Tag: Ponce de Leon

Florence SnyderNovember 24, 2016
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No matter how often the trained professional experts at the American Psychological Association tell us that the human brain was not designed for heavy-duty multitasking, we keep stockpiling toys that tempt our drivers to distraction, and sometimes death. Just in time for the holidays, Neal Boudette of The New York Times reminds us that American […]

Jim RosicaOctober 21, 2015
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A South Florida lawmaker wants the official symbol of New Year’s Eve celebrations in the state to be “The Big Orange.” State Sen. Gwen Margolis, a Miami-Dade Democrat, filed her bill (SB 606) on Wednesday. As the legislation explains, the Big Orange – a 35-foot-wide, 2,000-pound, “LED-lighted icon” – was created 30 years ago “to ignite the […]


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