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Florida Crossroads
We the People: Part 2

The Florida Crossroads team continues its review of the constitutional amendment proposals on the November ballot. In this edition, the other three proposed 2008 constitutional amendments - amendments four, six and eight - are explained.

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When Babies Die

Florida has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country. While the problem is not new, an increase in the number of babies dying across the state is causing national, state and community leaders to renew efforts to prevent infants from being buried before they are able to crawl. Unfortunately, identifying a cause or causes that can be easily fixed has not been simple, especially when the communities most affected don't realize that one baby's death impacts more than just the parents.

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All in a Day's Work:
Florida Probation Officers

No two days are ever the same in the life of a probation officer.  It’s a job that focuses on protecting the public from convicted felons and protecting felons from themselves -- by encouraging and counseling these offenders to lead successful lives “on the outside.” On any given day a Florida probation officer can visit the poorest of poor neighborhoods or an upper class home; they can deal with a violent sexual offender or one convicted of unlawful possession of a fire arm. 

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Preserving Florida: The Northeast Region

A passion by Floridians to preserve historic places and natural habitat gave birth to the Florida Communities Trust program in 1991. In our ongoing series, Preserving Florida, we explore several parks in the northeast part of the state…. from the banks of the St. Johns River to the Atlantic seashore.

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Preserving Florida: The Panhandle Region

A passion by Floridians to preserve historic places and natural habitat gave birth to the Florida Communities Trust program in 1991. Today, millions of acres - untouchable by development - are a part of the preservation plan, from a sliver of land along Milton’s Blackwater River to a park where eagles govern not far from the state Capitol.