The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) back issues from September 2007:
Crist steps up aid to tornado victims: But during his visit to The Villages, the governor was pressed about boosting aid to mobile-home residents.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Adrian G. Uribarri Sep. 1--LADY LAKE Seven months since twisters left a trail of death and destruction, the money and speeches and hugs keep flowing into Lady Lake and The Villages. Countless prayers have been said over the flattened site of Lady ...
Help Leesburg turn 150 -- line up for a town portrait: YOUR COMMUNITY IN BRIEF.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Anita Hardin Sep. 1--Residents are invited to participate in a communitywide group portrait to commemorate Leesburg's Sesquicentennial Celebration. The portrait will become a snapshot of Leesburg citizens, to be taken at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Towne Square ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Greg Dawson column: Plenty of dawdling, but no remodeling.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Dawson Sep. 1--From my annals of home disrepair, deconstruction and remuddling, er, modeling: One success, one failure, one divorce, one work-in-progress. The Failure Boyd Geary and Dale Gregory of Orlando complained that Innovative ...
Regulars lament eatery's closing: PARKING GARAGE TO REPLACE TAVARES RESTAURANT.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Martin E. Comas Sep. 1--TAVARES The mounted alligator head stared over the lunch crowd at Beef O'Brady's for the last time Friday. The casual eatery -- a popular spot for attorneys, judges and county workers on their lunch breaks -- has closed its ...
School crossing guard survives lightning strike.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bianca Prieto Sep. 1--One week after a firestorm erupted because students were kept in school hours late when lightning rained down on Ocoee, an elderly crossing guard survived a bolt as kids walked home from a Winter Park school. Friday's storms delayed ...
Fishing Forecast: FISHING FORECAST.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Blythe Sep. 1--FRESHWATER: Fish near docks in the Conway Chain for largemouth bass. Use soft plastic jerkbaits or crankbaits for best results. SALTWATER: Try the mouth of Ponce Inlet for big redfish along with a few tarpon. To see more of The ...
Beautiful brute: 2008's Dodge Viper is more refined, but it's still a wild thing.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Cole Smith Sep. 1--Pop the hood on the new 2008 Dodge Viper and look down at the 8.4-liter V-10 engine with 600 horsepower -- 90 more than in 2007 -- and I have two thoughts. Thought one: At a time of near-record gasoline prices, and the resulting ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Steven Cole Smith column: 'Buy American' -- but just how is that done?(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Cole Smith Sep. 1--A colleague and I were talking about "buying American," and what it really means -- you know, if, say, a Chevrolet Aveo is built in Korea, and a Honda Civic is built in Ohio, which is the more patriotic purchase? The discussion ...
With all-wheel-drive, sedan rolls to head of its class: TEST DRIVE: 2007 FORD FUSION SEL AWD.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Cole Smith Sep. 1--As aggressive as Ford has been in trying to position the Fusion against the perennial class leaders -- the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord -- the company hasn't been particularly vocal about one valuable card in the Fusion's deck: It's offered ...
SMITH'S 6 TDS LEAD RAIDERS TO VICTORY: LAKE SPORTS GAME DAY SOUTH SUMTER 66, EAST RIDGE 42.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Williams Sep. 1--CLERMONT The track season, err, football season got under way Friday night at the Dungeon at East Ridge. By the time the game ended, South Sumter secured a 66-42 victory behind a six-touchdown performance by running back Tony ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Jerry Greene column: America's Team ready for return to podium.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jerry Greene Sep. 1--Spoiler Alert! Stop reading immediately if you want to be surprised by the outcome of Super Bowl XLII. Too late. Dallas 41, San Diego 21. Sorry, New England fans, 'cause that "modern-day dynasty" motto will have to ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Etan Horowitz column: Videoconferencing moves into the home.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Etan Horowitz Sep. 1--Videconferencing has moved beyond the boardroom and into the family room. Webcams are cheaper and now come pre-installed on many computers. The technology is great for families or friends spread across different states, countries or time ...
No anonymity means danger for Florida quarterback.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Whitley GAINESVILLE, Fla. _ Blake Boyd doesn't look much like Hurricane Andrew, but he could have brought almost as much devastation to the state. Boyd is a linebacker for Western Kentucky. He was chasing a certain Florida player toward the sideline ...
