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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Brown: Bartow’s entrepreneur

The highlight of the 17th annual luncheon of the Neighborhood Improvement Corporation at the L.B. Brown House Wednesday was the announcement that L.B. Brown is going to be the subject in high school of Florida entrepreneurs. Among the 75 people who attended was David P. Scott, a master teacher educator … read more.

LATEST LOCAL NEWS

Volunteers honored at lunch
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

Perhaps Bartow Mayor James F. Clements put into view Wednesday at the annual luncheon of the Neighborhood Improvement Corporation (NIC) what the L.B. Brown house and museum means the community. … read more.

Putnam: Citrus greening ‘has reached a crisis point’
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

ST. PETERSBURG — This year’s Florida orange crop is approaching the fruit’s lowest harvest in decades, and experts say a deadly bacteria that’s infecting the trees is to blame. The … read more.

Build or not to build
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

Airport Authority commissioners were asked to consider a proposal by Verizon at its Monday, April 14 meeting. The telecommunications company wants to build — at its own expense — a … read more.

Principal pushes business-school partnerships
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

Brenda Kay Hardman made her appeal to Bartow businesspeople last week when she spoke at the Committee of 100 and told them how important it is for the schools, community … read more.

More Local News

Cross Walk Friday
Fri Apr 18 2014 10:54AM

On Good Friday, April 18, ministers and church members from Bartow area churches will commemorate the biblical sacrifice of Simon of Cyrene and lift up the cross of Christ for all to see as part of the Bartow Ministerial Association’s … read more.

Airport eyes new restaurant
Fri Apr 18 2014 10:54AM

Rod Hamlet, who runs Pappy’s Grill at the Winter Haven Municipal Airport, is considering opening up Pappy’s Canteen inside the Bartow Municipal Airport terminal. He made his intentions known at the Monday, April 14 Airport Authority meeting. Hamlet, who also … read more.

Walkway now connects two neighborhoods
Fri Apr 18 2014 10:54AM

It no longer is necessary for children and adults to have to wade through a broken glass and debris-strewn narrow pathway and then navigate down a steep embankment in order to reach Gordon Heights Park from the cul-de-sac at the … read more.

Getting ready for the future
Fri Apr 18 2014 10:54AM

For two Wednesday afternoons a month the second floor of the Bartow Public Library has a full house for five hours. It’s students from the Professional Opportunity Program for Students learning a little something more than they ever could at … read more.

Here’s what happened on their way to the Capital
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

Bartow Leadership XV is soaring. The Leadership Bartow class took to the skies on a bright early morning to travel to Washington, D.C., as part of the culmination of the two-year program. The three-day trip, April 2-4, was extraordinary from … read more.

Many missing out on Social Security benefits
Fri Apr 18 2014 03:18PM

Social Security benefits and missed opportunity set the topic Thursday when Ron Pillion addressed a luncheon meeting of the Lake Placid Noon Rotary Club. Pillion explained the Social Security system and how many individuals are missing out on income. Social … read more.

Bartow residents engage in ‘trash’ talk
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

The annual “Keep Polk County Beautiful/The Great American Cleanup” took place this past Saturday, April 12 and volunteers throughout Bartow did their part in sprucing up their neighborhoods. Among those who participated were members of the Bartow Breakfast Rotary, students … read more.

Dreyer receives distinguished award
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

While it may not be on a (yes, pun intended) par with the Masters golf tournament hunter green jacket awarded to each year’s winner, the Gulf Ridge Council division of the Boy Scouts has its red wool Jac-Shirt. The award … read more.

Kelley Buick GMC top performer
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

Kelley Buick GMC was one of only 308 dealerships nationwide — among more than 4,500 dealerships — to receive not one but two significant recognitions. “Today, Kelly Buick GMC is being recognized by General Motors as one of its Mark … read more.

Destiny up to each person
Wed Apr 16 2014 08:00AM

Dr. Fairest Hill told a roomful of students and adults Saturday how their destiny is up to them in a personal story about the differences between his late sister and himself. Growing up in a ghetto outside Detroit, Mich., Hill … read more.

Hope for homeless students
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

A 9-year-old student smiles as he opens a new backpack filled with personal hygiene products. “Wow, my very own toothbrush!” That’s the average age of homeless students who will receive new personal hygiene products collected by the Dick Pope Polk … read more.

Volunteers needed for Saturday’s Azalea festival
Sat Apr 19 2014 08:00AM

The second Spring Azalea Family Fun Festival planned Saturday could use volunteers to donate their time. Any length of time would be appropriate and those interested can email Linda Holcomb at linda@bartowchamber.com or talk to people at the information tent … read more.

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State, National and World News

Mt. Everest avalanche kills 12
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

KATMANDU, Nepal — An avalanche swept down a climbing route on Mount Everest early Friday, killing at least 12 Nepalese guides and leaving four missing in the deadliest disaster on the world’s highest peak. Several more were injured. The Sherpa … read more.

Scott and Bush want in-state tuition bill passed
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, along with former governors Jeb Bush and Bob Martinez, made an urgent last-minute plea for legislators to pass a tuition break to students who entered the country illegally. The push from Scott — and … read more.

Eyewitness testimony not gold standard
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

PORTLAND, Ore. — The American legal system offers few moments as dramatic as an eyewitness to a crime pointing his finger across a crowded courtroom at a defendant. The problem is that decades of studies show eyewitness testimony is only … read more.

Diplomacy doesn’t move insurgents in Ukraine
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian insurgents defiantly refused Friday to surrender their weapons or give up government buildings in eastern Ukraine, despite a diplomatic accord reached in Geneva and overtures from the government in Kiev. Denis Pushilin of the self-appointed … read more.

