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October 27, 2008

New report finds rising risk of infectious diseases in America

OCTOBER 31, 2008 - America is unprepared for the risk from known infectious diseases, let alone emerging problems such as avian flu say health experts. The report finds that the nation's defenses against emerging infectious diseases are insufficient, creating serious consequences for the U.S. health system, economy, and national security. More...

Commission delays vote on tougher auto emission standards

OCTOBER 30, 2008 - Florida’s bid to adopt California's tougher standards for auto and light truck emissions hit a when a state panel Wednesday delayed a vote on the measure. Only two of the seven members on the Environmental Regulation Commission gave outright support for the California rules. The others were undecided or said they first want to see if the federal government sets stricter fuel mileage requirements - possibly in the next two or three weeks and postponed a vote until their December 2 meeting. More...

Governor extends early voting hours statewide

OCTOBER 29, 2008 - Declaring a state of emergency in Florida because of long voting lines, Governor Charlie Crist extended early voting hours across the state to 12 hours a day with an executive order on Tuesday citing record early voting turnout has contributed to long lines at polling sites. More...

•	Missing Children remembered with Tallahassee ceremony

•	Bees kill 3 dogs, attack woman

•	North Florida unit conducts the largest rail load of equipment in recent history

•	Cranes start flight to Florida

•	PREVIOUS POLL RESULTS

•	Courthouses stand as symbol of community

OCTOBER 28, 2008 - The county courthouse. Oh, what stories of political deeds and misdeeds, famous and infamous crimes, and just the everyday business of county living could be told if those walls could really talk. More...

•	Officials applaud partnership to restore St. Johns River

•	FDLE encourages parents to know whose door kids are knocking on

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•	Don’t Get Me Started

Before you vote

The foremost thought is that "change" does not necessarily mean for the better. Every 16 years, we get a fresh-faced, young, vibrant, and likable politician spouting nothing beyond the word "change." No substance. Change. No specifics. Change. No agenda. Change. No tidbits for voters to digest. More...

•	Some ideas for filling those cabinet posts

•	What is a Community?

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Crime and Punishment

•	Early Morning Narcotics and Weapons Bust in Clay County

OCTOBER 30, 2008 - A group of Clay County residents received an early morning wake up call from members of the Clay County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force, U.S. Marshals and FDLE yesterday in the Greenwood subdivision off Knightboxx Road. Ten suspects were arrested and detectives confiscated a large amount of marijuana, cocaine, pills, cash and five weapons (including an assault rifle) from the two houses involved. More...

•	Cigarette Burglar Sought

•	Four shot at Baldwin nightclub

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•	Grainger partners with FCCJ to address local shortage of skilled workers

OCTOBER 29, 2008 - With baby boomers preparing to retire from the ranks of the skilled workforce in Jacksonville and across the country, a growing collection of labor experts are raising concerns that there is a shortage of workers with the critical skills required to replace them. Recognizing the growing need, Grainger, a local distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, will award a Tools for Tomorrow scholarship to Florida Community College at Jacksonville (FCCJ) student Jemerson Diaz during an assembly at the College's Advanced Technology Center on Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. More...

•	Carmel Car and Limousine Service expands network to 43 U.S. cities

•	St. Augustine Prime Oulets reveals expanded and renovated center

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•	Announce your next Open House or New Listing

Real Estate Agents and For Sale By Owners, take this opportunity to feature your listings in our new Featured Real Estate Section. For $25 per week, we will feature your listing with photos of the exterior and interior of your property as well as a chance to describe your listing in detail. More...

•	Florida's home sales increase last month

•	Featured Listing

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•	Media Guide available for JU basketball

The JU men’s basketball media guide is now available online at JUDolphins.com. The 144-page book has all the stats, facts and figures about JU basketball at your fingertips, as well as information about all of the student-athletes and coaching staff. Printed copies will be available for $10 in two weeks. More...

•	GA-FL Stadium Shuttle Service

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•	Baseball participates in Trinity Rescue Mission

The JU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) has established a reputation as a strong supporter of the local community and this year is no different as all 35 members of the JU baseball team served as volunteers for the Trinity Rescue Mission on Oct. 23. More...

