What Recovery? One in Ten Floridians Now Jobless
Unemployment in Florida topped 10 percent in May, hitting its highest level in nearly 34 years and dampening hopes that a recovery from the recession is just around the corner. Despite the bad news, it was largely expected by economists, who have predicted for months that the jobless rate would get into double digits and [...]
State Board of Administration Launches Investment Plan
Florida’s pension fund officers will now be looking beyond Wall Street to invest state retirees’ dollars in something a little more local – Florida businesses. The State Board of Administration on Friday unveiled the Florida Growth Fund Initiative, which stems from a 2008 law requiring the board to invest pension dollars into Florida technology and [...]
Theme Parks Thrill Visitors with Discounts
New roller coasters and other attractions are likely to beckon vacationers to the nation’s theme parks this summer, but what’s likely to really thrill cash-strapped visitors are the unusual number of high-season discounts being touted at many of those parks. “Parks are discounting more aggressively than they have in past years,” says Robert Niles, editor [...]
Florida: People On The Move
GEORGIA “JOY” BOWEN” is the new president of the Florida School Boards Association for the 2009-2010 year. She was installed in the post last week at the association’s conference in Tampa. Bowen is a Marianna native with her Bachelors and Masters degrees both from Florida A&M University. She spent 33 years at Florida State in [...]
10 Great Video Games for Dads and Sons
You know, father-son relationships go through some weird, whiplash-inducing mutations. Dads and their XY-chromosomed offspring can veer from unblinking admiration to angst-filled rebellion to cranky competition, all while living under the same roof. In celebration of Father’s Day, we’ve cooked up a quick guide of games that can strengthen ties, impart lessons, and maybe even [...]
The Revolution is Being Tweeted
Back in 1989, the cable news satellite image of a young man standing in front of a tank in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square heralded a student uprising in Communist China. The revolutionary medium that was cable television was augmented later by video smuggled out of the country and shown on university campuses and TV networks around [...]
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