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This July 17 map from the Centers for Disease Control shows counties at low, medium and high risk for COVID-19 transmission. Okeechobee County (highlighted) is at high risk, as our Highlands, Hendry, Palm Beach and Martin counties. Glades and Collier counties are at medium risk. [Art courtesy CDC]
New covid variant blamed for increased positive cases
Most of Florida is at high risk for COVID-19 according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). more
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Former Okeechobee County school bus driver Eric Christenson is walking around Lake Okeechobee to help Okeechobee students get the school supplies they need.
Former school bus driver walks around lake to raise funds
Former Okeechobee County school bus driver Eric Christenson is walking around Lake Okeechobee... more
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Most water entering Lake O is direct rainfall
Visitors to Lake Okeechobee often watch afternoon thundershowers move across the Big O like a gray curtain of water. more
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Knapp: the U.S. Senate needs freedom from oppression by the minority
On July 4, 1776, the 13 “united States of America” declared their independence, throwing off oppression from Great Britain. more
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Yoga for Life: Begin it with beautiful Prancer Pose
Yoga poses challenge for the mind/body to create beauty and balance with a commitment to grow. more
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Point: Originalism rules this Supreme Court ... and that’s a good thing
The three words that best describe the Supreme Court’s decisions this term are text, history and tradition. more
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Counter: Grading this Supreme Court? What’s Worse Than an ‘F’?
We can’t even imagine a grade adequate for the Supreme Court this year, as the current scale stops after only five letters. more
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Boy dies in hot car parked outside Miami area Jewish center
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A 3-year-old boy died after being left in a car outside a South Florida preschool where both his parents are staff members, police said. The child was one of several … more
Expert: Privacy not in Constitution — but all through constitutional law
Almost all American adults — including parents, medical patients and people who are sexually active — regularly exercise their right to privacy... more
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One of the tagged fish was released in Lake Istokpoga. {Art courtesy FWC]
Eight tagged fish still uncaught in FWC contest
To celebrate Season 10 of the TrophyCatch program, biologists with FWC have tagged and released 10 largemouth... more
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Rural Florida county shocked by fentanyl deaths over holiday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A small, largely rural county west of Florida’s capital saw an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs, … more
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Weinbrenner: 4 questions to ask if diagnosed with ALS
Amyotrophic Later Sclerosis — also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease — is a rare, yet fatal disease that can have subtle onset symptoms not to be overlooked. more
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Lomborg: Here’s an answer to rising energy prices, emissions
For three decades, climate campaigners have fought to make fossil fuels so expensive that people would be forced to abandon them. more
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Most of Florida is now at high risk of COVID-19. Glades and Hendry County (highlighted on map) are at medium risk. [Image courtesy CDC]
Most of Florida at high risk for COVID-19
Most of Florida is now considered at “high” risk for COVID-19 according to the Centers for Disease Control. more
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Florida State Senator Ben Albritton
Florida voters deserve to know the positions of school board candidates
When voters go to the polls in November, they will make decisions about the future of our nation, the future of our state and... more
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Doctor: True or false? Learn to stay safe in the summer sun
With summer officially here, as an Arizonan, you’re likely looking for ways to continue enjoying the outdoors while also staying cool... more
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First bipartisan gun control bill in a generation signed into law: 3 essential reads on what it means
President Joe Biden signed into law on June 25 a bipartisan bill that is the first significant change in federal gun legislation in nearly three decades. more
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Freedom Week tax holiday starts July 1
TALLAHASSEE -- The Freedom Week  sales tax holiday on outdoor activity supplies and some event admissions starts July 1. more
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Flanagan: Congress must overcome partisan bickering
In not so many years past, Congress spent its days legislating and measuring its work’s effects with meaningful oversight. more
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Social Security Matters
AMAC Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security benefits. more
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