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No animal performances will be held at a redesigned aquatic center planned by the Florida aquarium featured in the “Dolphin Tale” movies. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium was the location of the 2011 “Dolphin Tale” movie, inspired by the real-life rescue and rehabilitation of Winter the dolphin, which was fitted with a prosthetic tail. A sequel scheduled to hit theaters this month focuses on another dolphin calf named Hope rescued in 2010. Aquarium officials say rehabilitation and marine rescues, not entertainment,…

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Labor Day was originally established as a federal holiday in 1894 to honor working Americans, especially those in labor unions. But for most Americans, it celebrates the end of summer instead. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 17% of American Adults consider Labor Day one of the nation’s most important holidays, while 20% think it’s one of the least important. Fifty-eight percent (58%) see it as somewhere in between. Twenty-eight percent say that when they celebrate Labor…

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In commemoration of Labor Day Weekend, let’s take a moment prior to embarking on our long weekends to think about what the holiday means for Floridians, and to feel gratitude for having said “long weekend” at all. Labor unions were an absolute necessity in our nation’s evolution from barbaric employment practices to a far safer society for workers. But in our modern context, this role has become debatable. (Insert your moment of private reflection here). Your thoughts on “right to work”…

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A morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics. Today’s Rise and Shine Fact-iversary is brought to you by Sachs Media Group, the firm best known for smart, strong and strategic counsel across the diverse and ever-changing media landscape: It’s Labor Day, an occasion that can turn Floridians’ thoughts to more than just honoring the workforce. It was on this date in 1935 that a hurricane formed in the Atlantic; one day later it would forever become known as the devastating…

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Rick Scott had a rough week. Yes, the incumbent governor easily won the Republican primary on Tuesday – as if there was any doubt. But for Scott, the first week of the General Election was simply one disaster after another, at least in the eyes of NextGen Climate Florida, the state’s environmental PAC founded by billionaire Tom Steyer. Between Big Sugar, Duke Energy and other issues, NextGen Climate received abundant ammunition to help Scott launch his 70-day march to November…

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As thousands of FSU students, staff, and alumni congregate in Dallas to kick-off the top-ranked football team’s defense of its national championship, intrigue about who will next lead the university continues to build. State senator John Thrasher, a former House speaker who is currently chairman of Gov. Rick Scott’s re-election campaign, is the frontrunner for the job. However, it is the politics surrounding the gubernatorial race which could be the staunchest obstacle to Thrasher achieving his lifelong goal of leading his alma mater.…

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John Morgan, tell us how you really feel. The Orlando uber-attorney, a leading figure behind November’s ballot initiative that seeks to legalize medical marijuana, went toe-to-toe on Thursday with Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd at a debate sponsored by the Lakeland Ledger. Judd is leader of the Don’t Let Florida Go to Pot coalition. The debate must have went well for Morgan. After arguing the merits of Amendment 2, Morgan later visited a “get out the vote” rally, which quickly turned…

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