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Teacher's pay would depend on student performance, not tenure, if state bill passes
When Pasco County school principal Ginny Yanson had to get rid of a bad teacher recently, it was like running an obstacle course. <p/> The teacher was new, still on probation. Under state law, she could be fired without cause. And yet, when she refused to execute lesson plans and ``wasn ... more »
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Gunned-down grandmom helped others, family says
In front of the Pompano Beach house where she lived for 27 years, Brenda Van Zwieten was eulogized Sunday as a community activist and big-hearted surrogate mother to neighborhood youth -- and an unlikely candidate to brandish a loaded weapon at deputies.
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Today in Keys History
20 YEARS AGO About 250 to 300 sign-waving citizens protested plans for military housing at Peary Court ball fields. The Old Island Restoration Foundation's 1990 House and Garden Tours raised...read more
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Midnight knitter pulls the wool over NJ town
WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. -- Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town. An unknown person dubbed The Midnight Knitter by West Cape May residents is covering tree branches and lamp...read more
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Conchs split weekend, return to district play today
After splitting a pair of games over the weekend, the Key West High baseball team is set to embark on one of the most crucial stretches of its season beginning today. The Conchs, who topped Mater...read more
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Accused drag racer faces jury
The retrial of a 29-year-old Key West man whose alleged drag racing ended in a wreck that killed a woman is set to begin today after a hung jury was declared in November. Maykel Ramos De La Torre...read more
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Two nonprofits blend operations
Two national nonprofits that rely almost entirely on local funding are joining forces to cut costs and double their fundraising power in hopes of increasing services. Easter Seals Florida Inc.'s...read more
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Parkland Boy's Petition Aims To Save Art Program
Dante Sacks is an 11-year-old on a mission. When he learned Friday that the Broward School District might cut electives such as art, music and physical education classes, he decided he would start a petition to save the programs he loves.
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Two People Hospitalized After Opa-Locka Shooting
Two people were shot near an apartment complex in Opa-Locka Sunday night. Both were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center.
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Two wounded by shooting
OPA LOCKA, Fla. -- Two people were shot outside of an apartment complex Sunday night.
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