Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Former Supreme Court justice dies & Buzz Aldrin's long, strange trip

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Former Justice John Paul Stevens, who became Supreme Court's leading liberal, dies at age 99

During nearly 35 years on the Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens stood for the freedom and dignity of individuals, be they students or immigrants or prisoners.

Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, but his long, strange trip began after Apollo 11

Buzz Aldrin fell to Earth hard and fast after Apollo 11. But 50 years after the mission, he's still proving a good astronaut is hard to keep down.

With nearly 10,000 new homes in pipeline, development in south Lake County is 'exploding'

Home construction is booming in south Lake County, exciting local officials but prompting concerns about whether the region once dominated by citrus groves and small towns will lose its rural charm.

Ex-Orlando police officer sues, says she was fired for claiming disability after on-duty injury

A former Orlando Police Department officer who was injured on duty in 2017 is suing OPD, alleging the agency unlawfully fired her while she was receiving workers compensation benefits for her injuries, a lawsuit claims.

Parent groups plan rally outside state board meeting in Lakeland this morning

A group of parents who think Florida spends too little money and imposes too many rules on public schools plan to protest Wednesday morning outside the Lakeland building where the State Board of Education is to meet.

Orlando hobnobs with Uber, Toyota, Nissan in push to lead driverless car industry

A conference attracting some of the heaviest hitters in autonomous vehicles could be the first step in making Central Florida a hub for the fast-emerging driverless car industry.

After 50 years of Apollo 11 questions, this is the only one Mike Collins wishes he'd get asked

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo flight director Gerry Griffin, Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart and Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke reflected on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing at an event in Cocoa Beach Tuesday.

My grandfather: Apollo 11 engineer, crossword savant … nudist | Commentary

The race to the moon didn't start in Florida. It started at Langley Research Center ... with engineers like my grandfather, Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell writes.

That Trump empty-seat photo, plus things we got right | Commentary

Another installment of Inside the Newsroom's thumbs up/thumbs down that looks at the best and worst of Orlando Sentinel journalism in last few months.

FSU administrators need to look in the mirror before blaming Jimbo Fisher for everything | Commentary

FSU needs to look in the mirror before blaming Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M for everything wrong with the Seminoles, Sentinel sports columnist Mike Bianchi writes.

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