Theaters offer stage for high school `La Cage aux Folles'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Erika Hobbs ORLANDO, Fla. _ Two Orlando theaters Saturday offered stages for a prep-school production of La Cage aux Folles that was halted after an Episcopal bishop complained about the show's themes. Both the Orlando Shakespeare Theater and the Orlando ...
`I do' becomes `no you don't' in feds' probe of marriages.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah Langbein ORLANDO, Fla. _ Vladimir Danilov's wife never stepped inside his home, even after they married. After all, the 40-year-old Danilov was living there with a girlfriend half his age. Malkhaz Kapanadze's bride would've needed to board a ...
Dover, Ricketson take top honors: OUTDOORS THE BEAT.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Blythe Sep. 2--Chip Dover and John Ricketson won the Central Florida Bass Anglers tournament on Lake Kissimmee. The duo combined to put an 8.54-pound stringer together. Bob and Jim DeMola placed second at 8.46. Greg Biesecker and Dave Gadzak placed third at 7.27 and ...
Kathleen Ammon, 78, lived her 'calling': Helping less fortunate: DEATHS.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Damron Sep. 2--Kathleen Ammon took her religious beliefs to heart early in life, and served the less fortunate throughout the rest of it. Known as "Christian Kate" as a child, the Orange City mother of four grew up into a life of social work, helping ...
DO THE MATH!: NOW YOU KNOW.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Olds Sep. 2--Math is used every day in the sports world -- batting averages, ERAs, completion percentages, quarterback ratings, contracts, salary caps. You name it, math is involved. Most of the time, we get it right. Sometimes we don't. Since we probably need the ...
As she likes it: Orlando Shakespeare Theater's new managing director is ready to promote the benefits of the Bard.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Elizabeth Mauapin Sep. 2--Donna Law jokes that she found her passion for theater through the air. What's more, she means it literally. Law, Orlando Shakespeare Theater's new managing director, was director of marketing for a regional airline in Utah when, one ...
Slipping readers to get help for FCAT: As more students do worse than do better, district maps turnaround strategy.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Weber Sep. 2--SANFORD Thousands of Seminole County students whose reading skills are becoming worse instead of better are being singled out for special instruction this fall to help them improve. Nearly 3,200 kids who were proficient readers ...
Ride for troops honors fallen Marine: Tribute to St. Cloud man is part of cyclists' care-package effort.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Pino Sep. 2--A fundraising ride planned by a group of Osceola motorcycle enthusiasts Sept. 9 will take on more meaning this year because a local man killed in Iraq is being honored. The ride through Osceola County raises money for USO care packages sent ...
EDITORIAL: Too late to change: Our position: It's critical for the state to honor its commitment to UCF med school.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--The state Board of Governors made a smart decision last year when it approved two new medical schools, including one at the University of Central Florida. It's important now that the board that oversees the state's 11 universities honor that commitment even in this tight ...
Rising condos meet untimely death: With no reasons given, 2 partially built buildings at the Etowah subdivision have been torn down.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Martin E. Comas Sep. 2--TAVARES Could it be a sign of the slowing condo market? Demolition crews last week began tearing down two partially built condominium buildings at the Etowah development near Florida Hospital Waterman. The unusual demolition ...
EDITORIAL: Oink! Oink!: Our position: Democrats haven't done enough to cut back on wasteful pet projects.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--When it comes to pork-barrel spending in Congress, the new bosses aren't much different than the old bosses. Democrats who took over this year pledged to curb excessive spending on pet projects under their Republican predecessors. So far the overall price tag for such ...
5,200 homes near preserve? Critics say 'do not disturb'.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Amy L. Edwards Sep. 2--LAKE HATCHINEHA With its rolling hills covered in thick scrub, sugary sand trails and protected plant and animal species such as he sand skink and scrub-jay, the Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park is a Central ...
Carrying on a family tradition: THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ludmilla Lelis Sep. 2--This week's spotlight: David H. Foxman David H. Foxman (below left) grew up watching his father, 7th Circuit Judge S. James Foxman (below right), preside over some of Volusia's most high-profile capital murder cases. He became a lawyer ...
