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April 2, 2020 09:05 am
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March 31, 2020 07:55 pm
WASHINGTON –
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a
surge is coming in the spread of the novel
coronavirus that has infected more than
160,000 Americans and killed more than
3,700, but urged everyone to follow federal
guidelines so the country can end the
pandemic.
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March 29, 2020 09:20 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – Columbia County has
much in common with the state of Florida
when it comes to COVID-19: adults at risk
due to age or medical conditions, slow to
act, lost time while not taking coronavirus
seriously and the County’s high poverty
rate.
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Posted
March 27, 2020 08:30 am
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said the
staggering new unemployment numbers released
Thursday by the U.S. Department of Labor
were not a surprise but that Americans have
to "get back to work" and predicted they
would.
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March 25, 2020 05:35 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
Beginning
Thursday, March 26, 2020, in an effort to keep
County employees and the citizens of Columbia
County safe from the possible spread of
COVID-19, Columbia County government offices are
closed to the public through April 10, 2020.
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Posted
March 25, 2020 08:30 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The U.S., and Florida in particular, already is
in a recession and will see a nearly 20 percent
decline in its gross domestic product for the
fiscal quarter beginning April 1, a
Massachusetts real estate data analytics firm
predicts.
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Posted
March 24, 2020 08:20 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
First, toilet paper ran out. Now, bullets are
being rationed in Florida.
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March 23, 2020 06:15 pm
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
After the fiasco
of the last emergency meeting of the County 5
(County Commission or The 5), The 5 was minding
its P's & Q's with the 3 pm emergency meeting
scheduled earlier today.
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April 17, 2018 01:45 pm | Op-Ed
The health professionals working day and night
to care for an ever increasing number of sick
patients make me proud to be a doctor. And kudos
to the grocery store workers, postal workers,
police and many others who are performing
essential jobs with a smile.
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March 20, 2020 09:50 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
Ignoring basic
common sense, the President of the United
States, the World Health Organization and
others, County Manager Ben Scott and County
Chairman Toby Witt, a medical professional, dug
in and refused to change the venue of the
coronavirus special meeting to a room where
people could spread out to diminish the chance
of spreading the coronavirus.
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Posted
March 18, 2020 03:15 pm
Some of the
views expressed here are controversial. So, do
ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just
the HMO or retail clinic “provider.”
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March 18, 2020 06:30 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
An advocacy group formed by parents and
family of victims of the 2018 Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting is
demanding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis call a
special session to reconsider a bipartisan
school safety bill.
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March 8, 2020 09:10 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
For decades,
Columbia County's Rum Island Park was ignored,
vandalized, in disrepair and despair. Last fall,
with the election of District II Commissioner
Rocky Ford, the Columbia County 5 is paying
attention to both the park and the citizens that
care about and use the park.
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March 6, 2020 01:04 pm
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
Wednesday's
Economic Development Advisory Board rejected, for
the second time, a County staff recommended
residential housing incentive policy. The two
month process has taken 4 months and counting.
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Posted
March 4, 2020 02:15 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The Florida Senate’s 45-minute session ended
in a cliffhanger Tuesday when Senate
Appropriations Committee Chairman Rob
Bradley, R-Fleming Island, was asked for an
update on budget negotiations with the
House.
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Posted
March 3, 2020 08:10 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
House and Senate E-Verify bills with
significant differences are bound for floor
votes – and off-the-record conferencing –
after both secured their final public
hearing approvals Monday.
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Posted March 3, 2020 10:15 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL — The Florida Department of
Health (Department) has announced there are two
presumptive positive cases of 2019 coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) in Florida. Both individuals
remain in isolation at this time.
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Posted
February 29, 2020 09:15 pm
LAKE CITY, FL – Thursday evening, 11 years
after the Columbia County Observer
discovered and documented the abysmal state
of disrepair of Lake City's Blanche Hotel,
a veritable death trap that was being ignored by
the City fathers, developer Rhett Holmes and
Mayor Steve Witt cut the grand opening ribbon of
the 'new' Blanche.
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February 27, 2020 08:30 am
COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL –
As the Columbia
County Charter Review Commission (CRC) rolls off
the tracks, Hunter Peeler, Columbia County's 20
year old head of the Republican Party and a CRC
member, takes issue with the 1st Amendment:
seems like the young Peeler doesn't like
criticism.
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March 17, 2020 05:15 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida lawmakers will
assemble at noon Thursday to approve a $93.2
billion fiscal year 2021 budget that likely
will be redrafted in less than three months.
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Posted
March 15, 2020 02:20 am
WASHINGTON – A
day after President Donald Trump issued an emergency
declaration over the coronavirus pandemic,
Americans woke up Saturday realizing life over
the next several weeks will be very different.
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Posted
March 11, 2020 10:18 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The Florida House on Tuesday unanimously
advanced to the Senate a bill allowing DNA
evidence to be used to exonerate as well as
convict but ensnared several key Senate
measures in amendments and postponements.
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February 26, 2020 07:55 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
A Senate bill that would impose a slate of
restrictions on petition-gatherers seeking
to put proposed citizen-initiated
constitutional amendments on ballots in
Florida advanced to the chamber’s floor.
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February 26, 2020 06:40 am
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Environment and General
Government on Tuesday unanimously approved a
proposal to mandate an annual allocation of
$100 million for the Florida Forever
program.
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Posted
February 22, 2020 02:30 pm
TALLAHASSEE, FL –
A sweeping Clean Waterways Act, which
incorporates many of Gov. Ron DeSantis’
water quality initiatives, will be
introduced onto the Senate floor, perhaps
next week.
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President
Trump - COVID-19: "The Surge is Coming,"
Urges Adherence to Federal Guidelines
COVID-19:
FL 3rd In Adults at Risk Due
to Age, 1st in Uninsured out of Top 25
States – Columbia Cnty at Risk
The
President On Record Unemployment Numbers:
U.S. has to "get back to work"
Columbia County Closes Government Offices To
Public Beginning Tomorrow, March 26
Coronavirus
Recession: Seven of the Nation's 10 Most
Impacted Counties in Florida
In
Florida the “Gunshine State,” Gun Sales So
Brisk Ammunition Being Rationed
After Receiving Criticism From Far & Wide, The
County 5 Finally Wakes Up, Closes Parks etc.
Time
For Bold Action, Not Panic: In the Age of
CoViD-19, FDA Needs to Find Courage
County Special Coronavirus
Emergency Meeting Ignores Health Risks to County
5, Staff, & Public
Don’ts
and Dos on Coronavirus
Florida School Safety Bill – Other Education
Measures Left To Wither
Columbia
County's Rum Island Park: Finally, the
Politicians Are Paying Attention
County
Econ Dev Advisory Board Nixes Residential
Housing Incentives, 'Again'
$1.5 Billion Apart, FL Legislature May Be
Going Into Overtime to Settle Differences
Florida E-Verify Headed for Florida
Senate/House Votes: Could Affect Food Prices
Corona
Virus (COVID-19) In Florida
Lake City's
'New' Blanche Hotel, Resurrected and
Controversial, Celebrates a Grand Opening
CRC 2020: 20 Year Old
Republican Party Chairman, Hunter Peeler, Has
Trouble With First Amendment