The Treasure Coast: We exist to benefit others
Column by Rich Campbell, tcpalm.com Bathtub Beach, Stuart I’d like to propose a new marketing slogan for our region: “The Treasure Coast: We Exist For the Benefit of Others.” There’s ...
All Aboard Florida update: Stay the course: It’s not time to give up!
In recent weeks, there has been lots of talk about giving up on the struggle to defeat All Aboard Florida (AAF). We are Citizens Against Rail Expansion (CARE FL) and ...
Florida needs $16.5 billion for drinking water infrastructure
By JASON DEAREN The Associated Press GAINESVILLE — With a burgeoning population and aging water systems, Florida will need $16.5 billion in funding over the next 20 years just to ...
Big issues for Martin County in 2016 legislative session: water and sand
By Sally Swartz, Palm Beach Post Two members of Martin County’s legislative delegation listened for hours last week while more than 30 residents buttered them up, begged for money, griped ...
Carl Hiaasen: Brazen theft of Amendment 1 Bucks
Miami Herald: Most embezzlers try to conceal their thefts, but not in Tallahassee. The looting of Florida’s Amendment One conservation funds took place in broad daylight, orchestrated by two poker-faced ...
Update from CARE FL on Opposition to Final Environmental Impact Statement
CARE FL's Comments on Final Environmental Impact Statement Actions To: Concerned Citizens From: Brent P. Hanlon, Treasurer of CARE FL Date: September 25, 2015 Subject: CARE FL’s Comments on Final ...
Sun Sentinel: Will Scott’s tantrum threaten Everglades restoration?
By Martha Musgrove Florida Gov. Rick Scott staged a Tallahassee tantrum this month aimed at the South Florida Water Management District. In short order and with no public explanations, Scott ...
PBPost: Bridge up; train stopped. Tequesta crews unable to reach wreck.
By Jennifer Sorentrue - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Photo: BRIANNA SOUKUP Tequesta resident Ariana Collado was leaving the Harbourside Place shopping and entertainment complex on Aug. 22 when the ...
Fortune: Why this private passenger rail faces heavy opposition
By David Morris CARE representatives claim the real motivation behind the project is to use those extra rails to carry more of FECI’s freight. All Aboard Florida, a subsidiary of ...