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Nov 15 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
The TORONTO BLUE JAYS 2012 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE will consist of 17 home games, highlighted by three visits by the Philadelphia Phillies and contests vs. all our AL East Division rivals including two visits by the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The 2012 action begins on Saturday, March 3 at Florida Auto Exchange [...]
Tags: Dunedin Bluejays, Toronto BlueJays
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Nov 2 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
Dunedin Fire Department wants to remind all residents to : Change your clocks, change your batteries This weekend when residents change their clocks Dunedin Fire Marshal Bill McElligott is urging all residents to change their batteries in their Smoke Detectors. Those Smoke Detectors with regular batteries or hard wired smoke detectors with battery back up [...]
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Oct 20 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
The “Dunedin Age of Darkness” theme to provide a Scary Good Time! (Dunedin, Fla.) October 20, 2011 – Trick or Treat! It’s Haunted House time and the Rotary Club of Dunedin Waterside will again partner with the City of Dunedin Parks and Recreation to host the 2011 Dunedin Haunted House with the theme “Dunedin Age [...]
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Oct 19 2011 in Dunedin, National news by staffwriter
(Washington, D.C.) – The Government Accountability Project (GAP) today praised unanimous action by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) approving S. 743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA). This long-overdue legislation would overhaul the ineffective Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). The Senate re-introduced this legislation in April. The WPEA was blocked from passage [...]
Tags: federal whistleblower, Government Accountability Project, whistleblower protection, Whistleblowers
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Oct 10 2011 in Dunedin, National news by staffwriter
ConsumerAffairs.com Bank of America’s decision to impose a $5 a month fee on customers who make debit card purchases stirred the pot of consumer anger, with some customers vowing to seek alternatives. “I am leaving BoA. This was the last straw,” wrote Alan, a reader who posted comments on a ConsumerAffairs.com story over the weekend. [...]
Tags: banking alternatives, credit unions
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Oct 10 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
By Robert E. Scott, Economic Policy Institute The U.S.-China trade deficit has eliminated or displaced nearly 2.8 million U.S. jobs since 2001, a new Economic Policy Institute (EPI) briefing paper finds. Growing U.S. trade deficit with China cost 2.8 million jobs between 2001 and 2010 by Robert Scott, EPI’s Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy [...]
Tags: China, China-U.S. Trade Deficit
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Oct 4 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
By Mathew Eberius DUNEDIN, FL – Grab your guitar, dust off that old saxophone, start warming up your vocals and tapping your feet – it’s time for the annual Senior Talent Show in Dunedin! Each year, the City of Dunedin Parks & Recreation Department hosts the “Senior Talent Show,” an eclectic combination of talent over [...]
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Oct 3 2011 in Dunedin by staffwriter
Dunedin Fire Department will coordinate the International Walk to School Day activities of all four Elementary Schools located in Dunedin. Dunedin Fire Fighters, Fire Chiefs and local City Dignitaries will accompany students on an organized, safe walk to school on Oct. 5, 2011 with the goal of increasing the awareness and safety of elementary school [...]
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Sep 27 2011 in Dunedin, National news by staffwriter
Office of Public Affairs (202) 514-2007/TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON—Two Miami-area residents pleaded guilty late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the FBI. Maritza Vidal, 44, and Richard Diaz, [...]
Tags: FBI, health care fraud
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Sep 19 2011 in Dunedin, From Your State Officials by staffwriter
Drilling off Keys to begin by December http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/09/19/2414621/drilling-off-keys-to-begin-by.html By David Goodhue dgoodhue@keysreporter.com A giant, semi-submersible oil rig en route from Singapore will probably be drilling in the Florida Straits between Key West and Cuba in mid-December. The rig could arrive earlier, but Repsol, the Spanish oil company, wants to wait until after hurricane season ends [...]
Tags: Drilling for oil in Florida, Florida drilling, Oil drilling in Florida