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St. Pete Free Clinic to add 30 beds to its transitional housing program for women

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The St. Petersburg Free Clinic is expanding residential services for women. The Virginia and David Baldwin Women’s residence will provide an additional 30 beds for women when it opens. Current capacity is just 20 beds. The facility serves women by providing transitional housing for various periods of time to give residents the opportunity to secure employment, continue education, get sober or any other steps necessary to be able to move into permanent housing and live a sustainable life. In addition…

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Darryl Paulson on the zenith of Donald Trump

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Here are two critical points concerning Donald Trump. First, he is barely a Republican. Second, he is certainly not a conservative. It is obvious that Trump is leading the field of 17 Republican candidates. His support in four recent polls all had Trump in first place, ranging from a low of 21 percent in the Bloomberg poll to 26 percent in both the Fox poll and the Monmouth University poll. That’s the good news for Trump. The bad news is…

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Three Florida women make Forbes list of 50 wealthiest self-made women

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Three Florida women have made the Forbes inaugural list of the nation’s 50 richest self-made women. Neerja Sethi tops the list of Florida’s wealthy ladies. She’s tied at number 14 with a net worth of $1.1 billion. Sethi lives in the posh Fisher Island just outside of Miami. According to the 2010 census, Fisher Island had a population of fewer than 500 people and the highest per capita income in the nation. Sethi co-founded an IT consulting and outsourcing company…

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Outlook in Florida for women is grim, report shows

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Being a woman in Florida isn’t exactly the best thing in the world according to a new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In six separate categories the best Florida scored was a C. The Sunshine State isn’t so sun shiny for women in a state that also earned three D+ ratings, a D- and a C-. The worst outlook for women is in work and family. The Status of Women in the States gave Florida a D-…

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Legislative leaders holding controversial abortion-ultrasound bill

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Charlie Crist is still waiting for leaders of the Florida House to send him a controversial bill that would require women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound before the procedure. State lawmakers passed the bill on the last day of the legislative session on April 30.  Right now it is the only bill yet to be sent to the governor. Even though it passed the Legislature nearly a month ago, there is no time limit for House leaders to send…

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Lee’s GOP women feel stood up by Marco Rubio

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio ruffled feathers among his Lee County supporters this week when he canceled a confirmed appearance Jan. 9 with a GOP women’s club to open his schedule for another appearance around the same time at the Lee County Republican Executive Committee. Having two Lee County events close together wasn’t judged the best use of time, “so he dissed the women,” said Judy O’Donnell, program chair for Lee Republican Women Federated. “Everything was confirmed for our…

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Florida 2010: A Senate Odyssey

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Amid charges of political cronyism and claims he was picked to be the governor’s proxy in Washington, there is renewed scrutiny of LeMieux’s dealings and those of his law firm, Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, on multiple fronts. Florida senator-to-be George LeMieux plans to watch President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress next week, but he’ll have to do it from the House gallery. From the West Coast to the East Coast, in some of the smallest and largest…

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