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Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta. Have you had an upcoming surgery postponed? Do you have a family member in the ICU, or have you recovered after spending time in the ICU? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. Cross-border travel up in 2021, but still far below 2019 numbers Canadian and American flags fly near the Amb...

Article content My COVID Story: How have you been impacted by coronavirus? Postmedia is looking to speak with people who may have been impacted by COVID-19 here in Alberta. Have you had an upcoming surgery postponed? Do you have a family member in the ICU, or have you recovered after spending time in the ICU? Have you changed your life for the better because of the pandemic? Send us an email at reply@calgaryherald.com to tell us your experience, or send us a message via this form. Cross-border travel up in 2021, but still far below 2019 numbers Canadian and American flags fly near the Amb...

Driven by an increase in crude oil prices, Florida’s average gasoline price rose to $2.30 a gallon, up 17 cents from a month ago, AAA said this week. That’s 20 cents less than a year ago, but the highest since the pandemic began. Palm Beach County’s average, the state’s highest, stood at $2.41 a gallon for regular grade Tuesday, up from $2.26 a month ago. A year ago the county’s average was $2.61. Motorists can expect gasoline prices to continue to climb this year because of higher crude oil prices and tight supplies. COVID-19 and recovery from it will also play a role as the nati...

Tuesday's Daily Pulse | 12/22/2020 Millions wasted: Why Florida’s info tech projects keep failing When it became clear this month that multiple state agencies shared a single password for their emergency messaging systems — and that the password was posted online — some observers were not surprised. It was just the latest in a series of high-profile information technology failures to roil the Sunshine State. For more than two decades, Florida has struggled when it comes to information technology. Officials have created, abolished, and recreated a state technology office at least three...

If there is such a thing.  We knew all along that the state has been a welcoming home for space cadets, and I guess this would formalize that. Pentagon officials have selected Patrick Air Force Base in Brevard County as one of the six possible locations for the U.S. Space Command headquarters (SPACECOM). Not only is the Cape Canaveral launch pad nearby, but the base is conveniently located in a part of the state that is most likely to be visited by space aliens. If you don’t believe me, take a gander at the clientele at the Waffle House off I-95 in Titusville.