•	"Mr. Two-Bits" will retire

•	Basketball season ticket drive going strong

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•	Bobcats seeking back to back championships

Baker County football action is on fire at both the high school and at the middle school. While the Wildcats are vying for a playoff spot, Coach George McDuffie’s middle school Bobcats are set to play for the North Florida Crown Conference Championship this coming week. More...

•	Baldwin Coach's Corner

•	Coach’s Forum - Bradford County

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•	Recreational Gulf red snapper and South Fla. spotted sea trout seasons close Nov. 1

The recreational harvest seasons for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and spotted seatrout in South Florida will close on Nov. 1. These closures occur each year to help rebuild overfished red snapper stocks in the Gulf and maintain the abundance of spotted seatrout in Florida waters. More...

•	Florida Fish Busters’ Bulletin

•	FWC to hold workshop in Tampa on freshwater turtle harvests

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•	Ultra-Realistic Sculpture a unique look at the human form

The startling works of Milwaukee-based artist Marc Sijan blur the line between art and life. Sijan (pronounced SAI-jehn), inspired by the variety of the human form, takes earlier ideas of artistic reality and moves beyond them. With the likenesses of ordinary people captured in exacting, unbelievable detail, the artist invites the viewer to celebrate the individual through his sculptures. More...

•	Jacksonville University students to host Fall Fashion Show

•	Halloween Happenings and Fall Festivals

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•	Book offers look into the evolution of American farming

Agriculture is the primary industry of the world in many ways as it is the first occupation that humans undertook and it is also the one most essential to our lives insofar as that without food, our lives simply will not continue. Yet farming is something oft considered simple and even a trade of bygone days instead of a vital and intricate field that has as many contemporary applications to our lives as it ever has in the history of our nation. More...

•	Local author wins national book award

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•	Ragtime: The Musical

This epic musical paints a nostalgic and powerful portrait of life in turn of the century America. Ragtime intertwines three stories illustrating history’s timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and love and hate. More...

•	Amelia Community Theatre will present "Coming Apart"

•	All Shook Up

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•	Colgate state finals and Colt Ford Saturday night

SPIRIT OF THE SUWANNEE MUSIC PARK, LIVE OAK, FLA - The night will finally arrive Nov. 1 when the Colgate Country Showdown state winner will be chosen at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park and hot new country singer, rap artist COLT FORD will put on his own show and also announce the Colgate winner! More...

•	Inside Joke Band to entertain Halloween night at Suwannee Music Park

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•	Third chapter of Spyro now available

Activision Publishing, Inc. announced the third and final chapter of the popular The Legend of Spyro video game trilogy, The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon, is currently available at North American retailers. The game features legendary leading men, Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings trilogy) and Gary Oldman (Sirius Black from the Harry Potter films), who will reprise their roles as Spyro and his mentor Ignitus, as well as Hollywood talents Christina Ricci, Blair Underwood, Mark Hamill and Wayne Brady. More...

•	Spider-Man: Web of Shadows

•	Guitar Hero World Tour Rocks Retailers

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•	Jekyll Island ready for Georgia-Florida fans

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Traditions are held sacred in southeast Georgia, and for the Jekyll Island Authority and the local community that means hosting one of the largest celebrations surrounding the Georgia-Florida college football rivalry in the area. More...

•	The 34th Annual Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival

•	The Old Spanish Trail

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Health & Fitness

•	My Health Quest

Part Two - What

Well, it’s been two weeks now since I made the announcement that I would include my readers in on my quest to lose 125 pounds over the next 52 weeks. If you haven’t already done the math, that’s 2.4 pounds per week. More...

•	Stroke: Save yourself by knowing the five signs and acting quickly

•	Taking the first steps toward better health

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•	Halloween Thrills And Chills

(Family Features) Halloween evolved from pranks to parties in the past century. In the early 1900s, young men made a night of toppling outhouses and garbage cans, piling cornstalks on porches, and letting animals like pigs or ponies loose. Kids carved notches in the ends of empty thread spools and rolled them on windows, making a frightful sound before the kids banged on the door, yelling "Tricks or treats, money or eats!" More...

•	Mix It Up With Jenny

•	Make Your Home Safer: Room-by-Room

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