Archive for July, 2009

Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer won a first-ballot election Thursday as Rules Chairman of the Republican National Committee, positioning him for an influential role during the 2010 elections, when mentor Gov. Charlie Crist is running for U.S....

Combatants in a simmering war over how much input voters should have on local growth decisions faced off Thursday as both sides gear up for what is expected to be a no-holds-barred fight to win hearts and minds. With Amendment 4 slated to meet voters...

Mayor John Peyton informed Jacksonville City Council President Richard Clark yesterday that he has vetoed the TRIM (Truth in Millage) Resolution passed by a majority of the council on Monday. The City Council’s passage of Resolution 2009-510-A,...

Responding to concerns raised during session and a query from senators earlier this month, the State Department of Transportation has eliminated automatic salary increases on outsourced contracts. In a letter to Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres and a...

MIAMI – On a typically hot afternoon in his South Florida office, Jorge Padron casually puffs on a cigar that bears his family’s name. The company has been growing steadily for decades, ever since his father, Jose Padron, founded it in Little...

Even though the summer sun remains strong, teachers are beginning to unlock their classrooms and prepare for the coming school year by organizing and adding new features to their workspaces. Taking a cue from them, it’s a good time to spend a day...

One of the Senate’s most fiscally conservative members is also its biggest campaign spender as he prepares to take over the chamber’s reigns in 2010, campaign finance records show. Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Indialantic and incoming Senate President...

I’m not really a PC-gaming guy. I’ve written almost exclusively about games on home consoles. I bear no ill will to those who do, but I’ve never wanted to swap out graphics cards, video cards, sound cards or other components to get...

If you think an awkward turtle is an uncomfortable reptile, then you’re probably not very obama. For reals. Or for those didiots (stupid people) who don’t follow today’s slang: If you don’t know to put your hands together, wiggle...

Dean Canaris, 56, a quality engineer for a Honda automotive supplier, was laid off in April and out the door in 30 minutes with no severance. Harry Jackson, 55, an airline pilot and supervisor, lost his job in 2007 and, to his surprise, has found it nearly...