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Hartford tarmac stranding doesn't justify new law
The Halloween weekend stranding of more than 1,000 airline passengers at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn., brought the tarmac delay activists out in full force again, pushing for new...
View ArticleRise Up UCF forms to protest Florida legislature
One wall -- that's all that separated student protesters and Florida legislators, Thursday morning. "Florida used to have the lowest tuition in the country; a 2010 study showed it's now the 48th...
View ArticlePeace activist, grandson of Gandhi visits UCF
"It was stressful when I was a teenager. People had all kinds of expectations from me," Arun Gandhi said to an audience Thursday at the University of Central Florida. The peace activist and grandson of...
View ArticleSocial media help drive Occupy Orlando protests
Posts, tweets, and videos on social media sites are a key driving force behind the Occupy Orlando and other "99%" protest movements across Central Florida and the nation, experts say. "The Facebook...
View ArticleOrlando delivers domestic partner registry proposal to Orange
Remnants of the Occupy Orlando demonstration remained Sunday at Beth Johnson Park, vowing to maintain a peaceful presence in opposition to corporate welfare, corrupt politicians and the tax-adverse...
View ArticleOWS plans to erect nativity outside Trinity church today
I have mixed emotions about the Wall Street demonstrations that are taking place worldwide. I understand the protesters' frustrations, but frankly, unless they articulate specific policy changes, their...
View ArticleOccupy Orlando, police clash over use of downtown park
Occupy Orlando demonstrator Tina Houser said she can't figure out the Orlando police. "You never know what the cops are going to do," said Houser, 21. For the first few nights of the two-week-old...
View ArticleCop takes down jaywalking Occupy Orlando protester
A jaywalking Occupy Orlando protester was taken down by an Orlando police officer after he ignored the cop's orders and fled Monday night, police said. Louis Levite, 47, was charged with resisting...
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If schools neglect black history, all kids suffer
After shopping in downtown Tallahassee, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson caught a city bus. They paid their dimes and, as usual, searched for seats in the "colored" section. Full. The front seat...
View ArticleResidents take to streets; Dorworth took to Facebook
It's alive! Citizen activism and public interest, that is. When Florida legislators swung through town this week, hundreds of Central Floridians poured into the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre to...
View ArticleAre city, activists ready to compromise on homeless feedings?
We have many bits of tid in today's Friday Files. But first, an update on the battle between the city of Orlando and the activists atLake Eola. In Wednesday's column, I made a pitch for compromise in...
View ArticleRetired professor returns courthouse to defy no-pamphlet order
What happens when a free speech activist is ignored by the authority he seeks to condemn? That's what happened to Julian Heicklen on Monday — pretty much nothing. No arrest. No confrontation with law...
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