7.2 earthquake shakes Mexican capital
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday, sending panicked people into the streets. Some walls cracked and fell, but there were no reports of major damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey … read more.

S. Korean ferry captain arrested
Sat Apr 19 2014 01:19AM

MOKPO, South Korea — The captain of a sunken South Korean ferry was arrested Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need, as investigators looked into whether his evacuation order came too late to save lives. Two crew … read more.

Prop 8 lawyer’s views on gay marriage evolving
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in favor of upholding California’s ban on gay marriage learned while he was handling the case that one of his children is gay and now is helping her plan … read more.

Cyber cops: Target hackers may take years to find
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Service investigators say they are close to gaining a full understanding of the methods hackers used to breach Target’s computer systems last December. But the agency says it could take years to identify the criminals who … read more.

Fla. woman doesn’t blame bear for her attack
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who was attacked by a bear last weekend says she doesn’t want bears to be killed by wildlife officials for doing what wild animals do. Terri Frana told Orlando television station WFTV … read more.

Jones, Godard, Cronenberg in competition at Cannes
Thu Apr 17 2014 09:14PM

PARIS (AP) — David Cronenberg deconstructs Hollywood, Tommy Lee Jones goes Western, and reclusive New Wave legend Jean-Luc Godard returns in 3-D in films competing for top honors at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Organizers of the ritzy Riviera festival … read more.

Disapproval of Rousseff rises before Brazil vote
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

BRASILIA, Brazil (Bloomberg) — President Dilma Rousseff’s disapproval rating rose in a Vox Populi poll published Thursday, confirming two separate surveys over the past month that showed faster inflation and slower growth eroding her support ahead of general elections in … read more.

UN: Iran cuts stock closest to nuke-arms grade
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

VIENNA (AP) — Iran has converted three quarters of a nuclear stockpile that it could have turned quickly into weapons-grade uranium into less volatile forms and is well on the way toward transforming the rest, the U.N. atomic agency reported … read more.

Putin’s choice of words shed light on Ukraine
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

MOSCOW (AP) — To understand Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions in Ukraine, it helps to pay close attention to his choice of words and his reading of history. Here is what Putin had to say Thursday in a nationally televised … read more.

Samples collected from oil slick not from plane
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Investigators were analyzing data collected by a robotic submarine that completed its first successful scan of the seabed Thursday in the hunt for the missing Malaysian plane, but say tests have ruled out that a nearby … read more.

Fla. woman sentenced for leaving pets to die
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

MILTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Panhandle judge sentenced a woman to a year and a day in prison for leaving six starving pets in her Gulf Breeze home On Wednesday, Toni Phelps, 41, repeatedly told Judge John Simon that … read more.

Fla. gives preliminary approval to lionfish ban
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A ban on imports of lionfish into Florida has won preliminary approval from the state’s wildlife commission. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission also wants to make it easier for more people to catch lionfish … read more.

Woman, 90, buys back stolen medical bracelet
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 90-year-old woman had to shell out $200 to get her stolen medical alert bracelet back after it turned up at a central Florida coin shop. Nell McBride told the Daytona Beach News-Journal she’s “out … read more.

Fla wildlife officials limit sea cucumber harvests
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials have voted to limit how many sea cucumbers can be harvested in both state and federal waters. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted Wednesday to limit the number of sea cucumbers … read more.

State recommends SW Florida oil drilling approval
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has told a judge that it will not rescind a permit for a Texas company that wants to drill an exploratory oil well in southwest Florida. The agency decided against … read more.

GE profit beats estimates
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — General Electric posted first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, buoyed by expanding margins in the industrial businesses that make products such as jet engines. Adjusted profit from continuing operations was 33 cents a share, topping the … read more.

Chipotle sales top estimates as burrito lovers brave snow
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

CHICAGO (Bloomberg) — Blizzards and subzero temperatures couldn’t deter diners from getting their burrito fixes. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. Thursday posted first-quarter revenue that topped analysts’ estimates and raised its forecast for sales at its established stores, allaying concerns that … read more.

Jobless claims hover near lowest level since 2007
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — The number of Americans filling for unemployment insurance payments last week hovered near the lowest level in almost seven years, showing the job market is making progress. Jobless claims increased by 2,000 to 304,000 in the week … read more.

Indiana man gets 65-year sentence in 2002 killing
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man already facing the death penalty has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for a Florida woman’s 2002 slaying. A Floyd County judge sentenced 56-year-old William Clyde Gibson III on Thursday … read more.

Court: Fla. discrimination law covers pregnancy
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state’s civil rights laws include the protection of women discriminated against for pregnancy, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The opinion finds that the intent of current statute, though not explicitly addressing pregnancy, protects individuals … read more.

Garcia Marquez, Nobel laureate, dies at 87
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Nobel laureate whose novels and short stories exposed tens of millions of readers to Latin America’s passion, superstition, violence and inequality, died at home in Mexico City around midday, according to people … read more.

Chelsea Clinton expecting 1st child
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chelsea Clinton says she and her husband are expecting their first child later this year. The daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced at a Clinton Foundation event in … read more.

Lost radio program featuring Hank Williams found
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Previously unreleased recordings of country music legend Hank Williams performing songs on a 1950 radio show will be released next month for download and on vinyl. “The Garden Spot Programs, 1950” features 24 songs and jingles … read more.

Detroit nears agreements with more creditors on plan
Fri Apr 18 2014 01:19AM

(Bloomberg) — Detroit is close to agreements with more creditors on a plan to reduce its $18 billion debt load, lawyers for the city told a judge who withheld a final ruling on whether to allow a vote on the … read more.

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