The show may go on for canceled student play: Groups offer help after a production of 'La Cage aux Folles' is halted.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Erika Hobbs Sep. 2--Two Orlando theaters Saturday offered stages for a prep-school production of La Cage aux Folles that was halted after an Episcopal bishop complained about the show's themes. Both the Orlando Shakespeare Theater and the Orlando Repertory ...
Drive against sports venues met warmly in 1 area: YOUR STRATEGY KIDS & MONEY.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Jacobson Sep. 2--Petitions in hand, Tangelo Park community activist Sam Butler went door to door Saturday to enlist his neighbors' help in fighting two taxpayer-financed sports venues downtown. In most cases, he was preaching to the choir. ...
2-alarm fire scorches Orlando apartments: The blaze injured several people and left dozens of residents homeless, authorities say.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Susan Jacobson Sep. 2--A fast-moving fire that may have been caused by a man smoking while using oxygen left 27 people homeless Saturday and damaged or destroyed at least a dozen apartments, authorities said. Residents said there was a loud explosion about ...
Healthy diversions: Men's Health Challenge lures them in with rock climbing, wings.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Katie Powalski Sep. 2--CELEBRATION For most men, the thought of an afternoon full of uncomfortable medical tests is enough to make them ignore health problems for as long as possible. But throw in some hot wings, a rock-climbing wall -- along with ...
Maitland may delay downtown vote: Leaders want extra time, but developer faces deadline on key parcel.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Christopher Sherman Sep. 2--MAITLAND At the end of three nights of marathon meetings last week, it was apparent city officials remained far from comfortable with voting on a plan to remake downtown. The city had set Sept. 10 for the final vote on ...
CELEBRATING AN EARLY START: Pre-K program gives Lake children a boost.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Adrian G. Uribarri Sep. 2--TAVARES Saturday was play day for Julia and Janessa Soriano, 4-year-old identical twins dressed in pink just like their mother, Meredith. They started school two weeks ago, and the slides and swings at Lake Idamere Park ...
Streetlight plan worries businesses: Meanwhile, Orange City residents blast addition of garbage fee to property tax.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steven D. Barnes Sep. 2--ORANGE CITY City Council members likely will face an unfriendly crowd Thursday when they take up a controversial plan to impose a tax on businesses for a streetlight project in the city's core. Opponents of the plan ...
Scholarship winner aims to become pediatrician.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Katie Powalski Sep. 2--An Osceola County scholar and volunteer took a step closer to pursuing her dreams for higher education last week. Merari Negron, a recent Gateway High School graduate, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by the Florida Hispanic Legislative ...
Polk teens to get support they need: A new group will build coping skills for youngsters who have depression, anxiety and other disorders.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Amy L. Edwards Sep. 2--She is only 15 years old, but Lindsey Nantz had to share her experience living with bipolar disorder with a support group full of adults. Some of the men and women in the group were more than twice her age. That is because there are no ...
Water-board vote may open channel between lakes: A sandbar blocks the flow in the Montevista Canal between Crescent and Minnehaha lakes.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Sargent Sep. 2--CLERMONT At the mouth of the Montevista Canal is a large mound of sand protruding from the water like a sugar-white barrier holding back Lake Minnehaha. Deep tracks mark where people have dragged their personal watercraft ...
Mild updates keep VW's Touareg on track: TEST DRIVE: 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2 VR6 FSI.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Steven Cole Smith Sep. 2--I wrote about my first test of the Volkswagen Touareg, the company's then-all-new sport utility vehicle, in July of 2003, and I found it to be one of the nicest surprises of the year -- pound for pound, it may be my favorite SUV, a deftly ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Scott Maxwell column: GOP still waiting for Sen. Thompson to steal the show.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Maxwell Sep. 2--Rich Crotty was looking forward to the meeting he had scheduled last week with Fred Thompson -- right up until the moment Thompson canceled it. Crotty needn't feel insulted, though. It wasn't just him. Thompson canceled his whole trip to ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Mike Thomas column: Pit bulls often wrong dogs with wrong people.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Thomas Sep. 2--I would rather see a pet alligator in my neighbor's backyard than a pit bull. But this column about reining in these canines isn't about the danger they pose to humans. It's about the danger humans pose to them. Yes, pit bulls ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Kumari Kelly column: Online space, if monitored, is good for teens.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Kumari Kelly Sep. 2--Don't shoot me off my keyboard, Moms. I'm about to defend MySpace.com and those other .com worlds where 'tweeners and anybody-who-is-anybody has managed to find a "place" in the world. For years I was one of you: the entrenched ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Mark Pino column: Do you think you are a believer? Or are you the other way around?
