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Brevard County: New Central Brevard Boys & Girls Club is essential

When looking at the 103,000 inmates in Florida's prisons, many have one thing in common, their grades plummeted after leaving elementary school, and thousands never even made it out of the seventh grade. Of the 37,000 inmates who entered the Florida Prison system in 2010, they tested, on average, at the 6.2 grade level. Most parents know the tran...... Full Story >

Indian River County: Combat identity theft by protecting personal information

Recent news reports have highlighted an increasing trend of identity theft in Florida. In the first half of 2011, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 20,000 complaints from Floridians claiming their identities were stolen. Misuse of Social Security numbers is the most frequent type of identity theft. Scammers use the numbers to file fr...... Full Story >

Martin County: Combat identity theft by protecting personal information

Recent news reports have highlighted an increasing trend of identity theft in Florida. In the first half of 2011, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 20,000 complaints from Floridians claiming their identities were stolen. Misuse of Social Security numbers is the most frequent type of identity theft. Scammers use the numbers to file fr...... Full Story >

St. Lucie County: School proud to partner with Habitat for Humanity for sixth year

John Carroll High School is proud to announce it will help to build homes for Habitat for Humanity again this year. This is the sixth year the students from John Carroll High School will be participating with construction projects for Habitat. On Jan. 10 and 12, the school's upperclassmen built sheds on the football field under the supervision of...... Full Story >

Volusia County: Proposed exclusive gambling rights act would be bad for Florida

Two new bills named the "Destination Resort Act" have been filed in Tallahassee that would award exclusive full-casino licenses to three large scale "destination resorts." Rep. Erik Fresen and Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff have filed these bills, which aim to "reduce gaming in the state and have the kind of gaming that is actually going to produce revenue...... Full Story >

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