With Bud Chiles out of governor’s race, it’s a one-on-one matchup
In a sign of relief for Democrats, Lawton “Bud'' Chiles III is expected to abandon his independent bid for governor.<p/> His departure would make it a two-way race…
Miami, FL
Politics
Crist-Meek-Rubio to debate on Univision Sept. 17
Charlie Crist, Kendrick Meek and Marco Rubio will participate in a Sept. 17 debate on Univision, the network said today.
The hourlong debate will begin at 1 p.m. and shown commercial…
Penthouse CEO raising money for Crist
Politico: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will get a late fundraising burst for his independent Senate bid from Penthouse CEO Marc Bell, according to an invitation obtained by…
Chiles expected to end bid for governor
It appears that Bud Chiles' days as a candidate for governor are numbered. We are hearing considerable Buzz that Chiles is calling supporters to tell them he is ending his…
Living Green
Psst! The National Park Service is hiring
Here's a hot job tip for lovers of the great outdoors. In an otherwise stagnant job market, the U.S. National Park Service is hiring, reports CNNMoney.com.
Hurricane Earl barreling across Atlantic
Hurricane Earl grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday and put a massive swath of the East Coast under that uncomfortable “cone of uncertainty'' for the first time this…
Editorials
The past two days of City Commission work sessions regarding the budget…
I don’t know if you were able to listen to them. I probably heard about 70 percent of them – actually more of what went on yesterday more than…
Crime
Claw hammer attack on ATM
A woman used a claw hammer to damage an ATM machine at a Publix in Stuart, Fla., but failed to get any cash. Treasure Coast Detective Heather Buchanan is looking…
Style
The long and the short of hair for women of a certain age
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton serves as further proof that women do not have to kowtow to expectations, rules of thumb or other quietly bullying cultural assumptions. She is…
Education
More high school students learning in other languages
They study El Mio Cid, Spain's oldest epic poem, in Spanish. They analyze mystery literature written by Frenchman Georges Simenon in Italian. They learn Algebra II, geometry and statistics in…
Home & Garden
Watch your credit — others are
On second thought, never mind. Despite earlier reports to the contrary, it turns out that your mortgage lender will not have to pull a second full credit report on you…
Health
Hurricane history "cheat sheet"
Confused by Florida’s convoluted hurricane history?If so, this interactive graph may come in handy.There’s more to this graph than meets the eye:The dots show the year, month, and strength of…
Baseball
Slick night in outfield after lengthy rain delay for Florida Marlins
The Marlins and Nationals waited 2 hours 49 minutes after their scheduled start to play baseball Monday night.<p/> Once thunderstorms left Sun Life Stadium and the teams took…
Basketball
Jordan, Bobcats make donation to NC schools
Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city.
Football
Greg Cote | Still time to find what Miami Dolphins are missing
I like a decent metaphor, as beleaguered readers might have noticed over the years, and there was the mother lode right in front me Tuesday after the Dolphins' practice. I…