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Pino Sep. 2--Back when I was in high school, one of my buds wrote that I was a "philosopher" and that if I kept looking for the meaning of life, I might find it someday. Hmmm. No need to go that deep. My philosophy is probably more pithy -- such as the ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Lauren Ritchie column: Those cashing in on growth must pay for it.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Lauren Ritchie Sep. 2--Lake County commissioners in the coming weeks are going to get a recommendation from the School Board to double the impact fee on a new house from $7,055 to $14,646. That's a sickening amount for the privilege of building a home. It's a ...
OPINION: Racial vs. ethnic: Descriptions call for careful coverage.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Manning Pynn Sep. 2--A special report dominating the Sentinel's front page last month announced, "Area's Racial Balance Shifts" and went on to describe a dramatic growth of the local Hispanic population. An article on Wednesday's front page tracked the growth ...
Police seek drunken drivers -- and boaters.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Katie Fretland Sep. 2--TAVARES Law-enforcement officers and paramedics will be out in force again today and Monday on Lake County's roads, lakes and rivers. They'll be looking for drunken drivers and boaters partying too hard this Labor Day ...
EDITORIAL: Family drug affair: Our position: It's outrageous that the father was the source of steroids for a Lady Lake speed skater.(Editorial)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Sep. 2--Sadly, the temptation of steroids has become a family affair. Lady Lake skater Corey Gahan -- the 2004 teenage national champion -- was only 14 when he was caught using steroids and human growth hormones. His drug source? His father, James Gahan. Corey ...
A gathering of the geeks: Computer cognoscenti will share knowledge at BarCamp Orlando.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Wes Smith Sep. 2--They usually lurk in solitude, bathed in the dim light of laptops and desktops, in cubicles and cubbyholes -- wherever Internet access and caffeine come cheap. But later this month, 250 members of Central Florida's nerd herd will convene en ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Chris Harry column: Look out league, Eli's coming.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Harry Sep. 2--Tom Coughlin relived a seemingly meaningless play from the 2006 preseason for New York media to make a point last week about the development of his franchise quarterback. The Giants were playing the New York Jets last summer and receiver ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Tim Povtak column: Howard's best days to come.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tim Povtak Sep. 2--If Dwight Howard doesn't become the best center in the NBA -- maybe the world -- over the next couple of years, Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy is going to be more surprised than anyone. Van Gundy, during a breakfast with some season ticket ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., David Whitley column: No anonymity means danger for Florida QB.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Whitley Sep. 2--GAINESVILLE Blake Boyd doesn't look much like Hurricane Andrew, but he could have brought almost as much devastation to the state. Boyd is a linebacker for Western Kentucky. He was chasing a certain Florida player toward the ...
The promise of fine seafood is thankfully here again: The Oceanaire Seafood Room brings a superb dining experience to Pointe Orlando.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Scott Joseph Sep. 2--The Oceanaire Seafood Room is meant to take you back in time, with its interior that suggests a 1930s ocean liner. I felt transported on my visits to this new Pointe Orlando restaurant, but not nearly that far back. My trip in time was to ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Greg Dawson column: Aetna takes 2nd look, OKs necessary drug.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Greg Dawson Sep. 2--Dear Greg: My husband is only 24 years old and has severe narcolepsy. It has become progressively worse over the past seven months to the point where he falls asleep while standing up or walking. He falls asleep at work and, needless to say, he cannot ...
