Florida Sentinel Bulletin

BY LEON B. CREWS Sentinel Staff Wrier Last Thursday’s City Council meeting addressed a lot of issues, one of them being making sure the city is prepared for the Republican National Convention in 9 days. Among the items discussed as points of concern were prostitution and drug sales. Also discussed were the aesthetic problems that […]

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Leader of Florida Legislative Black Caucus Calls on Governor to Halt Voter Suppression throughout Florida’s non-protected Counties TALLAHASSEE – State Senator Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa), Chair, Florida Legislative Black Caucus on Monday called on Republican Governor Rick Scott to heed the recent federal court ruling preserving early voting in Florida’s 5 protected counties, and halt the […]

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“Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere. The ceremony of innocence is drowned; the best, lack all conviction, while the worst, are full of passionate intensity.” (Excerpt:  W. B. Yeats’ Poem: Second Coming) We gather at convention time hoping we can […]

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said running back LeGarrette Blount is not expected to miss much time after injuring a groin late in the se-cond quarter of their 30-7 loss to Tennessee on Friday night. With the Bucs trailing 20-7, Blount, a starter in the backfield last season, took a hit to his left […]

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots have agreed to terms with Olympic silver medalist Jeff Demps, who played running back at Florida,but was not drafted by an NFL team because he said he wanted to focus on his track career. Patriots player personnel director Nick Caserio said in his meeting with reporters on Friday […]

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NEW ORLEANS  — Former LSU star Tyrann Mathieu has entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston since being dismissed from the Tigers, according to a television report. Mathieu’s adoptive father, Tryone Mathieu, says that the 20-year-old star cornerback and punt returner known as the “Honey Badger” has been at the Right Step recovery center and […]

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OKLAHOMA CITY  — The Oklahoma City Thunder took a big step toward sticking around as an NBA championship contender. The Thunder and general manager Sam Presti still face difficult decisions in the team’s quest to remain a title threat for the long haul after reaching the NBA Finals last season, but reaching a contract extension […]

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WASHINGTON  — Michelle Obama plans to go to Milwaukee to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a Sikh temple shooting this month. The White House says the first lady’s visit Thursday is part of the administration’s outreach to the Sikh community after the Aug. 5 shooting. A gunman killed six people […]

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A growing chorus of critics is decrying the Commission of Presidential Debates’ decision to not include a single journalist of color among the presidential (and vice presidential) debate moderators this year. This week it was revealed that Jim Lehrer, Bob Schieffer, Candy Crowley and Martha Raddatz would moderate the 2012 debates in the fall. This […]

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