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4 min ago | Examiner.com

More Floridians on food stamps despite increase in jobs

As reported by the Sun Sentinel, a record number of South Floridians continue to receive food stamps even though the economy shows signs of recovery in the unemployment rate.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Saint Thomas University

6 hrs ago | Wellington Town-Crier

Two ITID Seats Up For Vote This Year

Two seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors are up this year, and candidates have until next Friday to qualify for the ballot.

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Related Topix: Loxahatchee, FL

Tue May 29, 2012

The Miami Herald

Probe: Weak soil led to Hawaii zip line death

A stray dog, now known as Lucky Doggy at Miami-Dade Animal Services, was rescued by Georgina Milhet after she heard the dog yelping from beneath the soil at a South Miami-Dade farm near Krome Avenue.

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Mon May 28, 2012

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California's Coronado named #1 U.S. beach

With Americans packing up for travel over the Memorial Day weekend, one coastal hot spot in Southern California is winning praise as the best U.S. beach in an annual ranking from a Florida professor.

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel, Coronado, CA

WECT-TV Wilmington

Holden Beach named one of best family beaches in U.S.

American Profile used the opinions of Stephen Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach", the director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University and Holly Hughes, a travel writer based out of New York City.

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Related Topix: Holden Beach, NC, us Travel, Travel

Sat May 26, 2012

Forbes.com

America's Top 10 Beaches Of 2012

Just in time for summer, we present the list of top 10 beaches across the USA. Dr. Beach, aka.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007

Fri May 25, 2012

The Huffington Post

Jonas Mafirsu: There Is a Warm Breeze Blowing in From the North. It's Comforting

Students in Quebec are rising up and fighting back against tuition increases. For over three months there has been a strike comprising of as many as nine percent of the province's students, with marches and rallies night and day against the March 2011 decision to raise tuition by $325 a year for five years.

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Related Topix: Canada, University of Central Florida

Post and Courier

Kiawah's Beachwalker Park makes Dr. Beach's top 10 list again

Don't let a little tropical storm stop you on the first summertime holiday weekend.

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Newsday

California's Coronado named nation's best beach

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Sunherald.com

California's Coronado named nation's best beach

This Feb. 5, 2007 file photo courtesy of William Kronholm shows the beach at St.

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Related Topix: Best of 2007, Coronado, CA, Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Crime Movies, Musical Movies, Celebrities, Vocal, Marilyn Monroe

MSNBC

America's best beaches: Tops this year is...

Getting there is half the fun, so the saying goes. Msnbc.com's travel team examines the issues of the day and, of course, the joy and hassle of traveling.

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Related Topix: Travel, San Diego, Mexico Travel, Mexico Travel, Best of 2007, Coronado, CA, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Irene

USA Today

What's the best beach in America?

If you believe the hotly anticipated annual rankings compiled by Florida International University professor and coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman - a.k.a. "Dr. Beach" - it's San Diego's Coronado Beach .

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Related Topix: Coronado, CA, Travel

Tue May 22, 2012

The Miami Herald

Souto is biased

As an American Muslim from Miami-Dade County Commissioner Javier Souto's district, I'm disappointed by his skepticism and fear of Islam.

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Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL, Fidel Castro

The Miami Herald

Quebec students mark 100 days of protests

Florida International University Law School students are having the first in a series of annual luncheons from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at Novecento Restaurant, 1414 Brickell Ave.

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The Miami Herald

Ride and park: Car share coming to Miami this summer

As early as July, the city parking authority will make 250 Smart Fortwo mini-cars available for rent by the minute, making Miami the latest major U.S. burg to jump on the fast-growing car-share bandwagon.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL, University of Miami, Miami-Beach, FL

Mon May 21, 2012

Examiner.com

Gov. Rick Scott appoints Blue Ribbon Task Force to study state universities

A Blue Ribbon Task force appointed by Governor Rick Scott will study ways Florida universities can provide and pay for high quality education.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott, Florida

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida universities rank high in presidential pay

Florida's universities trail the nation when it comes to state funding and academic rankings, but they do score high in one area: pay for their top leaders.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Atlantic University, University of Florida, Florida State University, University of Central Florida

The Miami Herald

College Summit helps students overcome obstacles

The national program trains principals, teachers and students to boost college enrollment and create a college-going culture in their schools.

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Related Topix: Miami Dade County, FL, Harvard University, Standardized Testing, Education

Live Science

Seagrasses Store as Much Carbon as Forests

Seagrasses are a vital part of the solution to climate change and can store up to twice as much carbon as the world's temperate and tropical forests, new research indicates.

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Sun May 20, 2012

MySanAntonio.com

Degrees for Latinos ranked

When it comes to the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to Hispanic students, the University of Texas at San Antonio is fifth in the nation, according to rankings released this month by the Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine.

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Related Topix: University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Texas Pan American, University of Texas at El Paso, Cal State Fullerton

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