Simms' future with Bucs still largely unknown.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Chris Harry TAMPA, Fla. _ Chris Simms did not practice Sunday and was unavailable to speak with the media, but Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden assured everyone that his fourth-string quarterback was in the house. "He's just finishing whatever rehab he's doing," ...
`Hillbillies' leave Big House in shambles.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Bianchi BOONE, N.C. _ Appalachian State's players heard it all as they walked onto their field of screams and field of dreams on this surreal September Saturday. They heard the usual references to hicks and hayseeds. They heard typical shouts of, "Hey, ...
FSU's Jimbo Fisher era begins with high expectations.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Carter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ The man the masses have deemed the savior of Florida State football sits with his feet propped on his desk, leans back in his chair, and attempts to explain why, in fact, he's not the savior the people believe he is. "There's ...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., John Kennedy column: Why taxes didn't 'drop like a rock'.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: John Kennedy Sep. 2--Many of Florida's local governments are planning to disregard a state property tax rollback this fall by bypassing the spending caps the Legislature voted to impose in June. That has translated into less-than-expected savings in the ...
Trautwein's absence felt at UF: COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Curtis Sep. 3--GAINESVILLE Through the touchdowns and the tackles and the thunder and lightning in UF's 49-3 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday afternoon, senior tackle Phil Trautwein stood and watched. A cast covered his right foot ....
Where Jimbo ranks: COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew Carter Sep. 3--Jimbo Fisher is considered by some to be the best offensive coordinator in college football. Here is how the Sentinel ranks the game's offensive gurus, including Fisher. 1. David Cutcliffe Tennessee Cutcliffe ...
Storms, lightning dampen holiday weekend.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Kristen Reed Sep. 3--Severe storms and hundreds of lightning strikes put a damper on the holiday weekend Sunday, and forecasters say we will see more of the same today. So head to the beach early, because storms will be rolling in after noon. "The ...
EDITORIAL: Move forward: Our position: Congress should OK reasonable child health insurance.(Editorial)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--America's fractured health-care system desperately needs attention and, so far, Congress and President George W. Bush have been content to play partisan politics while more and more families join the ranks of the uninsured. Voters should have none of that. It's time for ...
EDITORIAL: More than just talk: Our position: Now that it's Labor Day, candidates need to begin addressing more substance.(Editorial)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Today, Labor Day, it starts in earnest. And thank goodness because, so far, the lackluster race for president has riveted few and frustrated many. The televised debates have been a bust. With eight Republicans and eight Democrats given seconds in their respective forums ...
EDITORIAL: Where are the others?: Our position: Winter Park is smart to become the second city to invest in tornado sirens.(Editorial)
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sep. 3--Good luck if a tornado's heading your community's way. But lucky you if your community's Winter Park or Oviedo, the only two in the region about to install early-warning sirens. Winter Park's announcement that it will spend $104,000 on the devices -- together with ...
Boy, 12, killed crossing S.R. 44 at night.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Kristen Reed Sep. 3--A 12-year-old boy crossing the road to get to New Smyrna Speedway on Saturday night was struck by a car and killed. Justin Montgomery of Osteen was thrown 20 to 30 yards, said a witness who stopped to help. Justin was taken to ...
Bowden Bowl brings excitement: WEEKLY PLANNER THE BIG EVENT FLORIDA STATE AT CLEMSON, TONIGHT, 8 , ESPN.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Matt Murschel Sep. 3--You have to hand it to the college football schedule-makers, throwing this early ACC gem at us. A nationally televised family affair on Labor Day has the Florida State Seminoles, led by legendary coach Bobby Bowden, taking on the Clemson ...
Road to Orlando: VARSITY ROAD TO ORLANDO 2007 FOOTBALL FINALS.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Buddy Collings Sep. 3--A quick look back at Week 1 of the high school football season and a sneak peek at the week ahead: Countdown 95 -- Days until the first state final at the Citrus Bowl (Dec. 7). Star watch Bushnell South ...
Fishing forecast: FISHING FORECAST.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Blythe Sep. 3--FRESHWATER: Try flipping plastic worms and crawfish under thick cover in the Clermont Chain for largemouth bass. Fish in the early morning hours before water temperatures get too high. Try fishing the edges of lily pads and reeds with topwater lures, ...