Word: orlandos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Russ & Bo Show, a talk-radio program broadcast in the evening over WTKS-FM in Orlando, Florida, usually concerns itself with "women and beer," as one of the hosts, Russ Rollins, puts it. But on Sept. 25, the show addressed the subject of child abuse, commemorating the death exactly 14 years earlier of Ursula Sunshine Assaid. When she was five years old, Ursula was tortured and killed by her mother's boyfriend, Donald McDougall. The murder still causes bitterness in Orlando, and on the anniversary, the Russ & Bo Show devoted five hours to it. Between phone calls, Rollins graphically described...
When the Walt Disney Company presented the grand opening of Celebration, Florida, two weeks ago, the masters of make-believe showed that they could build a real-life town. Set on 1,900 acres south of Orlando, Celebration is the name of a large-scale housing development which Disney built and will manage. The town was especially designed to facilitate community gatherings and neighborly interaction. Houses have front porches, picket fences and other amenities often overlooked in modern construction. Years before "family values" hit the limelight of the political scene, Disney had already begun planning this $2.5 billion project...
...planes are safe. Not everyone is convinced. The association of Flight Attendants union filed a petition to block the flights Friday, but the court may not act in time to ground the jaunty blue and white planes. From its Atlanta hub, the airline will fly to Washington, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa, but bargain hunters should hurry - the fares are only good till Thursday. Despite 15 weeks of inactivity, ValuJet still has the cash reserves to kick operations off with a discount rates, but faces competition upon its return to the skies. Trying to counter price competition on its routes...