Jacksonville Pays Tribute to Fallen Pilot Scott Speicher
Jacksonville Police Officials and local Firefighters, outfitted in full dress uniform, blocked West Forsyth Street leading into downtown for 15 minutes this morning as a show of respect for the remains of Naval Pilot Scott Speicher. Hundreds and maybe thousands lined the street and saluted or placed their hands over their hearts in the utmost [...]
Budget Too Small for Space Agency’s Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Presidential advisers will tell the White House this week that the U.S. cannot fly astronauts beyond Earth orbit before 2020 within an Obama administration budget projection that represents a deep cut for NASA. The agency would need an additional $50 billion to execute the current plan to develop Ares rockets, Orion [...]
Our Homes Away From Home
Some towns in the U.S. have good names and some do not. I have a home in a great town, and I’m not going to name the town for fear that everyone will want to come there. I like my homes and although I grew up in Albany, I don’t think of it with great [...]
Only Need Six-Hours of Sleep? Not So Fast
SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists have good and bad news for hard-driving individuals who boast they only need six hours of sleep a night. The good news is that researchers at the University of California-San Francisco have identified a family with a genetic mutation that causes members to require only six hours of sleep a night. [...]
Drugs and Foster Care: Myers Report Critical of DCF
A draft report written by a work group investigating the April 2009 suicide of a Margate boy says children in state care are often being given mind-altering drugs for behavioral problems instead of being treated. The draft report, released Thursday, stems from the death of Gabriel Myers, a 7-year-old who hanged himself with a shower [...]
KidCare Enrollment is Up, Officials Want More
More than 50,000 children have gone on the rolls for Florida’s subsidized health insurance program for kids in the past two months, and state officials are pushing for more to sign up. “Now’s the time to make sure all of our families know about the Florida KidCare program,” said former state Rep. Loranne Ausley, who [...]
Cutler Creates a Buzz in Chicago
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – Jay Cutler’s fans choked the chute where Chicago Bears players trotted off the Olivet Nazarene University practice field that first day of training camp. So many Bears fans clamored for their new franchise quarterback’s autograph that the chain-link fence designed to restrain stood no chance. The opening crush of 7,000 fans was [...]
Vick Finds a Home with the Eagles
Michael Vick ended weeks of speculation Thursday by signing a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. Vick’s agent, Joel Segal, and Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko confirmed that the former Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl quarterback is coming out of exile to join the Eagles. Fox Sports, citing people close to the situation, reported that Vick will [...]
Stallworth Ban: One Year, No Pay
The NFL rendered its final verdict in the Donte’ Stallworth case Thursday. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended the Cleveland Browns wide receiver without pay for the season for violating the league’s policies on personal conduct and substance abuse. Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter June 16 after he hit and killed Mario Reyes, 59, with his [...]
Stimulus Money Arrives in Jacksonville
The Jacksonville and Palm Beach transit authorities will receive $27.2 million in stimulus money as the federal recovery plan continues to trickle into Florida, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Thursday. Jacksonville will get $10 million to buy 12 vans and rehabilitate park-and-ride lots, fare collection equipment and rail stations. Palm Beach will take in [...]
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