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No joy in the White House

By Elayne Griffin Baker There’s no literature or poetry in the White House. No music. No Kennedy Center award celebrations. There are no pets in this White House. No loyal man’s best friend. No Socks the family cat. No kids’ science fairs. No times when this president takes off his blue suit-red tie uniform and

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Analysis

Unemployment benefits: turn on, turn off

By Catherine Baxter, Charlotte County Dems writer It’s a confusing and frustrating sequence of events surrounding Florida’s unemployment payments.  The extra $600 per week in benefits provided by the Federal Government expired in July, and Congress has been unable to come to an agreement on further federal aid.  In the meantime, Florida’s unemployment payouts shrunk

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