Word: fla
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...street performer in St. Augustine, Fla., is challenging a city ordinance that bans him from doing his act on the town's historic St. George Street. The performer's lawyer told the Florida Times-Union, "Telling these people they can exercise their First Amendment rights somewhere other than on St. George is like telling Rosa Parks that she has to sit in the back of the bus." (Which is, coincidentally, also the argument of another Florida lawyer, this one representing adult dancers contesting Tampa's ordinance outlawing lap dancing...
...recently about the whole election and yes, the vast majority of my elected officials are complete morons. Granted, the elderly can be troublesome at times. But despite these minor blemishes, when it comes to having fun under the sun or a debaucherous delight by night, you can't beat FLA...
Kissimmee, Fla...
...previous start-up to Southwest Airlines, can often be found flitting around jetBlue's gates at Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy Airport, the company's home base, chatting with the passengers filling his spanking-new blue-and-white jets. From J.F.K., jetBlue flies to Burlington, Vt.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Ontario, Calif.; and eight other cities. One-way fares range from...
Frier was fortunate that public knowledge of her health condition caused people to rally for her. Disclosure of health status to employers and colleagues is often the source of one of the most daunting fears chronically ill people face. Dawn Quick, 39, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was found to have hepatitis C in 1996. Devastated, she nonetheless continued to work as a legal assistant in a prominent law firm. But she shared the news of her condition--in confidence, she thought--with her supervisor. In no time, people began to express condolences. "It was awful-- people coming...