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“Hundreds of houses in Greater Orlando are bought each week for just $100 apiece — even in upscale subdivisions such as Baldwin Park. But don’t run to the ATM just yet. There’s a catch.” — Houses sold for just $100! But banks’ deals short taxes

“About 300,000 students in Florida attend private schools in kindergarten through 12th grade, according to the state Education Department. If all became eligible for tuition reimbursement — or vouchers — districts could lose as much as $2.3 billion in state and local revenue, said Wayne Blanton, executive director of the Florida School Boards Association.” — Proposal ties school vouchers to more popular issue

“She is one of 70 volunteers with Hillsborough County’s Citizen Patrol Program and one of 18 who take to Bloomingdale streets to help the sheriff’s office keep the neighborhood safe. Volunteers also patrol in Apollo Beach, Westchase and Town ‘N Country.” — Citizen Patrols

Locking your car is always smart. You don’t want to make it easier for it to be stolen: Thieves still love Hondas best, but thefts are on the decline

You lower taxes you see headlines like this: Budget crisis slams Orlando

I thought the idea that pain was good went out the window years ago: No pain, no gain? Think again, when it comes to working out

Two mortgage crisis stories: ‘Work-Out, Not Kick-Out’ Approach Can Help Stop Foreclosures and Two Mortgage Giants Stay Afloat But Taxpayers Must Start Bailing

Editorial Bonus: We think: A program to link needy families with food stamps will ease economic pressures

The Don’t it Make My Red Eyes Blue Bonus: State May Be Getting A Touch Blue

The best headlines tell the story well enough to lead you to want the details. Let’s see how well these work:

Homes:
Programs to prevent foreclosure don’t guarantee success
Regulators Expected To Tighten Mortgages

Homes can be rated for energy efficiency

Food:
That shrinking feeling: Instead of raising prices, manufacturers reduce package sizes
Tricks tame family’s wild food bill

Politics:

Orange unanimously OKs ethics, finance reforms
Public-Private Divide OK, that one gives you no clue the editorial is about the handing of e-mail under Florida’s Sunshine Laws. Public officials are using e-mail as a way to bypass the standards of the law. It is easier and cheaper to get e-mails than any form of public record. But too many departments use the public’s lack of knowledge of the software to hide e-mails and charge the public too much to get e-mail records.

Bonus:

How about some free bus tickets? Hey There, Want Some Free Gas?

Follow-up:
Deseret Ranch withdraws proposal for development near Orlando airport

Get ready for a rough-and-tumble few months In Florida, Multiple Political Battlegrounds Take Shape

A pair of home programs for the poor are having mixed results: For area homebuyers, ’sweat equity’ pays off and Building for Poor Has Stopped with Lack of Mortgages

Others might turn in another direction: Buying Renter-Occupied Home: How to Get Good Deal

Finally, explaining traffic jams and tips after that next crash: No wrecks, so why am I in this traffic jam? and Clueless after a crash?

Would this be a good idea for all cities? Mulberry Shortens Workweek

The key is: REO: Orlando-area mortgage-crisis misery has silver lining for buyers

Does shuffling school start times has ramifications? Well, of course it does. School schedule swap: A family’s story

It’s gettin’ hot up in here: Florida circa 2100: Global warming’s toll

Ray of hope for Orlando-area housing is a different story than Thousands in Orlando want Shaq to help with mortgages
Lakeland today…the rest of the region soon:
Lakeland Electric Rate Hike Passes
Would a new board want to move for commuter rail? Judge Denies CSX Bid To Stop Proxy Battle
Two profiles: one business is hurting while the [...]