Monthly Archives: August 2006Yesterday, Orange County Deputy Michael Callin was struck by a speeding car while performing his duty. The impact hit his femoral artery. As a result, he lost a great deal of blood (he required 170 pints) and doctors amputated part of his right leg. Deputy Callin is still in pretty bad shape. The Orlando Sentinel…
Want to make Florida a better state? Send your ideas to 100ideas.org [link now defunct]. The Florida House of Representatives plans to meet in Orlando on August 10th & 11th for a statewide policy summit. The idea is to give legislators the opportunity to discuss issues and develop policy for the book entitled “100 Innovative…
For the last 20 years, I’ve heard stories about commuter rail coming to Orlando. One group wanted it, another one didn’t. Everyone wanted the federal government to pay for it. Sometimes the money appeared forthcoming, and then people couldn’t meet the deadlines to get the grant. One plan called for the rail to travel between lanes of Interstate 4.
After 37 years on the job at one station (something of a minor miracle in the TV news industry), Dave Marsh retired from local NBC affiliate WESH. During the course of his career, he contributed to about 27,000 broadcasts and endured 300 hurricanes. Dave was the guy who would give you the facts without hype….
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