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Originally posted on Flamidwyfe's Blog: Bashar seeing Hanan and his boys for the first time in a year. Happy, relieved, overjoyed, overwhelmed and many more emotions. Oh my, I have no idea where to begin this post. Maybe last week. When I met Bashar for the first time. Bashar is a computer engineer from Syria.…

Originally posted on Treasure Coast Free Press: Leonard Cohen has died. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIuCwnnDq8k His death was also announced on his official Facebook page: It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist, Leonard Cohen has passed away. We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific visionaries. A memorial will take…

Originally posted on Treasure Coast Free Press: Florida News Connection A statewide news service for Florida “Hold the tomatoes” until they’re responsibly sourced – that’s the call behind a boycott of Wendy’s fast-food eateries planned for this weekend. Wendy’s is the only major fast-food chain that has not joined the Fair Food Program, a farmworker-led…

Originally posted on Treasure Coast Free Press: Amendment 2 has been a controversial topic: medical marijuana. The amendment looks to allow medical marijuana for those suffering from certain conditions, like cancer, HIV-AIDS, and Parkinson’s disease. Now, the city of Stuart is considering regulations for medical marijuana treatment centers, should the amendment be approved. Locations of…

Originally posted on Treasure Coast Free Press: Fort Pierce police said a man found a package containing 7.1 pounds of marijuana while fishing in the Indian River Lagoon in the 1500 block of South Indian River Drive on Thursday. The 64-year-old man called authorities about noon to report the find, according to a police report. The…

Originally posted on cyndi lenz: Stupid pills: Throwback Thurs Marco goes to Stuart. http://martincountytimes.com/wpbf-senator-rubio-meets-his-indian-river-lagoon-critics-at-stuart-city-hall “Where have you been for the past 13 months?” called out one protester.R Another held a wanted poster with Rubio’s face on it, calling him “No Show Rubio” and accusing him of “murder of our rivers.” After begging him for a…

please read this important blog on king’s ranch Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch “Who Owns the Land in the EAA? Mapping Out Florida’s Water Future.” Today we learn about King Ranch, #4 on the TCRPC map of land ownership in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). King Ranch is full of history and mystique and part of Texas’ long US…

Originally posted on Treasure Coast Free Press: The film, directed by Diogo Freire, is the first in a documentary series by Adaptation Now – a project sharing the stories of the communities on the leading edge of climate change. We are already feeling the impacts of climate change, but for too many, climate change remains…