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Cornerstones of Humaness

Quote of the Day - 22 May 2013

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness. Sigmund Freud

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Experts: Elderly fraud on the rise

Florida - 22 May 2013

A call from someone posing as a distressed grandchild needing emergency cash. An unannounced visit from men claiming they can repave a driveway at a discount. An email from a stranger who asks to be a pen pal, then asks for money. All are scams and all have been effective at bilking seniors out of [...]

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Winter Haven Lawyer A “Godsend” For Boys & Girls Club

Florida - 22 May 2013

Profile of Kerry Wilson, a Winter Haven lawyer, who has served on the board of what is now the Citrus Center Boys & Girls Club since 1989. His volunteer work is praised. “Everyone looks at Kerry Wilson as a leader. People respect his opinion and his ideas, and rightly so,” said Walt Hall, the executive [...]

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Gov. Rick Scott’s Veto Pen Is Back: $368 Million In Line-Items Slashed

Florida - 22 May 2013

Gov. Rick Scott vetoed nearly $368 million in spending from the state’s budget, using his line-item authority to strike out scores of projects. As expected, Scott vetoed a 3 percent tuition increase for state colleges, universities and workforce education. Among the vetoed projects is $1 million funding for “Civil Legal Assistance Program.” Scott said money from a National [...]

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Pro Bono Attorneys Serve Senior Citizens With Creation Of Advanced Directives

Florida - 22 May 2013

Jacksonville pro bono attorneys and volunteer paralegals gathered on a recent Saturday morning at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development local residential facility, to serve senior citizens by creating needed advance directives documents. The Advance Directives for Seniors Pro Bono Project is a collaboration of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Florida Coastal School of Law, the [...]

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Florida parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex …

Florida - 22 May 2013

ORLANDO — Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Floridahigh school senior after her parents … (Read Full Article Here)  

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In Florida, Timely Injustice

Florida - 22 May 2013

Columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. is critical of the Timely Justice Act, which “passed the Legislature in the apparent belief Florida is not killing people fast enough.” According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Florida has the highest error rate in the country. Pitts asks, “how can a state that gets it wrong at least one time in [...]

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Florida High Court Refuses To Grant Stay Of Execution For Condemned Killer Van Poyck

Florida - 22 May 2013

A deeply divided Florida Supreme Court ruled late Monday [May 20] that condemned prison guard killer William Van Poyck should die by lethal injection on June 12 as scheduled. The high court dismissed claims by Van Poyck’s attorneys that they are ill-prepared to launch his critical last-ditch appeals. They also ignored concerns from some of [...]

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Democrat Nan Rich says she’s ready to take on Florida Gov. Rick Scott

Florida - 22 May 2013

Rich, the former Democratic leader of the Florida Senate from Broward County and so far the only major Democrat running for governor, met … (Read Full Article Here)  

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Florida governor signs budget, but vetoes college tuition hike

Florida - 22 May 2013

Reuters/Reuters - Florida Governor Rick Scott greets an attendee in the audience before the start of the final U.S. presidential debate in Boca … (Read Full Article Here)  

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