Blake DowlingMarch 11, 2023
9min0
Remember, shop locally in person and digitally.
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Blake DowlingMarch 11, 2023Blake DowlingOctober 3, 2020
7min418
Cheers to the village, as it does indeed take one.
Blake DowlingAugust 10, 2019
10min277
It’s remarkable how these various businesses in the area partner and donate to charitable organizations.
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 26, 2019
3min307
Castor is raising funds for the Big Brothers Big Sisters by taking a leap of faith.
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 16, 2019
3min408
“I don’t know where I would be without you.”
Les NeuhausMarch 13, 2017
6min1234
A documentary film about Florida’s privatized child welfare and fostering programs — made by a Guardian ad Litem and filmmaker from Palm Beach — casts a draconian look at what happens to children when they are taken from abusive situations at home and become dependents of the state, at taxpayer expense, often to their peril. […]
Jim RosicaFebruary 10, 2016
5min487
As the Florida Senate began considering its proposed $80.9 billion budget, state Sen. Don Gaetz on Wednesday defended his recommendation for a $30 million competitive grants program for after-school mentoring instead of direct funding. Gaetz, who chairs the Senate Education Appropriations Subcommittee, said he wanted to save nonprofits on “expensive lobbying and the anguish of the Legislative Session.” […]
Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 3, 20164min313
Sen. Don Gaetz defended a proposal that shifts how after-school and mentoring programs are funded, saying the proposal increases total funding for these programs. “There is nothing in this budget that cuts one penny out of any of these programs,” said Gaetz, chair of the education appropriations subcommittee, during the Senate Appropriations meeting Wednesday. “Instead, […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 29, 2016
6min385
State Sen. Joe Negron, a former budget panel chief, told his colleagues last month in an acceptance speech for his upcoming Senate presidency that the state must do more for its troubled children and teens. “We should not and we will not tolerate serious wrongdoing by young people but, at the same time, let’s not criminalize adolescence,” he said, […]