Author: Carma Henry

     Water is life! Yeah, so what, says Abbott and those who support this law. Critics call it the Death Star Law. Texas Rep. Greg Casar, who recently staged a nine-hour thirst strike on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in protest of such laws — such indifference to the health and lives of so many American workers — said that Abbott, along with other GOP governors like Ron DeSantis, “are participating in the cruelty olympics, trying to outdo each other.”

Indeed, white supremacists and white nationalists and the politicians who fuel them see a new majority, people of color, and that has served to spark what’s more and more beginning to look like an all-out civil war – or more pointedly, a race war.

     The General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) convened in Louisville, Kentucky, from July 29 to August 1, 2023, and proudly announces the re-election of Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens to a second term as General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. She is the first African American and second woman to lead the denomination – and the first African American woman to lead a mainline Christian denomination.  

     Since its creation, , the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has honored its mission by returning a cumulative total of $17.5 billion to 200 million consumers who have been harmed by violations of federal consumer financial protection law. Its  Victim Relief Fund,  administers the return of hard-earned monies to consumers such as cancelled debts, reduced principal, and other illegal transactions.

  Ocoee, next to Orlando, witnessed these tools combined to instigate the notorious 1920 “Voting Day Massacre.” Moses Norman, a prominent man in the Black community, went to exercise his 15th amendment right to vote. White poll workers promptly turned him away, informing him that he had failed to pay a $1 poll tax. He consulted Orlando Judge John Cheney, who advised him of his rights and he returned. The members of the Klan were incensed and a menacing crowd stopped his attempt. 

Transportation officials have started working on a proposal that could lead to a new toll road linking Interstate 10 and U.S. 98 in Northwest Florida, as the state’s Turnpike Enterprise increases its presence in the region.

     The Holy Cross Rehabilitation Institute, located near the Rio Vista neighborhood, offers a wide range of physical therapy specialties to treat a variety of conditions including post-operative and nonsurgical orthopedic conditions; sports medicine injuries; balance conditions and gait dysfunction; as well as vestibular and concussion rehab.

Children’s Harbor is hosting its quarterly Safe Harbor Society Mixer on Wednesday, August 23 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Coral Ridge Yacht Club, 2800 Yacht Club Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.  The event is generously sponsored by M.A. Construction Group. 

Florida utility regulators and other industry officials are objecting to a federal proposal aimed at reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants, arguing the changes could drive up costs for consumers and hurt the reliability of the state’s electric system.

     The CRP, funded through the American Rescue Plan, represents the largest-ever direct federal investment in small business incubators and accelerators.