New Paterson valuations worry residents (The Record) PATERSON -- Jose Guzman has lived in Paterson's Lakeview section for five years and is troubled by the new assessed value of his two-bedroom house on Florida Avenue....more...Towns spring to life for baseball training (Deseret Morning News) When the players break out the bats and balls, it's time for fans to reach for the sunscreen and road map. All over the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, little dots of towns spring to life for spring training. For rookie visitors, here's a look at where to go....more... Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com) The Florida Keys may have already seen many of the fishing-related issues certain to plague the rest of the state in the near future, fishery managers say....more... Spring training is a feast for baseball fans (Asbury Park Press) When the players break out the bats and balls, it's time for fans to reach for the sunscreen and road map....more... Can Crist be sold on huge toll road plan? (Sun Herald) Future Corridors would be the state's biggest road project ever. But new Gov. Crist has yet to sign on. TAMPA -- If built in its entirety, it could be the biggest, most expensive transportation project in Florida history....more... Jessica's Law comes to Montana (Bozeman Daily Chronicle) HELENA -- Lawmakers here say they want to crack down on sexual predators who prey on children, and hope to do so with a version of a law instigated by the rape and murder of a 5-year-old Florida girl two years ago....more... FGCU researches which trees stand up best to hurricanes (Bonita Daily News) If a tree falls in the forest, regardless of whether it makes a sound, it makes a difference ? at least to Florida Gulf Coast University researchers....more... FGCU researches which trees stand up best to hurricanes (Naples Daily News) If a tree falls in the forest, regardless of whether it makes a sound, it makes a difference ? at least to Florida Gulf Coast University researchers. Led by associate professor Win Everham, the team is trying to answer a question that has long perplexed ecologists and landscapers: What types of trees are the best at surviving a hurricane?s punishing winds?...more... Death puts Florida hotel on the map (Asbury Park Press) Since last week, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., has gone from a gaming spot not well known outside Florida to a worldwide headline-maker. The 500-room resort where Anna Nicole Smith collapsed Feb. 8, now is in the news from Austria to Zanzibar as the latest site of celebrity tragedy. Suite 607, the two-bedroom quarters where the self-styled Marilyn Monroe was found ......more... |