Renewed Push for Revamping High School Graduation Standards
A push to revamp graduation standards in Florida schools will continue even though the measure requiring students to take specific science and math classes failed during last year’s legislative session. “We’re still a state that is wholly responsible for educating our citizenry and as such, education policy should not be put on the backburner because [...]
Sanford’s Wife: Governor ‘Obsessed’ with Mistress
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jenny Sanford, wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, told Vogue magazine that it’s up to her husband if he wants their marriage to survive. Jenny Sanford also told the magazine that she feels “sorry” for Maria Belen Chapur, with whom Mark Sanford has had an affair, that her husband appeared to [...]
Chamber Poll Shows McCollum Leading, Crist Still Popular
Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leads Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink among likely voters for the 2010 governor’s race, according to a poll paid for by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. But Democrats are wary of the poll’s findings, noting the polling company that conducted the survey has strong ties to the Republican Party. [...]
Richard Miller’s First Weekly JagAWARDS
Last night was the beginning of a new era for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Donning white tops and black pants, Jacksonville kicked off its 2009 preseason schedule. After the team’s 12-9 loss to the Dolphins at Land Shark Stadium, I begin my Weekly JagAWARDS. Every morning after the Jaguar game, I will post my Awards. This [...]
Rookie Arms Lifting Contenders
They’re young enough to still have fresh memories of their high school prom, but rookie starting pitchers are being relied upon this year more than at any other time in baseball history. There will be more starts by rookie pitchers by the end of August than ever before, according to Elias Sports Bureau. There have [...]
Yang Win Stirs Hope for Asian Golf Boom
Y.E. Yang’s countrymen rose at 4 a.m. Monday in South Korea to watch his final-round defeat of Tiger Woods in the PGA Championship. But the full impact of Yang becoming the first Asian-born golfer win one of the sport’s major championships might not be felt for a decade. “Clearly, it will excite Asia generally and [...]
Invasion of Privacy Worth $100 Million?
Two years ago, members of the Pearl High School cheerleading squad in Pearl, Miss., allegedly were told by their coach to give her their Facebook passwords. They did. And then most of them, reportedly, erased their accounts. But at least one girl did not. And as a result, Mandi Jackson, a freshman, had her e-mails [...]
Hurricane Bill Likely Won’t Impact United States
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season showed signs of muscling into a major storm Monday as it churned northwest toward Bermuda, but it posed no immediate threat to the United States. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center predicted that Hurricane Bill would become a Category 3 hurricane by Wednesday with wind speeds between 111 [...]
Cell Phones Cause Problems for 911
Darlene Dukes struggled to speak as she called 911 from her cell phone. She could barely tell the operator her address: 602 Wales Drive. The operator, trying to understand Dukes, sent an ambulance to Wells Street in Atlanta – 28 miles from Dukes’ apartment in Johns Creek, a suburb north of the city. Paramedics finally [...]
Michigan Prisons Hosting California Prisoners
STANDISH, Mich. – These days, a new mural graces the walls of Six Block. At the end of each tier of 22 maximum-security cells, the white cinderblock walls sport the bright logos of teams the residents follow: the Detroit Pistons, Michigan State, the Detroit Red Wings. The inmate who painted them all recently added one [...]
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