self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419386/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 09:07:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418759/posts No matter what version of the new national health care plan finally emerges from Congress, Florida will find itself required to pay more of its scarce tax dollars to expand a federal program -- Medicaid. The St. Augustine Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418759/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 02:51:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418100/posts If you're a fish danger can come from any direction. Those claws are almost as long as a man's finger and needle sharp. self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418100/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:51:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417736/posts The debate over healthcare reform moved into the legal realm Tuesday. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum called for an investigation into the constitutionality of a congressional mandate that all Americans purchase health insurance or pay a tax penalty. “I have grave concern about the constitutionality of this mandate,” Mr. McCollum said. If passed and signed into law, the individual mandate portion of the healthcare legislation would mark the first time Congress has imposed a tax on individuals for essentially doing nothing, he said. McCollum sent a letter on Tuesday inviting his fellow attorneys general to join his investigation. “I believe... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417736/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417688/posts Remember these headlines in the Sentinel from three years ago? " FBI: Murder rate soars in Orlando." "Armed robberies shatter calm." They make headlines such as these from recent weeks all the more striking. "Odd recession perk: Crime actually falls." "FBI: Orlando violent crime drops 30%." Crime is down in most cities across the nation this year, despite the job loss and other hardships created by the recession. New York, the nation's largest city, is headed for its lowest murder count since 1962. Theories behind the crime drop include better security measures, stiffer sentencing and an aging population. But it... Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417688/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:14:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417639/posts A new voter poll was released a couple of weeks ago that showed Florida Governor Charlie Crist dropping into a tie with former state House speaker Marco Rubio — an underdog Crist had led by more than 20 points last summer — in next year's Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate. But the next day, Crist was still being Crist. Seemingly ignoring the GOP conservatives who've been lambasting him for reversing much of the red-meat legacy of his predecessor, Jeb Bush, Crist enthusiastically signed a bill expanding passenger rail in Florida — including a high-speed train system Bush made... Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417639/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:15:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417267/posts When you leave Wal-Mart after making a purchase, you walk past a scanner that sets off an alarm if you haven't paid for something.And if the alarm goes off at this Wal-Mart, Ed Bauman will want to talk to you.Ed Bauman, Wal-Mart greeter, says "I'm getting too old for this stuff."Too old to be punched in the head by a customer who exception to Bauman's questions.Ed says "when he swang, he got me right here," pointing to the back of his head.The 69-year-old greeter was at the entrance when a man in red shorts, identified as Skyler Lowery set... KING TV / WESHTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417267/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:50:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts New population figures give a boost to the GOP By: Chris StirewaltPolitical EditorDecember 28, 2009 The 2010 census is sure to be controversial.Republicans will thunder about the community organizers who get hired to do the counting, and Democrats will wail that the homeless and migrant workers are undercounted.But in the final pre-count estimate just released by the Census Bureau, we already have a broad idea of where the results are headed and what they will mean politically.The numbers are cause for alarm for Democrats.Of the states gaining House seats -- Texas (three) and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416029/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416601/posts "FBI: Man Flew Into LaGuardia With Firecracker" "Passenger Taken Into Custody After Device Found Wedged Between Seats On Piedmont Airlines Flight Into LaGuardia" NEW YORK (CBS) SNIPPET: "A passenger who flew into LaGuardia Airport on Sunday night was questioned by FBI agents after allegedly boarding the flight with an explosive device in his possession, CBS 2 has learned. Officials confirmed Monday that a crew member on board Piedmont Airlines flight 4126, originating from Baltimore Washington International Airport, was cleaning the plane after it landed in New York around 7:30 p.m. when he found a large firecracker-like device wedged between two... WCBSTV.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416601/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:09:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416383/posts In New York State when a Jew reaches the ripe old age age of 65 they must move to Florida--it’s the LAW!! OK maybe its not the law, its only a tradition, but the fact is that many east coast Jews move to Florida when they retire, I am not old enough to understand why, for me an old-age move to southern Florida is like going to God's waiting room. But you cant escape the fact that many Jewish seniors feel very comfortable picking everything up and moving to the Other Jewish Ancestral Homeland That feeling of Jews being comfortable... Canada Free Press/the lid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416383/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:57:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416155/posts PHOENIX - Tensions are running high after Friday's attempted terror attack aboard an airplane, and those fears sparked a security scare at Sky Harbor Airport Saturday night -- and two men had to be pulled off a plane. The two men were described as Middle Eastern and were reportedly acting suspicious. The flight crew called ahead for law enforcement and security officials to meet them on the tarmac. When the US Airways flight from Orlando landed in Phoenix about 8 p.m., the passengers on board were told to remain in their seats. Police officers boarded and pulled the two men... MYFOXPHEONIX.COM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416155/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:23:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415892/posts Conservative challenger Marco Rubio has surged into a dead heat in his Florida Senate campaign against establishment-backed Charlie Crist in a primary battle that is the first major test of the growing power of the "tea party" movement. Mr. Rubio's once-underdog candidacy, which has been trailing far behind the better-financed Republican governor for months, is suddenly catching fire, helped by the conservative Club for Growth and an army of tea party activists drawn by his unequivocal anti-tax, anti-big government campaign. The latest Rasmussen telephone poll showed Mr. Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants and Florida's former speaker of the House,... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415892/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:54:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415886/posts Less than 24 hours after he resigned, Florida coach Urban Meyer is instead taking an indefinite leave of absence and opening the door for a return to the Gators. As reported by Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, a person familiar with decision said Sunday that Meyer had changed his mind. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made by the school. Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio will run the team during Meyer's absence, a second person close to the situation told the AP. Meyer is to speak at a news conference in New Orleans on Sunday afternoon.... CBS sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415886/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:42:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415576/posts TALLAHASSEE - Undocumented immigrants would be ineligible for some of the most basic government services, including public education, under a measure sponsored by a pair of Republican lawmakers. The bill by Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach, and Sen. Carey Baker, a Eustis Republican running for agriculture commissioner, would require proof of legal residence before a Floridian could enroll in school, receive public benefits or get a driver's license. It would also require state agencies to verify a potential employees' residency. Undocumented immigrants would also be barred from collecting lottery winnings. The Florida Times-Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415576/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:48:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415534/posts GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Urban Meyer, who was admitted to a hospital because of chest pains following the Southeastern Conference championship game, is stepping down because of health concerns. Meyer resigned Saturday, calling it quits after five seasons in Gainesville and two national titles. He leaves Florida with a 56-10 record that includes a 32-8 mark in league play and a school-record 22-game winning streak snapped early this month against Alabama. HISTORIC RUN Urban Meyer is stepping down at Florida after the Allstate Sugar Bowl, and he goes out on top among current FBS coaches. His win percentage is... ESPN.com news services http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415534/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:42:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415523/posts Just announced on the broadcast of UNC vs. Pitt. No reason given. Meyer will be available at the arrival press conf. at their bowl game. ESPN TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415523/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:03:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415518/posts Urban Meyer leaving Florida according to ESPN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415518/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:55:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413390/posts Two Republican lawmakers and brothers jointly rescinded their backing of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for the U.S. Senate, using vague language to explain that they're out of the endorsement game. "We take our endorsements seriously, but the governor knows why we withdrew and he left us with no alternative," said Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, speaking on behalf of his brother, Mario. Balart Chief of Staff Ana Carbonell told Fox News said the brothers aren't going to turn around and back Crist opponent, former House Speaker Mario Rubio, who has moved up in primary polls ahead of next year's vote Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413390/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:09:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412533/posts At least common thieves don't destroy an entire health care system and socialize the American economy when they commit their felonies. Too bad we can't say the same for our illustrious Democratic senators who sold out the nation. In exchange for criminally unconstitutional favors for their respective states, they voted to pass the Senate health care bill just 38 hours after it had been made available to the public for review. Everyone knows about Sen. Mary Landrieu's negotiating $300 million for her state in non-guaranteed Medicaid payouts. She was even cocky about her institutionalized larceny. Sen. Bernie Sanders finagled $10... davidlimbaugh.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412533/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:39:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411589/posts Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL), darling of the far left for his exaggerated, over the top criticisms of Republicans - including his contention that opposition to health care reform by the GOP means they want you to "die quickly" - has written a letter to AG Eric Holder asking that a political opponent who runs a website called "mycongressmanisnuts.com." be fined and imprisoned for 5 years. Mark Matthews of the Orlando Sentinel writes: "Specifically, Grayson accuses Republican activist Angie Langley of lying to federal elections. His four-page complaint highlights the fact that the Clermont resident lives outside his district, but that... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411589/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:41:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411586/posts Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) is possibly not the most stable member of the House. Against hot competition from the likes of Sheila Jackson Lee and Barney Frank, the Congressman appears to have the thinnest skin among all the Doomocrats, having publicly called Linda Robertson, a senior advisor to Ben Bernanke, a "K Street Whore." Republicans are instigating "a Holocaust" according to Mr. Grayson by not surrendering to the multi-trillion-dollar ObamaCare plan. Understatement is not Congressman Al's most conspicuous talent. Comes a blog site called www.mycongressmanisnuts.com, dedicated to the Thoughts of Al, complete with videos, quotes, and news. The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411586/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:34:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411453/posts Florida FReepers and others beware! Dem operatives and other ne'er-do-wells are trying mightily to co-opt the Tea Party moniker. In Florida, a Democratic lawyer has registered the name "Tea Party" as an official party and has been recognized by the state as such. This clown is obviously trying to capitalize on the Tea Party name and fame and also trying to split conservatives and harm their effort to retake the Republican Party. Do not be fooled. Warning Will Robinson! Burn after reading... personal information http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411453/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:52:53 GMT