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Outdoors notebook
Saltwater tournament: The Saint Coleman's Men's Club has its eighth annual Walk On Water Saltwater Fishing Tournament on Saturday out of Alsdorf Park in Pompano Beach. Entry fee is $225 per boat. All proceeds benefit the Special Olympics of Broward...Tags: Everglades, Broward County, Natural Resources, Dania Beach, Conservation
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Key Largo: With rash of iguanas, officials push for rules
Monroe County Commissioners want the state to crack down on the exploding numbers of iguanas in the Keys. The commission last week asked the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to enact rules that would prohibit people from releasing...Tags: Natural Resources, Endangered Species, Conservation, Monroe County (Florida), Wildlife
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Man scatters mother's ashes in ocean, then drowns snorkeling off Key Largo
An Arizona man who had just scattered his mother's ashes in the Florida Keys died while snorkeling Sunday, authorities said. Phillip Viator, 55, of Mesa, Ariz., was found face down in the water at White Bank Dry Rocks, according to the Monroe County...Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Monroe County (Florida), Fishing
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Red, White & Boom Celebrations Light Up Skies All Over Florida
SouthFlorida.comWith the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, it is ideal for a long weekend getaway highlighted by Independence Day celebrations, which are as abundant as the bursts of color of mega fireworks displays.With the Fourth of July falling on a Friday...Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Universal Orlando Resort, Festive Event, People, Florida
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West Palm Beach man arrested for Keys crime spree
South Florida Sun-SentinelWest Palm Beach resident Frank Echemendia's misspent jaunt in the Florida Keys last week could be chronicled by the fishing poles, iPod, sunglasses and many more items found in his Ford Expedition. There was evidence of his visit to a motel on Grassy Key...Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Vehicles, Theft, West Marine Incorporated, Crimes
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The new (gas) math: Full tank=empty wallet
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsNow that gas has broken the $4-a-gallon barrier, car-crazy South Floridians are finally changing their behavior. In nearly every conversation I???ve had the last few weeks, talk inevitably turns to gas prices and the impact it???s had on budgets and......Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Commuting, Public Transportation, Miramar, Traffic
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More schools involved in lawyer, pension scandal
sandra.peddie@newsday.com eden.laikin@newsday.comSix more Long Island school districts listed two private attorneys as employees, enabling them to earn state pensions, while also paying their law firms more than $1 million in fees, state and district records show. The disclosure of two more lawyers...Tags: Labor Legislation, Legal Services, Legal Service, Business Enterprises, Government
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Ethics panel slams S. Florida water managers on spending
South Florida Sun-SentinelSouth Florida water managers were "put on notice" Wednesday by state senators to stop staying at lavish resorts for meetings and taking flights short distances at taxpayers' expense. "You know, it looks like you're on a daylong junket," Sen. Gwen...Tags: Everglades, Personal Service, South Florida Water Management District, Florida, Boca Raton
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Say cheese! Rat research on display to Disney park visitors
Sentinel Staff WriterMickey Mouse is coming to the rescue of a distant cousin -- the Key Largo woodrat -- whose survival is threatened in the Florida Keys in part by pythons, stray cats and waterfront estates. Along the way, Walt Disney World is showing that enough people...Tags: Everglades, Florida Keys Vacations, Natural Resources, Population, Florida
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Florida Keys Beachin' Fest
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs the rest of the country transitions to fall, the Florida Keys, southernmost part of the continental United States, are still celebrating the sun. Key Largo's Beachin' Fest includes a contest pitting drink makers to see who can mix the best margarita,...Tags: Florida Keys Vacations, Florida
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