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  • Islamofascism, the Internet

    Opinions
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 12:39
    Ross MackenzieTribune Media On Egypt et al. let us be very clear.Joy at the expansion of liberty — maybe even of democracy — is the only defensible sentiment. Any policy based on regime stability alone (as America...

  • Eat your way through St. Cloud at the one-stop Taste of St. Cloud

    Entertainment
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 11:53
    You can eat you way around St. Cloud/Osceola County and never leave the building Saturday, March 4. More than 20 restaurants in the St. Cloud (Florida) area will participate in the St. Cloud Greater Osceola Chamber of Commerce Taste of St. Cloud. ...

  • Outta’ the woods

    Sports
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 09:57
    Turkey time By Tony Young Better start brushing up on your turkey calling, because spring gobbler season is here.  Whether you prefer to use a mouth call, box call, slate or any combination, March means it’s ...

  • Get ready for the Great American Pie Festival, April 8-10 in Central Florida

    Entertainment
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 09:45
    Celebrating 100 years of helping bakers achieve sweet success in the kitchen, Crisco has unveiled a new “Crisco Innovation” category to challenge pie makers at the prestigious 17th Annual American Pie Council (APC) Crisco National Pie Championships&...

  • Come on take me to the Mardi Gras — Mardi Gras is back at Universal Studios on select dates

    Entertainment
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 09:33
    There’s no need to go to New Orleans when Mardi Gras is practically just around the corner. Universal Orlando’s version of Mardi Gras already back in full-swing. ...

  • Mega fun for comic book, sci-fi fans, MegaCon is coming

    Entertainment
    Created: Friday, 25 February 2011 08:56
    MegaCon, coming to the Orange County Convention Center in March already includes guests Stan Lee and William Shatner. The comic book convention has also announced a  number of cutting-edge award-winning independent films have been selected for pre...

  • Comedian Henry Cho to host Central Florida comedy competition

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:25
    Comedian Henry Cho will host the Stand Up Against Domestic Violence Comedy Competition, Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee/Orlando. Help Now is sponsoring the first comedy competition to find Central Florida’s funnie...

  • Bambi + Blu-ray = amazing. Plus 1985 Robert F. Kennedy mini-series comes to DVD.

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:12
    By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Bambi has always been (with the exception of the loss of his mother and that raging forest fire) the most gentle of Disney tales. It’s characters, like Thumper the rabbit, are both extremely cute and juv...

  • Seaing is believing — The comic/tragic tales of California’s Salton Sea

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 16:27
    By Peter CovinoEntertainment Editor Comedy, drama or tragedy? You will have decide when the Documentary Channel premieres Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea Thurday. Narrated by John Waters and featuring Sonny Bono, this is a totally entertainin...

  • Harmony High School Soccer Player Honored

    Reader Submitted Articles
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 10:46
    Emily Johnson, midfielder on Harmony High School's girls' soccer team has been named 4aDistrict2 Player of the year. She played in the All-Star game in Ocala March 4....

  • Make a date with Oscar — Academy Award events in the Orlando area on Sunday

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 09:37
    By Peter Covino Entertainment Editor Love the Oscars, but feel like you are missing out on all the excitement sitting on the couch? You can get a bit of that red carpet feeling at the charity event Oscar Night America in Orlando as well as more Oscar f...

  • Award-winning screenwriter talks Oscar writing nominations

    Entertainment
    Created: Thursday, 24 February 2011 09:27
    By Pen Densham, award-winning screenwriter The Oscars are coming! While the usual pundits are busy sharpening their predictions and betting on the biggies -- the Best Actor, Best Director, Best Picture -- I would like to say a word for the oft forgotten W...

  • Autopsy results released on murder-suicide

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 16:42
    Muller Johnson By Fallan Patterson Staff Writer A St. Cloud man killed himself by a self-inflicted gunshot after cutting his ex-girlfriend’s throat in a murder-suicide Saturday...

  • Sidewalk plan moving ahead

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:53
    Borders By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer Despite the lack of funding, the St. Cloud City Council Feb. 17 reluctantly agreed to move forward with a proposed sidewalk plan that would help connect sidew...

  • Turning a loss into something positive

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:50
    Submitted PhotoCarson Swingle, bottom left, receives oxygen therapy during a 2005 impromptu family portrait with his parents, Ashley and Todd Swingle, and older brother Tyler. Carson died at 9 months old from...

  • Work continues on charter officers’ job duties, roles

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:47
    By Marvin G. CortnerEditor Osceola County government is in pretty good shape in terms of setting out the duties and functions of its top three administrators, according to a government specialist at the University of ...

  • B.A.S.S. still in Celebration

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:44
    File PhotoProfessional angler Skeet Reese holds his largest catch above the weigh-in scales during an ESPN-sponsored fishing event in 2007 on Lake Tohopekaliga. By Ken JacksonSports Writer The Bassm...

  • News briefs for February 24, 2011

    County News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:36
    De Jesus Kissimmee city manager has new assistant The city of Kissimmee Monday announced that Gabriel De Jesus has been hired as the assistant to the city manager. De Jesus joined the city’s admi...

  • Indictments for sex business

    Police News
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:33
    A number of illegal aliens who worked together to make money providing sexual services in a commercial sex business were indicted on 27 counts of criminal prostitution-related activities in Osceola, Orange and Hillsboro counties, a Feb. 18 report from U....

  • Pete Baldwin is 3A 145-pound winner for OHS

    Sports
    Created: Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:30
    News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Pete Baldwin (right), here competing at the OHS gym earlier this season, won the Class 3A 145-pound state championship Saturday at the Lakeland Center. By Rick Ped...