Tag: florida
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It’s More Than Just a Sock
Guest Blog: It’s More Than Just a Sock by Darcy Flierl It’s a sleepy, over cast Saturday morning and today I will be volunteering at our local mall to spread the word about the important impact having family meals can have on your children. My first words to my husband before my eyes even open,…
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Summer Book Club: Paving Paradise Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands and Failure of no Net Loss.
Summer Book Club: Paving Paradise Florida’s Vanishing Wetlands and Failure of no Net Loss by Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite. What is no Net Loss? Is it even on our radar? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_net_loss_wetlands_policy “No net loss” is the United States government’s overall policy goal regarding wetlands preservation. The goal of the policy is to balance wetland…
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When will our medical community step and do something about people getting sick and dying in the Indian River Lagoon
When will our medical community step and do something about people getting sick and dying in the Indian River Lagoon? I just want to say THANK YOU to our TC Palm reporters and also to Eye on Miami for actually paying attention to this issue and being a supportive voice and advocate for our Indian…
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Fruit Stands are Ripe for Learning
Fruit Stands are Ripe for Learning by Darcy Flierl It was a Saturday unlike other Saturdays in Martin County. The cool temperatures offered a relief of the summer months which extended well into our fall season. Families were moved to begin the Christmas season. Perhaps that is why so many people felt compelled to stop…
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Florida! Let the Good Times Roll!
“*SEVEN MONTHS OF DRINKING WATER: The amount of Lake Okeechobee water drained east and west and out to sea was enough to supply about seven months of drinking water for the nearly seven million people in Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County and the Florida Keys. Water plants in southeast Florida churn out about…
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Finding Austin and Perry
Update August 4th DEEMI joins search and dogs are on the way! Many people up and down the coast had prayer vigils. http://archive.wcsh6.com/video/4399393483001/1/DEEMI-joins-search-for-missing-Florida-boys?fullsite=true Update August 3 Margaux Stephanos 22 hrs Update: The contact numbers that we previously gave are incorrect. for the time being, anyone that is wanting to help in the search for Austin…
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Florida Inc: Thank you League of Woman Voters!
Florida Inc: Thank you League of Woman Voters! Gerrymandering has been going on in Florida for a long time and it truly has been a bipartisan activity. It took the very awesome and very bipartisan League of Woman voters to get the whole mess straightened out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering “In the process of setting electoral districts, gerrymandering…
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where do we go now?
So last week I wrote a lot about the Pacific Legal Foundation. https://cyndi-lenz.com/2015/07/09/panthers-manatees-and-bears-oh-my/ Here we learned about the connection between our Florida Bear, Florida Panther and Manatees and the work these people to protect nothing. https://cyndi-lenz.com/2015/07/10/who-is-the-pacific-legal-foundation-and-why-are-our-panthers-manatees-and-bears-their-business/ https://cyndi-lenz.com/2015/07/11/bring-it-on-home-the-pacific-legal-foundation-and-martin-county/ Here we able to see that not only are they here in the universe but also very good…
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Big Sugar Summit: Stephen E. Davis III PHD, Wetland Ecologist. Science Guy!
Big Sugar Summit: Stephen E. Davis III PHD, Wetland Ecologist, The Everglades Foundation This presentation will available thru the Sierra Club, Florida in full with all the slides. So enjoy this preview. http://www.evergladesfoundation.org/what-we-do/science/ “The Foundation employs a team of scientists to serve as technical expert sources for the environmental community. These resources include providing sworn…
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Traveling Florida Back Roads: Fort Basinger and the Lockett estate
“Highlands County had the site briefly, but their plan to turn the historic location into a golf course prompted SFWMD to take it back. For now, the site is closed to the public. “
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