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Democratic State House Leader Mark Pafford Sizes Up the Election

By Fire Ant
Nov 7, 2014

Election Day's coast-to-coast drubbing of Democratic candidates may have party leaders reeling elsewhere, but Florida's blue brigade is at home with adversity, having endured minority status in the state Legislature for almost two decades. See also: - Rick Scott Is Governor Again Because Broward Didn't Show Up at the Polls...
Palestinian Coalition Calls for Broward Protest in Defense of Jerusalem Mosque

By Fire Ant
Oct 24, 2014

The Middle East is ablaze with so many fires that even the Israeli-Arab conflict has been obscured by the smoke, fading from the headlines. Tomorrow, though, Palestinian activists in South Florida hope to change that, taking to the streets to air their concerns about the fate of a place of...
Tonight: Protest at Palm Beach Sheriff's Office Over Excessive Use of Force

By Fire Ant
Oct 22, 2014

Alarmed at a recent rash of bloody encounters between Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies and members of local immigrant communities, immigrant right's groups are planning to demonstrate tonight at the sheriff's Lake Worth station. See also: Palm Beach Deputies Caught on Video Beating Man The 5 p.m. rally will be...
Environmentalists to March on Rick Scott's Waterfront Mansion This Weekend

By Fire Ant
Oct 15, 2014

Rick Scott is going to have company at his seaside mansion this weekend but the visitors are not likely to be welcome. A coalition of Florida citizens dismayed at the governor's environmental record are planning to march on his $9.2 million residence at 3150 Gordon Drive in Naples to raise...
Seminoles Mark Columbus Day With Action Camp Against Genetically Engineered Trees

By Fire Ant
Oct 13, 2014

Members of all three South Florida native people's groups -- the Seminole Tribe, the Independent Traditional Seminole Nation, and the Miccosukee Tribe -- got an early start on Columbus Day this year, marking the date with education and networking on what they see as a new form of colonization --...

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