Defibrillators are to be placed in Sarasota schools next week
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune © 10/03/2008)
SARASOTA COUNTY - After a four-month delay while a committee studied the issue, the school district will deliver potentially lifesaving medical equipment to all area schools next week. About 300 district employees will be trained by Oct. 17 on how to use the automated external defibrillators, which are easy-to-use paddles that shock the heart back into a normal rhythm. One of former S...

Hispanics, businesses that serve them hit hard by downturn
(Orlando Sentinel © 10/03/2008)
Alma Valdez sat alone in a backroom of Foto Estudio Azteca, a Mexican party-supply store in Apopka that sells items for baptisms, weddings and quincea?eras. She was tying tiny balloons to festive table centerpieces that no one seemed in the mood to buy. Business is slow in this northwest Orange County city that has been a magnet for immigrants since the 1970s. "We are very cl...

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UNF eyes acquisition of Museum of Contemporary Art
(Jacksonville Business Journal © 10/03/2008)
University of North Florida President John Delaney has the blessing of UNF’s board of governors to pursue the acquisition of the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville. Delaney made his pitch to the board Thursday afternoon, saying it would give UNF a Downtown presence and be an alternative to a gallery the school was considering for its Southside campus but for which the school does not have...

FGCU, Naples chamber partner for new business course
(Naples Daily News © 10/03/2008)
8 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 5 Moss Hall at Moorings Presbyterian Church 791 Harbour Drive To register: https://RegisterCE.FGCU.EDU (239) 590-1095 Cost including continental breakfast: $55 per person $45 per chamber member STORY TOOLS * E-mail story * iPod friendly * Printer friendly More Local news ...

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Lee schools face growing challenge of teaching English
(Naples Daily News © 10/03/2008)
BONITA SPRINGS — It could be more important than ever for Lee County students to learn a foreign language such as Spanish in light of a report released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau stating that foreign languages are being spoken in more American homes than ever before. At the same time, local schools are working diligently to teach language skills to a growing population of students n...

Defibrillators are to be placed in Sarasota schools next week
(Sarasota Herald-Tribune © 10/03/2008)
SARASOTA COUNTY - After a four-month delay while a committee studied the issue, the school district will deliver potentially lifesaving medical equipment to all area schools next week. About 300 district employees will be trained by Oct. 17 on how to use the automated external defibrillators, which are easy-to-use paddles that shock the heart back into a normal rhythm. One of former S...

Schools caught between class-size limits and shrinking budgets
(St. Petersburg Times © 10/03/2008)
LAND O'LAKES — In balancing its budget this year, the Pasco School Board put off hiring 200 new teachers that would have helped the district meet the state's class-size reduction amendment as it moved to the classroom level. The move let the board spend $12-million in other parts of the budget, limiting the district's need for broader reductions including layoffs. But lawmakers postponed further...

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Florida tourism grapples with offshore drilling issue
(Bradenton Herald © 10/03/2008)
DESTIN — As tourism industry leaders from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle met Thursday for a summit on offshore drilling, David Mattiford cleaned his fishing charter boat on the Destin Docks nearby and explained why he would welcome the oil companies. Oil platforms could provide perfect cover for attracting schools of fish, oil spills are easily contained with today’s technology and...

Older Children Abandoned Under Law for Babies
(Gainesville Sun © 10/03/2008)
OMAHA — The abandonments began on Sept. 1, when a mother left her 14-year-old son in a police station here. By Sept. 23, two more boys and one girl, ages 11 to 14, had been abandoned in hospitals in Omaha and Lincoln. Then a 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were left. The biggest shock to public officials came last week, when a single father walked into an Omaha hospital and s...

Hispanics, businesses that serve them hit hard by downturn
(Orlando Sentinel © 10/03/2008)
Alma Valdez sat alone in a backroom of Foto Estudio Azteca, a Mexican party-supply store in Apopka that sells items for baptisms, weddings and quincea?eras. She was tying tiny balloons to festive table centerpieces that no one seemed in the mood to buy. Business is slow in this northwest Orange County city that has been a magnet for immigrants since the 1970s. "We are very cl...

Deserted Children Show Gaps In System
(Tampa Bay Online © 10/03/2008)
OMAHA, Neb. - The abandonments began Sept. 1, when a mother left her 14-year-old son in a police station here. By Sept. 23, two more boys and one girl, ages 11 to 14, had been abandoned in hospitals in Omaha and Lincoln. Then a 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were left. The biggest shock to public officials came last week, when a single father walked into an Omaha hospital and surrende...

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Officials say no to water plant near High Springs
(High Springs Herald © 10/03/2008)
GILCHRIST COUNTY -- They came from High Springs, Alachua, Fort White, Trenton, Bell and Suwannee -- more than 250 people gathered in Trenton to voice their opposition to a proposed bottled water plant on the Santa Fe River.They said the bottled water plant would increase truck traffic on Poe Springs Road, causing a safety concern. They said the plant would increase noise and light pollution in the...

Bailout plan offers vague help to homeowners
(Winter Haven News Chief © 10/03/2008)
WASHINGTON — The harsh reality for Murielle Montes and hundreds of thousands of homeowners who are behind on their mortgages is this: A $700 billion bailout of the financial industry will probably do little to help them avoid foreclosure. On Friday, House lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the package, amid intense lobbying from President Bush and industry groups who sa...

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