The 10-member task force established by the bill
would be led by the Secretary of State, who would also appoint representatives from the Bureau of Archaeological Research in the Division of Historical Resources, the NAACP, the Florida Council of Churches, the Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network, the Florida Public Archaeology Network, the cemetery industry and a local government. The Senate President and House Speaker would select one lawmaker each to round out the task force.
The task force’s findings and recommendations would be reported to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker and Minority Leaders in both chambers.
Abandoned and neglected burial grounds are not an emerging issue in Florida. A burial ground task force mobilized by the Legislature in 1998 reported that 40% to 50% of the state’s cemeteries are neglected or abandoned, according to a staff analysis.
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Marie Johnston and Tara Feehan celebrated the end of a long journey after getting their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degrees at the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in early May. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech.
When Tara Feehan left Long Island in the summer of 2013 and enrolled at Virginia Tech, she arrived fully expecting to get a degree in biology, become a school teacher, and coach lacrosse.
For much of our lives, the nation s soldiers are out of sight and mind.
It s just the way it is because we are busy, and as one current soldier told me, it is the way it should be.
He reasoned that he serves so that U.S. citizens don t have to worry about the problems happening around the world.
That all changes on patriotic holidays, when our soldiers come front and center, and Memorial Day is one of those.
With Memorial Day approaching, Lakewood Ranch Community activities is hosting the Tribute to Heroes Concert 5-7 p.m. May 22 at the Greenbrook Adventure Park in Lakewood Ranch. The concert is a replacement for the Tribute to Heroes Parade, which commonly is held on Memorial Day weekend. The parade had to be cancelled because Lakewood Ranch Community Activities felt the safety of the community, due to the pandemic, was still in question when it came to squeezing thousands of people along Lakewood Main Street.
No, SOCCENT Twitter wasn’t hacked as the command initially said A screen grab showing the SOCCENT Twitter page compromised. (Twitter). Special Operations Command Central now says a curious tweet on its official account was not a hack, as it initially reported on social media. U.S. Special Operations Command Central “acknowledges a misleading post to our official Twitter account on April 24, 2021,” Army Maj. Tony Hoefler, a SOCCENT spokesman, told Military Times. “The post contained three words, “Afghanistan” “Islamic State,” in quotation marks. After review, it was determined our Twitter account was not hacked and a social media administrator inadvertently tweeted the words while conducting a search for current topical events.”
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