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01 Mar 2009 10:20

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Offbeat: He’s a minister – when he’s not in middle school, that is

  • They say, ‘How can you be a preacher when you’re so young?’ But when they listen to me, they’re shocked.
  • Terry Durham • An 11-year-old ordained minister at True Gospel Deliverance Ministry in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The “Little Man of God” preaches at the storefront church every Sunday. He doesn’t write his sermons down – he reads the Bible the day before and waits for the spirit to move him. • source
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23 Feb 2009 20:31

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Biz, U.S.: In Florida, get your foreclosure faster than fast food

  • 30,000 houses in Lee County, Florida are about to get foreclosed on; it’s one of the hardest-hit areas in the country source
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07 Feb 2009 10:15

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Offbeat: It’s like this guy had an endurance test for traffic violations

  • 50 traffic citations for one lucky Florida man – in one day! source
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23 Jan 2009 10:04

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Offbeat: A Florida man is a pro at getting arrested

  • 190 arrests for Henry Farrell, most recently for carjacking. source
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15 Jan 2009 13:05

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Sports: Who nees the draft? Sam Bradford’s coming back to Oklahoma

  • Not without a BCS championship. Bradford, the third-year sophomore and this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, always dreamed of playing for Oklahoma and wants to win a national championship with the team. Bradford had a killer season in 2008, with a nation-leading 50 TD passes and a 180.8 quarterback rating. He would’ve been a high first-rounder for sure had he gone. source
  • Not without a BCS championship. Bradford, the third-year sophomore and this year’s Heisman Trophy winner, always dreamed of playing for Oklahoma and wants to win a national championship with the team. Bradford had a killer season in 2008, with a nation-leading 50 TD passes and a 180.8 quarterback rating. He would’ve been a high first-rounder for sure had he gone.
  • Heisman’s top trio stays put. Along with Bradford, Florida’s Tim Tebow and Texas’ Colt McCoy – all three of them quarterbacks – will remain at school at least one more season. It’s the first time the top three Heisman vote-getters didn’t go pro after the season was over. USC’s Mark Sanchez, who rocked the Rose Bowl this year, is likely draft-bound, however. source
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14 Jan 2009 09:09

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U.S.: A fugitive investor story’s cinematic end

  • He muttered “Die” before he was caught. Marcus Schrenker, the daredevil amateur pilot on the run from the law for sketchy business practices, was caught last night. He was bleeding from his wrist and barely conscious. Schrenker attempted to fake his own death in a plane crash on Sunday, then sped off on a motorbike. source
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13 Jan 2009 15:13

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U.S.: Bailing out of a plane to bail out of a heap of trouble

  • What happened? Authorities say that Marcus Schrenker, a 38-year-old money manager wanted on financial fraud charges, attempted to fake his own death on Sunday by crashing the plane he was flying in Florida, while parachuting out safely in Alabama. source
  • What happened? Authorities say that Marcus Schrenker, a 38-year-old money manager wanted on financial fraud charges, attempted to fake his own death on Sunday by crashing the plane he was flying in Florida, while parachuting out safely in Alabama.
  • Cinematic getaway? Schrenker, when plotting his escape, hid a red motorbike in a shed near the point where he jumped out of the plane. The bike is gone, and his clothes were left behind. “He could be anywhere at all,” said Huntsville, Ala. Police Chief David Latimer. “Within 10 hours he could be in New Orleans, halfway to Houston, in Atlanta, anywhere.” source
  • What happened? Authorities say that Marcus Schrenker, a 38-year-old money manager wanted on financial fraud charges, attempted to fake his own death on Sunday by crashing the plane he was flying in Florida, while parachuting out safely in Alabama.
  • Cinematic getaway? Schrenker, when plotting his escape, hid a red motorbike in a shed near the point where he jumped out of the plane. The bike is gone, and his clothes were left behind. “He could be anywhere at all,” said Huntsville, Ala. Police Chief David Latimer. “Within 10 hours he could be in New Orleans, halfway to Houston, in Atlanta, anywhere.”
  • A high-flying lifestyle Schrenker, an investment manager who lived on the edge as an experienced pilot who was unafraid to pull off impressive stunts, saw his shady business dealings catching up with him. He faces charges in Indiana and his company recently lost a judgment in Maryland. He also faces charges for the plane crash. source
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08 Jan 2009 22:22

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Sports: Oh yeah, we heard the BCS championship is currently going on

We like Florida because we like Percy Harvin. He’s a cool guy. source
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05 Jan 2009 22:47

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U.S.: Did someone say “Bush dynasty”?

  • I’d like to see him run. I’d like to see him be president some day.
  • George H.W. Bush • on the desire to see his other son, Jeb, run for the Oval Office. • source
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